WATCH: Moment Londoners perform citizen's arrest on suspected phone snatcher in busy street
18 October 2024, 11:52 | Updated: 18 October 2024, 13:31
Thanks to a citizen's arrest, a suspected phone snatcher was arrested seconds after a phone was stolen in central London.
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The incident happened on a busy street near St Paul's Cathedral and people can be seen swarming the individual who it appears stole the phone.
Shortly after, police cars swarm the crowd and apprehend the person involved.
It also appears some of the crowd started applauding.
The force said: "If you come to the City to steal phones, we will arrest you and bring you to justice."
WATCH: Moment suspected phone snatcher is arrested seconds after phone stolen in central London
The force also shared an image of the phone they recovered.
"It is an iphone with a sticker from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on it," they said on social media.
They added: "If it is your phone, or you have any details of who the phone might belong to, call 020 7601 2222 ref 616958."
The Metropolitan Police has previously said it is trying to crack down on phone thieves in the capital amid jaw-dropping levels of thefts.
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A suspected phone snatcher was arrested seconds after a phone was stolen near St Paul's, thanks to assistance from members of the public and a nearby proactive City of London Police patrol.
— City of London Police (@CityPolice) October 17, 2024
If you come to the City to steal phones, we will arrest you and bring you to justice. pic.twitter.com/uEXWOP2xjn
