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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Harry Stedman

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

The thief unknowingly targeted two officers in the street (Met Police/PA) -

A thief has been convicted after he attempted to steal a high-value watch from two undercover plain clothes police officers.

Yakob Harket, 21, was caught in a Metropolitan Police crackdown operation when he targeted the officers at Hays Mews in Mayfair, west London, on the evening of October 10 last year.

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