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A suspected cellphone snatcher was arrested seconds after a cellphone was stolen, after members of the general public assisted police in apprehending him.
CCTV footage exhibits two males on electrical bikes driving up Ludgate Hill in direction of St Paul’s. The video exhibits the primary suspect stealing a cellphone from a girl. They had been encountered by law enforcement officials, the primary suspect evaded officers by driving off on the pavement at excessive velocity.
The second suspect, aged 23 from Southwark, turned again within the course of the place the cellphone was stolen. Members of the general public, who witnessed the cellphone snatching, slowed down the suspect, permitting officers, who ran down the street, to apprehend him.
Metropolis of London Police Detective Sergeant Richard Dines stated:
‘In the event you come to the Metropolis with the intention of stealing telephones, you may count on to be met by officers on proactive patrols who will arrest you and produce you to justice.
‘We’ve recovered a cellphone from the suspect that we consider might have been stolen. It’s a silver iphone with two distinctive stickers on the again. One sticker is from the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork in New York dated the 7 October.
‘If it’s your cellphone, or you have got any particulars of who the cellphone may belong to, please name 020 7601 2222 quoting 616958.’
One suspect has been bailed pending additional investigations. Cops are exploring results in establish and arrest the excellent suspect.
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