Met Police, London and stolen phones

Met Police blitz to fight phone-snatching 'scourge'
A clampdown on the "industrial-scale" crime of mobile phone-snatching across London has resulted in 230 people being arrested by the Metropolitan Police in the past week. In its battle against the "scourge of mobile phone crime", the force said it had also seized more than 1,000 handsets.
Met Police Arrests 230 People in London for Phone-Snatching
The ‘blitz’ by the police has taken place in London where all the arrests have been made, while the force says it has also seized more than 1000 handsets. To catch the criminals, the police have been working as plain-clothed officers in hotspot areas to catch the offenders.
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The Metropolitan Police has arrested 230 people and seized more than 1,000 phones in a week. It came as part of a week of activity targeting the £50 million-a-year trade in stolen phones - which the force says “sets a new standard for how the Met will respond to the issue”.
London police crackdown on phone snatching sees 230 arrests in one week
A Metropolitan Police crackdown on phone snatching in London has seen 230 people arrested and more than 1,000 phones
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