Police Seeking Information on Bike Riders Who Snatched Phone From Man's Hand
Police in Manchester are looking for witnesses and victims to a series of mobile phone thefts in the city, with suspects often seen riding electric bikes.
Footage from April 11 shows an incident where a man’s phone was snatched from his hand by one of two suspects on a bike shortly after 7 pm local time.
Police said they had received several reports from Ancoats and the city centre on this date.
A 13-year-old boy and 37-year-old woman have been arrested in connection with the thefts. Police are seeking information on a further two suspects.
Thanks to police work on the case, four people have been reunited with their stolen devices, mainly iPhones, police said. Credit: Greater Manchester Police via Storyful
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