London's Safety, Street Crimes & Going Viral | Diego Galdino

Jimmy's Jobs of the Future

Boxlight Creative Studio

Careers, Business, Technology

5.0 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2026

⏱️ 42 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Meet London’s “Batman”: Diego Galino on Exposing Pickpockets, Street Safety & Going Viral Support Diego here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-street-filming-against-london-pickpockets Diego Galdino, a.k.a Pickpocket London, explains how he went from a delivery rider to confronting and filming pickpockets to raise public awareness and help victims. After seeing tourists targeted near Buckingham Palace, he launched TikTok and Instagram accounts on 15 July and quickly built a large following by posting daily footage and sharing evidence with police informally. He describes worsening street crime after the pandemic, an informal network of riders and shop staff who alert him, and dangerous encounters where he was punched, chased with a stick, and hit with a phone. Diego discusses using washable head-ink spray to mark suspects, funding the work through GoFundMe, media appearances, and social monetisation, and why he prefers independence over joining the police. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:30 Why He Started 05:00 From Deliveries to Vigilance 06:13 Is London Getting Worse 07:24 Working With Police 10:15 Street Network Alerts 10:45 Why Not Join the Police 11:44 A Day in the Life 12:45 Funding the Mission 16:51 Sponsor Break 17:29 Gear Costs and Hiring Help 19:55 Safety and Fear Factor 21:05 Staying Safe on Patrol 21:42 Scariest Encounters 24:15 Known Offenders and Arrests 26:08 Ink Spray Tactics 28:09 Hotspots Across London 30:33 Organised Crime Networks 31:19 How to Stop It 31:58 Fame Changes the Job 33:59 How Viewers Can Help 34:59 Scaling via Social Media 36:36 Five-Year Vision ********** Follow us on socials! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimmysjobs Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jimmysjobsofthefuture Twitter / X: https://www.twitter.com/JimmyM Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmy-mcloughlin-obe/ Want to come on the show? hello@jobsofthefuture.co Sponsor the show or Partner with us: sunny@jobsofthefuture.co Check out our clips channel here! ⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/@JimmysJobsClips Credits: Host / Exec Producer: Jimmy McLoughlin OBE Producer: Sunny Winter https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunnywinter/ Junior Producer: Thuy Dong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Could AI help you do more of what you love?
0:03.1	Workday is the next-gen ERP powered by AI that actually knows your business.
0:08.4	We help you handle the have-to-dos so you can focus on the can't-wait-to-dos.
0:13.2	It's a new workday.
0:15.1	This is a paid message from GoFundMe.
0:18.1	My name's Ashley Kane.
0:19.7	I'm the daddy of a little girl in heaven and a father to two boys on
0:24.2	earth. I've got an incredible relationship with GoFundMe, both personally and via our daughter's
0:30.3	foundation, the Azalea Foundation. GoFundMe has allowed me, the foundation, and thousands of people
0:37.4	out there to give hope to others in need.
0:40.3	You'd actually be surprised how many people out there are willing to show love and support you in your time of need.
0:48.3	My advice for anyone that needs to stop a go-fund me would be do it.
0:53.3	You don't need to feel shame, you don't need be do it. You don't need to feel shame.
0:55.2	You don't need to feel guilt.
0:56.4	You don't need to feel embarrassment.
0:58.3	If you need GoFundMe, use GoFundMe.
1:01.9	Start your GoFundMe today at gofundme.com.
1:05.8	That's gofundme.com.
1:07.9	This message reflects one person's experience.
1:15.3	Welcome to Jimmy's Jobs of the Future. Today we are joined by Diego Galdino. Now, you may not
1:21.0	recognize the name, but there's a good chance if you spend any amount of time on social media,
1:26.3	you will have seen him he's a former
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Boxlight Creative Studio, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Boxlight Creative Studio and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.