Theft of mobile phone on Underhill Road (men on a motorbike)

[JennyCee]

Please be vigilant as you are walking home in this area over the coming days...

At 4pm today I was 100m from my home, listening to music on my iPhone when two men on a moped/motorbike mounted the pavement behind me and snatched the phone out of my hands before riding off towards Lordship Lane/the A205.

I've reported the crime to the police/mobile phone company/insurers and I also feel stupid for not being more vigilant/allowing my phone to be in plain view outdoors, but at least I'm not harmed.

Please do look after yourselves and your phones as I imagine the same people will probably be trying a few sweeps of the area.

[JennyCee]

FYI the theft took place just after the Langton Rise/Underhill Road junction.

[ozzy]

At around 4.30 pm at the junction of Frogley road and Lordship Lane a lady was on her phone outside of the shop I work in and two guys on a black scooter type motorbike drove onto the pavement and tried to snatch the phone from her hand ,luckily enough she managed to hang onto her phone. I called the police and reported it and there is a good chance they would be seen on the shops CCTV. She was shaken but unharmed thankfully . Seems to be a regular thing happening in the area ,so please be vigilant .

[JennyCee]

Thanks for this Ozzy - it sounds like the same guys. I hope no-one else was affected. The police are coming to see me on Sunday so I'll mention this too. If anyone else has experienced anything like this recently, please PM me and I'll forward this information on to the police as well.

[ozzy]

They have the shops info ,not going to name it here lol ,but by all means mention it to them and they can contact my boss for a copy of the CCTV.

[rendelharris]

JennyCee Wrote:

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> I've reported the crime to the police/mobile phone

> company/insurers and I also feel stupid for not

> being more vigilant/allowing my phone to be in

> plain view outdoors, but at least I'm not harmed.

Sorry to hear this, glad you're unharmed and no you're not in the least stupid - 100% of the blame is on the perpetrators.

[ed_pete]

Sounds like the same kind of people behind this crime

http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,1713457