Shocking images shows the moment that a terrified man has run his phone out of his hands by a thief on an e-bike in Central London.
A dashcam recording recorded the criminal who performed the terrible act in busy Piccadilly with a complicit on Saturday evening.
The couple, dressed in very black, can be seen racing through the streets on their electric vehicles when they see their victim outside the Plush Coya Mayfair restaurant.
One of the criminals mounts on the sidewalk at the Hard Rock Cafe and squeezes the mobile in an instant.
As soon as they have the device, the thieves accelerate the night, while the bewildered man walks back in the chic eatery.
The robbery comes when the home office has announced the theft of mobile phones, tripled over the past four years, because criminal gang members help feed a thriving export trade to countries such as China and Nigeria.
More than 70,000 telephones were grown in the streets of London in 2024 alone, from an estimated 100,000 thefts in the United Kingdom.
Londoners reacted horror in the latest theft, with one on social media: 'It is amazing to see this happening more and more.
A dashcam recording conquered the criminal who carried out the theft in busy Piccadilly with a complicit on Saturday evening
The villains supports the sidewalk at the Hard Rock Cafe and squeezes the mobile in an instant
As soon as they have the device, the thieves accelerate the night, while the bewildered man (photo) runs back in the chic eatery
'No consequences and it will continue. In the past 15 years I have seen a downward trend of people's safety. It is a pity when I have moved here for more safety.
Another added: 'I never see phones in London. Or somewhere else. '
A third peg: 'I recently did one of these bastards with a road cone. One of the most satisfying things I have done for a while. '
It is thought that telephones from telephones can cost consumers up to £ 70 million every year.
The data, from a FOI request to the with Police, is considered an important underestimation of the true scale of the problem, because it only includes thefts reported to the Force.
Shockingly, around 40 percent of all London phones find off in Westminster and the West End.
Victims of the crime come from all layers of life, with celebrities, including Lady Victoria Hervey and Kym Marsh, who reveal their handsets earlier.
The police of with IS approached for comment.
