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Copy the current link Add to watchlist All it takes is a brief moment of inattention and the bag is gone.The Berlin police are now showing what tricks thieves use in the supermarket and how you can protect yourself. With a city-wide prevention week, the Berlin police want to warn about the dangers of pickpockets in supermarkets from Monday.Recently, supermarkets in particular have turned out to be favorite crime scenes, according to the police."Perpetrators often take advantage of their victims' inattention: Bags that are hanging on the shopping cart or walker are emptied in an unobserved moment. In many cases, the perpetrators work in a division of labor - while one distracts the victim, a second attacks unnoticed." Pickpocketing continues to be a major problem for the sense of security in Berlin.The police therefore want to inform Berliners and visitors about the typical tricks used by the perpetrators and give them practical tips on how to behave.The action week, which is taking place in Berlin for the fourth time, will be taken over by all state police forces this year. dpa