More than 100 suspects have been arrested in London by undercover police ‘interceptors’ in high-speed unmarked cars and motorcycles.

Under Operation Baselife, phone thieves and shoplifters blighting the capital have been targeted by foot patrols and specialist units on the road ready to swoop in on suspects.

Another hundred officers have been dispatched in the seven-day operation which was launched on November 3.

Some 104 arrests have taken place with a range of suspected crimes including theft and drug possession. Among those detained were two phone thieves operating at an ice rink in Leicester Square, a prolific upskirter who covertly filmed women as they queued for the bathroom in a coffee shop and two men caught driving a stolen vehicle around Paddington.

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