This is the dramatic moment a suspected phone snatcher on an electric bike was thwarted within seconds by Londoners fed up with the crimewave sweeping the capital.
CCTV footage shows the 23-year-old and his accomplice, also on a high-powered cycle, stealing a woman’s iPhone on Tuesday night.
As they make their escape, a crowd of passers-by rushed towards one thief, slowing him down as he attempted to make his way up Ludgate Hill towards St Paul’s Cathedral.
The e-bike thief topples over in the street as he is tackled by members of the public, allowing police officers running down the road to apprehend him about 10.20pm.
Around a dozen have-a-go heroes – making their way home after a night out – then applaud City of London Police’s proactive patrol as reinforcements arrive in cars near the Old Bailey.
The other mugger, rode off on the pavement at high speed and is still at large.
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