Mayor sets up unit in major crackdown on mobile phone snatchings in London
Published on: Feb. 18, 2026, 4:19 a.m. | Source: Daily Excelsior
LONDON, Feb 17 : Mayor of London Sadiq Khan on Tuesday unveiled plans to invest an additional 4.5 million pounds and set up a new unit as part of a major crackdown on mobile phone thefts and snatchings in the UK capital. The new mobile phone Police Command Cell, to be based in London’s West End, is designed to coordinate intelligence and respond to phone snatchings in real time. The new funding is aimed at boosting the Metropolitan Police’s package of measures, including enforcement […]
