She had launched the alert and she in turn is affected. Monica Poli, fifty-year-old Italian known for her videos posted on the TikTok social network denouncing pickpockets on the streets of Venice and in which she shouts “Attention pickpocket” (“Beware of the pickpocket”), she herself had her phone stolen, during an interview with the Parisian Posted this Friday.
“Someone stole my telephone”
Become a celebrity on social networks, Monica Poli gives an interview to the French newspaper, which follows her on her pilgrimages through the heart of Venice, when a pickpocket steals her mobile phone. The scene takes place in front of the camera.
in the photos of Parisianthe pickpocket appears several times, as if he had previewed his future target before acting.
The newspaper indicates that Mónica Poli decided to file a complaint against the thief at the police station. She is luckier than most tourists, as the perpetrator of the theft was quickly identified. The Tiktokeuse recovered his phone a week after the events.
Millions of views on social media
A member of the “non-distracted citizens” movement, Monica Poli was elected to the Northern League, the far-right party of Matteo Salvini, current vice president of the Italian Council of Ministers, known for its regular attacks on Roma communities.
He denounces the presence of pickpockets in the streets of Venice, visited by many sometimes distracted tourists, and he adopts an unusual method to do so, as he shouts “Attenzione carterista” in the heart of the city.
His videos are a success on TikTok on the account “cittadininondistratti2”, the phrase becoming a meme used for humorous purposes. The most popular video of him has over 60 million views.
Source: BFM TV
