# Two men accused of stealing phone from City pub table while owner chatted

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/moment-brazen-thief-steals-pub-goers-phone-in-plain-sight-in-the-city/
- Published: 2026-11-10T13:23:42+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T13:33:05+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16281231/Moment-brazen-thief-steals-pub-goers-phone-City.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Two men allegedly took a phone from a pub table in seconds.
- Police urged pub-goers to keep valuables close.
- London thefts fell as recorded crime across England and Wales topped seven million.

## Summary

Two men allegedly stole a pub-goer’s mobile phone from a table in a City of London pub while he was talking with friends, then left before he noticed. City of London Police described it as an opportunistic theft and urged people to keep valuables close, highlighting how quickly a moment’s distraction can be exploited.

The article places the incident amid a Met Police crackdown that led to more than 700 arrests and the seizure of hundreds of phones, with over 50 warrants carried out across London. It also reports that thefts from a person in London fell from 103,900 in 2024/25 to 81,300 this year, while recorded crime across England and Wales passed seven million in the year to June, largely reflecting a rise in reported fraud.

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