@thetimes: Caption: Children as young as 14 are being paid hundreds of pounds to steal phones for gangs, the Metropolitan Police said, while claiming a crackdown had cut thefts in London by 10,000. In the past month, officers arrested 248 suspects and recovered about 770 stolen devices. One investigation into an organised crime gang identified children as young as 14 who were recruited via social media, where payments and incentives were advertised, the Met said #news #uknews #crime #phonetheft #london

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Tuesday 17 February 2026 15:05:30 GMT