Police have recovered three electric bicycles (e-bikes) from a Bermondsey flat, which they believe were stolen, amid a string of other robbery and violent crime arrests in recent weeks.
Detective Inspector Donnett Oseni told the News that the bikes were recovered from the Dickens Estate, along with £1,000 in cash and several mobile phones. Officers have confirmed that one of the bikes was stolen, and they are looking for the owners of the other two. The suspect, who was already known to police, was arrested and police are investigating.
Police also raided an address on Lynton Road, also in Bermondsey, and found three expensive pedal bikes and cannabis, which they seized. A suspect was arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods, cannabis possession and burglary, and referred to the youth justice service.
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Officers carried out several more operations over the past few weeks across the borough. On July 3, three suspects were charged with knife-point robbery and possession of a knife. On June 10, a suspect was charged with robbery, aggravated burglary and unlawful possession of a taser.
Police ran a proactive operation on June 16 with five robbery police cars and two marked minibuses across SE1 and SE16. DI Oseni said criminal activity was down that night and attributed it to the heavy police presence. One male suspect was arrested with a large hunting knife and a stolen phone.
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Officers also put on a robbery awareness campaign that has had two events so far, called Look Up Look Out. Events ran at Peckham Rye Station on June 29, and at London Bridge, Borough Market and Canada Water station.
DI Oseni said more events were planned for London Bridge, Canada Water and the South Bank this Saturday (July 9).