"Spencer Duarte was tackled off his e-bike by members of the public after he stole a device in the City of London on August 7 last year. His trainer came off in Ludgate Hill and he was captured on CCTV wearing one shoe after he managed to escape. Duarte, 28, also lost his rucksack, which contained a pack of face coverings and two rolls of kitchen foil. Officers from City of London Police sent the shoe for DNA analysis"
"Duarte, of Saffron Walden in Essex, was spotted and arrested by Metropolitan Police officers on September 9. On Wednesday, Duarte appeared at Inner London Crown where he was sentenced for one count of theft. He had previously admitted the charge. Andrew Walker, a forensics manager at the City of London Police, said: We were able to get sufficient levels of DNA from the shoe to obtain a single, major profile that was suitable for searching against the national DNA database."
Spencer Duarte stole a phone in the City of London on August 7 and was tackled off his e-bike by members of the public. His trainer came off on Ludgate Hill and CCTV showed him wearing one shoe while escaping. Duarte lost a rucksack containing face coverings and two rolls of kitchen foil. City of London Police sent the recovered shoe for DNA analysis and matched Duarte's profile on the national database. Duarte, 28, of Saffron Walden, was arrested on September 9, admitted one count of theft, and was sentenced to 15 months. Between January and April last year there were 294 phone snatching reports.
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