| Cyclists in York are being warned to be on their guard after ride-by bag snatchers struck in the city again. |
| Heavy slabs had been laid atop the ground over their coffins to discourage body snatchers. |
| In France, Britons are warned to look out for bag snatchers, muggers, burglars and pickpockets, all targeting tourists. |
| The first thing bag snatchers do is throw away anything that might identify the owner. |
| Early 19th-century London, with its Georgian underworld of body snatchers, spirit shops and tippling houses, is vividly rendered. |
| The carnival regularly attracts armies of purse snatchers and pickpockets who find easy prey among the revellers. |
