Met Police steps up patrols

Met Police steps up patrols as London’s Christmas shoppers warned to be alert

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00:00Millions of Londoners, as we approach the Black Friday sales, as we approach Christmas, will be shopping.

00:05That's fantastic for our retailers, but it poses challenges because we know, I'm afraid,

00:11organised criminals, opportunistic criminals take advantage of the vast numbers of people going about their business,

00:17often with overcoats to their wallets, so valuable possessions can be at easy reach of thieves.

00:23And so what we're doing is to make sure Londoners can be as safe as they can be,

00:27to make sure that there's minimal shoplifting from our shops.

00:32We're increasing patrols across London, working closely with the Met Police Service.

00:38They'll also be playing close teams operating. There are more targeted operations.

00:42To enhance that, we have four mobile police stations going about at London.

00:47The one thing I would say is Stratford is one of the safest places to ever come and travel.

00:52My advice is just a bit of your own crime prevention advice.

00:57Just be mindful of who's around you, how you walk, what equipment you're carrying.

01:01And the rest of that, my team's here to support you and with the wider policing families, such as security, etc.