Deploy specialist officers in mobile phone theft hot spot areas.
Parliament should pass a law to deploy specialist officers in areas such as Oxford Street and make example of thieves robbing phones in the streets.
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 14/10,000
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- 20 MAR 2025Petition rejectedlocal
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- 27 JAN 2025Petition created
Background
This persistent theft of mobile phones across London is causing distress amongst citizens. It is giving a very bad name to London internationally. We are a laughing stock for global investors and tourists when it comes to law and order. This is affecting the decisions of investors globally.