I'm experiencing a very annoying bug involving lockpicking. Whenever I pick the lock on a restricted container (doors seem fine, just containers), even if I have not been seen, the next NPC who sees the character who picked the lock reacts as if they saw me pick it. This happens even if I pick the lock, teleport my thief across town, and they then walk in front of some random peasant a dozen blocks away from the chest I picked. They immediately say Hey I Saw That Keep Your Hands To Yourself, etc. If I pick multiple locks before encountering an NPC, they react to all my crimes right in a row, each dialogue box popping right up one after another.
I am 100% sure I am not being seen picking the lock, it even happens if I turn my thief invisible while picking.
It does not matter if I look into or steal from restricted containers, only lockpicking triggers this behavior.
This has not happened in the multiplayer game hosted by my friend, only in my singleplayer game.