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New Orleans police are warning Carnival guests after a group of pickpockets were rounded up in the French Quarter.
Police reported Monday that detectives had arrested five suspected pickpockets in the area over the weekend. Officers recovered 71 stolen cell phones and a pile of credit cards and ID cards.
Detectives used surveillance video to identify and arrest a woman on Saturday. They later arrested three more women and a man who were reportedly caught with the stolen items.
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