Watch thieves busted

[Mabbs9]

https://news.sky.com/story/met-police-release-foot...

I'm sure I'll get some agreement that this is good news!

[mikebradford]

It's a positive step, although far from cleaning the streets of London up.

[Mabbs9]

mikebradford said:

It's a positive step, although far from cleaning the streets of London up.

Quite. A good start at least.

[Prohibiting]

27 arrests. Then what?

[ConnectionError]

Prohibiting said:

27 arrests. Then what?

Court and 27 £50 fines probably

[Soleith]

Technically I'd guess these are robbery under uk law rather than theft and if they are using a knife or other weapon it's armed robbery with potential for life imprisonment from the quick google I did which returned this:

https://www.dpp-law.com/services/criminal-defence/...

Sentencing guidelines apparently that custodial sentences begin at 4 or 5 years although I'm unsure if all robbery results in a custodial sentence.

Excellent news!

[TGCOTF-dewey]

Wonder where they get the watches from. Given the article reports one being ripped off, I'm guessing your average high end jeweller isn't going to loan one and a government agency isn't going to permit buying fakes.

Proceeds of crime perhaps?

[Tom1312]

I'd imagine they are fakes.

Imagine the grief if you lost a £10k Rolex, even if it had been seized under POCA.

Great stuff, needs to be dealt with robustly. They aren't scared of prison but if they think they'll get a proper shoe'ing they'll think twice.

Sadly somebody will complain their darling child was hit with an asp whilst trying to cut some bodies arm off and they'll stop this Op.

[shambolic]

https://apple.news/AmdPVybZAQxOX2Tq9LE1nhg
Different report on the same story. Has more details.

[Deesee]

Average sentence 2 years.

[steveo3002]

TGCOTF-dewey said:

Wonder where they get the watches from. Given the article reports one being ripped off, I'm guessing your average high end jeweller isn't going to loan one and a government agency isn't going to permit buying fakes.

Proceeds of crime perhaps?

movie prop not a fake

[Prohibiting]

Deesee said:

Average sentence 2 years.

I don’t mean to stereotype but…. Shocking.

[Oceanrower]

Shocking hairstyles at least!

[Super Sonic]

ConnectionError said:

Court and 27 £50 fines probably

14 of the 21 so far convicted and sentenced to a total of 21 years in prison it says if you read the article.

[epom]

If you can afford a Rolex, surely you can afford a gun. Problem solved (kind of).

[105.4]

Deesee said:

Average sentence 2 years.

And out in 12 months, maybe 10 months if they get Tag / HDC.

I guarantee that all be celebrating getting such a light touch.

What a mockery to all of their victims.

edited to add; If any of their victims had robustly defends themselves, the person being robbed would have got a longer prison sentence.

Edited by 105.4 on Wednesday 17th January 11:06

[matrignano]

Prohibiting said:

I don’t mean to stereotype but…. Shocking.

Promising footballers and/or emerging rap singer songwriters

[Wildfire]

105.4 said:

And out in 12 months, maybe 10 months if they get Tag / HDC.

I guarantee that all be celebrating getting such a light touch.

What a mockery to all of their victims.

edited to add; If any of their victims had robustly defends themselves, the person being robbed would have got a longer prison sentence.

Edited by 105.4 on Wednesday 17th January 11:06

Sadly probably true. "Promising music star injured by business man in robbery gone wrong"

[Deesee]

105.4 said:

Deesee said:

Average sentence 2 years.

And out in 12 months, maybe 10 months if they get Tag / HDC.

I guarantee that all be celebrating getting such a light touch.

What a mockery to all of their victims.

edited to add; If any of their victims had robustly defends themselves, the person being robbed would have got a longer prison sentence.

Edited by 105.4 on Wednesday 17th January 11:06

Short sentence would indicate they are here illegally, just enough time to wrap up a deportation notice send them to Somalia/Algeria whilst on his majesty's pleasure.

[Hugo Stiglitz]

When I was living in London I used to stagger out of Solo bars and absolutely pissed. Thankfully we didn't have these gangs then otherwise no doubt I'd have been relieved of my watch