London Police Launch Crackdown on E-Bike Thieves: New Task Force, Facial Recognition Cameras, and Increased ArrestsLondons Metropolitan Police are stepping up their fight against e-bike thieves and luxury watch snatchers in the citys West End. A new task force, Interceptor, equipped with lightweight Sur-ron off-road cycles, is being deployed to intercept these criminals. The police are also expanding their use of facial recognition cameras in crime hotspots and have already seen success, with sixteen e-bikes confiscated and one arrest made in Cambridge Circus. In Ealing, twelve illegal cycles and e-scooters were seized, and another arrest was made along Uxbridge Road. The police chief, Sir Mark Rowley, highlighted the severity of the problem, noting that London has become Europes phone snatch capital. The police are committed to making London safer and ensuring that anyone coming to the city to commit these types of offenses will face their specialized teams.

The Daily News Now! — Every city. Every story. AI-powered.

---

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.