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Phone-snatcher immediately caught after targeting lone woman in Croydon

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Watch: Phone-snatcher immediately caught after targeting lone woman in Croydon

The Metropolitan Police have shared footage of a phone thief in Croydon who was caught just hours after targeting a lone woman for her iPhone.

The moped rider snatched the device from the woman walking down the street in March, however, after it was reported, the phone was tracked down, leading police to the culprit.

Bodycam footage shows Amari Scott, 20, being confronted and handcuffed, with the thief later being jailed for four years, after a stolen motorbike was also recovered.

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