Snatch thieves now targeting photographers

Sign of the times: Women’s handbags are no longer the only targets of snatch thieves as photographers have also become targets now.

IN THE eyes of crooks, a photographer’s sophisticated camera gear is as attractive as a woman’s handbag.

Stories about photographers falling victim to snatch thefts are not unheard of and tales of gadgets stolen from their cars are even more common.

Two weeks ago, Samuel Ong, a photographer with The Star, was attacked in Jalan Bukit Bintang in Kuala Lumpur while returning to his car after an assignment on a Saturday night.

Although it was fortunate that his camera was not taken away, he received four stitches to the head and sufferred from dizzy spells later.

news by : thestar