"This is the moment an American tourist had her phone snatched on the streets of London before she managed to chased down the thief and reclaim it herself. Elizabeth Lopez Aguilar, 24, was filming a TikTok while on holiday in the capital when a man snatched her phone right from under her nose. The Texan was in London celebrating her boyfriend's birthday, heading to see Hercules on the West End, when the theft occurred."
"A lifelong sports enthusiast, Elizabeth has spent the past two years taking her training to the next level, competing in sprint and Olympic-distance triathlons and currently training for an Ironman. Elizabeth Lopez Aguilar / SWNS Elizabeth said: I genuinely think the thief had no idea who he was messing with. I immediately went into running mode and wouldn't stop until the guy was caught."
"We caught him quickly after I was able to grab his arm and take the phone back. We didn't pursue any addition legal action or call the police as the man did not fight back and immediately left once we recovered the phone. Figures from the Met Police showed a total of 116,655 mobile phones were stolen in the capital in 2024, amounting to 13 phone thefts per hour or 320 each day."
An American tourist, Elizabeth Lopez Aguilar, 24, had her phone snatched on the streets of London while filming a TikTok. The Texan was in London celebrating her boyfriend's birthday and heading to see Hercules when a man grabbed the phone from under her nose. A competitive track athlete and triathlete training for an Ironman, she and her boyfriend immediately chased the thief, cornered him, and she recovered the phone after grabbing his arm. They did not call police or pursue legal action as the man left without resisting. Met Police figures show 116,655 mobile phones were stolen in London in 2024.
Read at www.standard.co.uk
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