The Metropolitan police have used undercover officers to catch thieves attempting to steal luxury watches in central London. The force said two operations in 2022 and 2023 had reduced watch robberies in and around Westminster after 300 luxury watches with a total value of £4m were stolen between April and September 2022. In all, 27 men have been charged with offences. CCTV released by the Met shows undercover officers being targeted in central London hotspots,
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43 Comments
Funny how we can't comment on the picture of the 20 black blokes
Clearly racist 😂😂
I would send it as a donation to work in North Korea.😊
why is this news? its like traditional policing is ground breaking now
Finally some proper police work.
In California the thief will become a hero , the under cover cop will go to jail and get stab in jail..
According to The Guardian, All offenders are Tory MP’s. It was some sort of Bullingdon club initiation. Wait till Ian Hislop hears about this.
Well done police ✌🏻
Diversity is our greatest strength.
Well done
Import more thieves ASAP
Very english looking thiefs..
Usual suspects
I heard that these cops like doing this, keep going at it! having undercover cops on the streets make people think its not worth taking the risk. Alot of undercover cops are the best way to prevent theft and robbery.
Hey they look the same like here in the Netherlands
Defund da poo lease
It is robbery not theft, typical Guardian.
Ok
Who wears a watch ⌚😢😅😂
Yep come out swinging😂
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Look how quickly the police government etc move quickly to resolve this issue as the areas are wealthy working class, crime that goes on in less sufficient areas is not tackled rapidly as this or some sort of oporation like this one to suppress certain crimes. If the gov were to govern the whole of London the same way and not depending on borough/area post code then that would be a step closer to reducing crime in the city as a while and especially in those less sufficient areas. Extended note Knife crime is not a matter of colour if you go Scotland Ireland it’s white people doing the same thing. At one point it was so bad in Ireland tbat the government set up a operation to tackle it and now the crime is much lower.
Busted!
Mission Failed!
hmmmmmm
It’s become a menace
The thieves look very “English” 😒
Solution only wear smart watch xD
Excellent jobs 👏👏
Excellent, well done 🙂
As you can see
Ahhh you love to see it
What a wonderful contribution to our country 🤔
Black an white video makes it hard to see who are the thieves .
Doesn’t the UK have any social norms?
I thought British people were raised better than this.
What happened?
NIce.
V I B R A N T
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Watch thieves wow !!!im sure theres a million other people they should be arresting
Yesssssssssss
How did the female cop not catch the dude NEXT to her? I mean why?
I hope this is an every day operation from now on. 👏🏻
Well done ✅ undercover police
Roman guys stole
I’m actually scared because I’m from central London.