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stui magpie 
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| Woods Of Ypres wrote: | | I have seen these old Chinese women begging, i knew something was suss. Next time i will film them |
Looks like you and swoop were on the money.
| Quote: | A rort in which professional beggars from China fly in to prey on compassionate Melburnians has been exposed by Victoria Police.
Elderly fake beggars have each been earning hundreds of dollars a day and sending the cash back to China electronically in the scam.
The culprits use begging bowls and money pouches, with their normal clothes hidden under specially-made “street” garments. Key CBD intersections have been targeted, including the corners of Elizabeth, Swanston, Flinders and Bourke streets.
It is believed the fly-in vagrants are being put up in inner city hostels and pass the cash they collect on the streets to “handlers”. |
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/police-raid-busts-professional-beggars-scam-in-melbourne/news-story/42828a94b00ce7718bc8ec9b49cad761
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| Culprit wrote: | | This morning I noticed my regular crew so to speak have been moved on. Vic Pol at work doing real policing once again. |
You may well be surprized:
Vic Pol do an enorrmous job with homeless people on a daily basis. They have dedicated staff with NGO's like the salvo's and a range of services including mental health to work direcly with homeless people in the CBD.
At the same time there is a fair bit of co-morbid issues such as drug & alcohol use and mental illness amongst the homeless people. Many police I work with do a lot of postive work. At the same time some people go and shop steal or assault others or passers-by try to assist & call 000 so the police at times act.
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Jezza 
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| stui magpie wrote: | | Woods Of Ypres wrote: | | I have seen these old Chinese women begging, i knew something was suss. Next time i will film them |
Looks like you and swoop were on the money. |
When I heard the news, the first thing I thought of was this thread.
Woods of Ypres must feel like Nostradamus right now 
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