Two teenagers who committed four robberies in 30 minutes were also arrested as part of a crackdown in Croydon, south London.
A moped riding phone thief was caught red-handed after police tracked the device down hours after he snatched it from a woman's hand.
footage released by police showed a masked moped rider mount the pavement in Croydon, south London, to swipe a phone from a woman's hand on 6 March, while another victim had theirs stolen while they waited for a bus an hour later. Amari Scott, 20, looked surprised when confronted by officers inside a shop, where he was found with two mobile phones.
. One of the teenagers tried to discard a knife before she was arrested after a foot chase, telling officers: 'The knife wasn't mine'. The other ran away, leaving a knife and his bag, but was lying in bed at home when he was arrested shortly after. The Metropolitan Police said officers are intensifying efforts to tackle robbery and theft, encouraging victims to report incidents as they happen to increase the chances of catching the criminals.
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