Beware of Pickpockets in Las Ramblas

Las Ramblas is always busy and crowded and therefore it's good to watch out for your belongings. On the last few days back in Barcelona, my wallet was stolen from my bag. I remember all of us were watching a headless street performer sitting down with his head on the table. A lot of people gathered around there and I think that was the time my wallet was stolen. And then we continue walking towards Liceu metro station. I only realised I lost my wallet when I was to buy metro tickets. 

I then quickly rushed back retracing my steps in case I dropped it although I knew it's impossible. I went back to the shop I went shopping before and back to the area where the headless street performer was sitting. But I couln't find my wallet. 

At the point where I sort of accepted that my wallet had gone and thought about what I had to do next, I saw a policeman and a policewoman standing there looking at me. I thought since they were looking at me I might as well tell them about my lost wallet. And that was I did. I told them "I lost my wallet". And he suddenly took out his whistle and blowed it towards a man who was walking away but not too far away from us. He came rushing back towards us and I saw in his hand he was holding my driver's licence and he asked "Are you Josephine?". And I said yes. Apparently, he's an under cover police. He and his partner caught the pickpocket who stole my wallet. It was a lady in her 40s I think. She was caught in the act and my wallet was one of the items she stole. 

I guess the 2 uniformed policeman and policewoman were shown my photo on my driver's licence and were standing there looking for me. That's why he was looking at me when I was passing by. 

After being shown my wallet, I then followed the under cover policemen and went to the police station nearby filling up some forms. And voila! I got my wallet back! I just couldn't believe it! I was so lucky. 

And that's the story of my lost and found wallet.