Thief caught after trying to steal luxury watch from plain clothes officers

NCRPO recovers P 3-million watch from alleged thief

MANILA, Philippines — A 23-year-old man allegedly behind a series of robberies targeting foreigners was arrested in Quezon City. The arrest reportedly led to the recovery of a wristwatch worth P3 million, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said on Friday. According to the NCRPO, the suspect was caught in a buy-bust operation on Thursday night along Mayon Street in Barangay Santa Teresita, La Loma. The recovered luxury wristwatch w…

Thief caught after trying to steal luxury watch from plain clothes officers

Yakob Harket, 21, was apprehended in a Metropolitan Police crackdown operation in west London on October 10 last year.

Police officers pose as wealthy couple in Mayfair to snare team of Rolex thieves

Undercover police officers posed as a wealthy couple in Mayfair to snare a team of Rolex thieves. Yakob Harket, of no fixed address, and Mohamed Naas, of Jamaica Road, Southwark, were arrested after Harket attempted to steal a high-value watch from plain-clothed officers in Hays Mews at around 6.15pm on 10 October, last year. Harket pleaded guilty to robbery and Nas was found guilty following a trial at Southwark Crown Court on 11 April. They wi…

London news: 'Rolex Ripper' gang baited by undercover officers before being swarmed by police

'Rolex Ripper' gang baited by undercover officers before being swarmed by police - Dramatic CCTV footage has captured the moment a 'Rolex Ripper' gang was caught in an elaborate police sting operation after targeting undercover officers posing as a wealthy couple in Mayfair

CCTV shows luxury watch thief mistakenly target pair of undercover officers

The male and female officers were wearing expensive clothes and accessories as part of an ongoing Met Police tactic to tackle gangs who steal high-value watches.

'Rolex ripper' gang snared by undercover police posing as wealthy couple

The undercover officers wore replicas of timepieces worth £110,000 to lure thieves in Mayfair, which has the highest rate of watch robberies in Europe.