Mugging gangs swapping mopeds for quieter e-bikes
The TelegraphMugging gangs are swapping mopeds for quieter e-bikes and disguising themselves as commuters to sneak up on victims, the Metropolitan Police has warned. The Met Police has launched a campaign to remind people returning to the daily commute that the gangs are still operating, albeit using new tactics. We have to evolve.” Moped crime This week, The Telegraph joined PS Jones and his team of officers on a 45-minute police chase of a suspected moped criminal through south London. The heavy handed police operation to target the moped gangs was set up following a spate of dry-by thefts across the capital in 2017, including on the former Chancellor George Osborne. The success of Operation Venice, which had led to a drop year-on-year of moped thefts, has now seen the gangs change tactics as they once again start targeting people back out on the streets of London following the end of the national lockdown.
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