0 a crime in which someone steals something from another person after tricking them into giving their attention to something else:
Police appealed for witnesses after a distraction theft in west London.
We were warned about the dangers of distraction theft.
Tourists are at risk from confidence tricks and distraction thefts.
This woman is wanted in connection with a series of distraction thefts.
Her mobile phone was taken from her bag in a distraction theft.
Police are looking for a distraction theft gang that have been stealing purses in the town.
