CCTV footage shows a thief with face covered in balaclava snatches phone from the hands of an unaware pedestrian in broad daylight in London. The shocked woman gets terrified before running behind the robber who flees on a bike.
Police crackdowns on mobile phone thieves will be timed to coincide with the release of new iPhones, the Home Secretary will announce today.
In her speech at Labour Party conference in Liverpool today, Ms Cooper will say she wants to see an increased focus on knifepoint robbery, including those targeting mobiles. Read MoreEXCLUSIVE The Chinese city of stolen iPhones: How mobiles snatched on UK streets are shipped to Shenzhen But a package of new measures will ensure 'local communities can take back their streets from thugs and thieves'.
It will bring together ministers, police chiefs and community safety partners, to improve the way hotspots are policed and make it harder for thieves to sell on stolen items.
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