A 70-year-old British widow who has been living near the air base in Puerto Pollensa for the past five years was mugged in broad daylight earlier this week.
Elderly British woman mugged in broad daylight in Mallorca
Incident took place in Puerto Pollensa
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SusieQFunny that I saw a couple of young couples approaching people in Pagurea asking how to get Santa ponsa, and camp de mar. And another pair in port andriax next to the taxi rank asking how to get to camp de mar. Thought nothing of it at the time.
The moral here is that unless you know the person(s) who approaches you, keep walking. Nothing anyone has to say to you can be of any interest and possibly they are up to no good. When I'm in town walking around, I don't stop for anyone. Some may be genuine direction enquirers but I don't stop to find out. It's a sad take on society today but it's the only way to avoid being distracted, mugged, robbed or worse. Don't stop, don't engage. Be safe.
This nearly happened to me in Paguera. Young couple came up to us with a map, asking for Santa Ponsa beach. Woman put her hand round my shoulder, saying massage. Luckily I realised she wanted my necklace and I managed to alert a passer by