- The suspect was discovered to be carrying 5 cellphones and financial institution playing cards
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A suspected cellphone thief driving an e-bike was arrested after focusing on folks outdoors the Ritz.
Footage captured the second the suspect was positioned in handcuffs by officers reverse the £825-a-night lodge within the unique London neighbourhood of Mayfair.
Police rushed to the scene after one in every of his alleged victims raised the alarm when his cellphone was stolen round 6pm on Saturday.
The suspect was shortly detained outdoors the five-star lodge which is well-liked with vacationers within the capital’s West Finish.
One of many alleged victims had his cellphone snatched whereas strolling on the pavement reverse the Ritz.
A suspected cellphone thief was arrested in central London
Footage captured the second the suspect was positioned in handcuffs by officers reverse the Ritz
The person was arrested on suspicion of snatching a cell phone off a member of the general public
He was interviewed by police and mentioned on the time he needed to press expenses in opposition to the suspected cellphone thief.
The suspect was allegedly carrying 5 cellphones, in addition to financial institution playing cards and different valuables.
He was carrying a darkish blue raincoat, matching darkish blue trousers, a black helmet, trainers and a giant black backpack.
The person apparently used his black e-bike to grab the telephones, enabling him to sneak as much as his victims quietly and drive off shortly after taking their telephones.
A spokesperson for the Met Police mentioned: ‘A 36-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of cellphone theft at round 17:00hrs on Saturday, 11 November in Piccadilly W1.
Police had been alerted to the incident after a member of the general public screamed out for assist
The suspect was additionally discovered to be carrying stolen financial institution playing cards and different valuables, in addition to 5 cellphones
The thief used this bike to grab telephones close to the well-known lodge on Piccadilly, Mayfair
‘It follows an incident wherein a person’s cellphone was stolen on the street by a person on a bicycle.
‘The sufferer managed to sort out the suspect earlier than patrolling police arrested him.
‘He was taken into custody and later launched on bail. Enquiries proceed.’
MailOnline has additionally contacted The Ritz for remark.