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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Patrick

UNCOVERED: Undercover police floor london phone snatcher mid theft - Caught on Camera

Undercover police officers in London tackled a mobile phone snatcher to the ground as he was mid-theft near Oxford Circus in August, newly-released footage shows.

In the video, Sofian Hadar, 23, of Cricklewood Broadway, follows an unsuspecting tourist and tries to remove a mobile phone from his pocket.

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