An organised crime gang was behind ‘industrial scale’ theft of phones being shipped to China, Met Police say
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An organised crime gang was behind ‘industrial scale’ theft of phones being shipped to China, Met Police say
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An “industrial scale” phone snatching network thought to be behind one in four thefts in London has been targeted in the largest ever operation to tackle the crime wave.
Officers arrest 46 suspects in largest clampdown on mobile theft in the UK
Labour MP Dawn Butler is seeking an amendment that would require tech giants to block stolen phones
Police deploys drones, e-bikes, and live facial recognition to catch phone thieves
Last year, a phone was stolen every 15 minutes - or 94 a day
BBC News is given access to what the Met Police says is the UK's largest operation against mobile phone thefts.
Harrowing figures show London is at the centre of the snatching chaos, with one in every six phones nabbed across the capital,…
