Police refused to find my stolen iPhone - so I did it MYSELF

A fashion designer who chased a phone snatcher for over a mile caught the thief and recovered six stolen smartphones after police refused to help. ‘I wanted to punch him so badly but I didn’t hurt him, just restrained him Izzy Du, 26, pursued two e-bike riding thieves on foot after they grabbed her iPhone 15 Pro Max on Seven Sisters Road in Tottenham on the morning of December 17 Izzy - who has designed custom garments for stars including Katy Perry - and another man whose phone was also taken had managed to locate their devices hidden in a plastic bag in Finsbury Park along with four other stolen phones Your browser does not support iframes. ‘I stalked him until I got close enough then I pinned him to a wall and was just like “Give me my phone back”, he said “I can’t breathe” because I was pinning him so hard so I eased up and he got away but there were people and cops nearby who arrested him.’ Izzy gave a statement to police and provided a location for her phone through Find My iPhone but was shocked to be given a series of excuses why they couldn’t help including because the location isn’t precise enough, it’s too dangerous and they are too understaffed to go. “We encourage people to report as soon as they can whenever they have been a victim of mobile phone theft, so officers can investigate swiftly.” She said: ‘I couldn’t believe it. Izzy shared the incident with her 38,000 Instagram followers and was shocked to receive hundreds of messages from people who have had similar experiences Izzyadded: ‘The police just seemed incredulous that they had to do something about it, they told me unless I’d been hurt they wouldn’t even consider it robbery' The veteran broadcaster managed to grab his phone back after it was snatched from his hand before shouting 'f*** you' at the thief.