article_snippet: Chinese police confirmed Chinese police are investigating after the bus passenger, who has not been named, took several pictures of the pickpocket attempting to steal from other unsuspecting people.
article_snippet: several pictures of the pickpocket attempting to steal from other unsuspecting people were posted online last week after being taken in the city of Yulin in ChinaChina's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People's Daily reported.
article_snippet: After several pictures of the pickpocket attempting to steal from other unsuspecting people went viral, police confirmed that police were aware of the matter.
article_snippet: A police spokesman said police were investigating and trying to track down A victim of a pickpocket, the photographer and a thief' to the criminal's back.
article_snippet: Ye Chung, of Yulin city police, said: 'Ye Chung, of Yulin city police were already aware of these images circulating, and I can confirm that Ye Chung, of Yulin city police are trying to track down those involved so that Ye Chung, of Yulin city police can get to the truth of the matter. '
article_snippet: Ye Chung, of Yulin city police are in particular appealing for anybody who knows the alleged thief to contact Ye Chung, of Yulin city police and identify him, but Ye Chung, of Yulin city police also need to speak to the suspected victim who had been waiting for the bus and if possible the person who took several pictures of the pickpocket attempting to steal from other unsuspecting people.' several pictures of the pickpocket attempting to steal from other unsuspecting people were uploaded online without any comment.
article_snippet: It is unclear why A victim of a pickpocket did not report the matter to police at the same time as taking several pictures of the pickpocket attempting to steal from other unsuspecting people.
article_snippet: Chinese police confirmed Chinese police are investigating the matter to police at the same time as taking the pictures after several pictures of the pickpocket attempting to steal from other unsuspecting people were posted online and went viral .
highlights_snippet: Chinese police confirmed Chinese police are investigating after pictures went viral .
  
highlights_snippet: Taken in city of Yulin in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region .
  