Overview

• Video posted by the tourist’s daughter shows her holding a suspected pickpocket by the ponytail in a crowd until police arrived.
• Another girl swung the stolen bag containing a metal water bottle, cutting the tourist’s head and leaving a black eye that required hospital stitches.
• Police detained two minors at the scene, and Italian reports say the 14-year-old was released on bail within two days.
• A third suspect went to the airport, where the purse was turned in to a U.S. liaison office with the passport and credit cards recovered.
• About $200 in cash and the AirPods used for tracking were missing, and the TikTok clip of the August 14 encounter drew widespread attention online.