Met uses undercover victim officers to clamp down on luxury watch thefts
The operation has led to more than 20 convictions so far The Metropolitan Police has used undercover “victim” officers to catch robbers attempting to steal luxury watches in central London. Two operations carried out in late 2022 and 2023 across South Kensington, Chelsea, Soho and Mayfair saw officers deployed as potential targets wearing expensive watch brands. Opportunistic criminals who then tried to steal the watches in the street were apprehended […]