London’s ‘Snatch-and-Dash’: Phone Thieves on E-Bikes Turn Streets into a ‘Goldmine’

you’re walking the streets of London with your phone out, be warned: your device could vanish in the blink of an eye. In a terrifyingly swift move, a motorbike will rush past, and with one brutal yank, your phone is gone. In just a few seconds, your digital life and all its memories can be wiped out. This is happening hundreds of times a day in London, turning phone theft into a frighteningly routine occurrence. The impact of these thefts goes far beyond financial loss; it involves the devastating erasure…

Read More