Pickpocket Preys On Foreigner Waiting For Pope Francis

A teenager was arrested after he was caught in the act slashing the pants pocket of a foreigner waiting for the Pope Francis along Roxas Boulevard Thursday night, ABS-CBN News reported.

According to SPO1 Ramilo Cardel, they caught the 14-year-old pickpocket as he was slashing the pants pocket of his victim.

Pope Francis waves as his motorcade passes through Roxas Boulevard. I via @juLiusbabao #PopeFrancisPH #PopeTYSM pic.twitter.com/oOFAlKB6wL

— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) January 15, 2015

Catholic devotees lined the streets of Manila to welcome Pope Francis on his first visit to Asia’s largest Catholic nation.