Metropolitan Police Tackles Phone Theft
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Met Police launches crackdown on mobile phone thefts

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Met Police clampdown on 'industrial-scale' crime of mobile phone-snatching across London .
230 people have been arrested and seized more than 1,000 stolen handsets in past week .
Force has deployed plain-clothed officers in "hotspot" areas, including West End and Westminster .
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper chairs summit on smartphone theft on Thursday .
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