{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/643960db15ce9c0011cfdca4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Behind London's mobile phone theft 'epidemic'","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba05fc1a8cbed4343cf0e6/5883ea1e-0ebe-4d27-9746-2bf0605b19e6.jpg?height=200","description":"<p><a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/mobile-phone-thefts-robbery-london-police-crime-b1073286.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Londoners report 250 phone thefts a day</a>. Why tube and bus stations are theft ‘hotspots’. <a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-mobile-phone-theft-police-streets-protect-minister-b1073819.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The policing minister’s plans for more officers on the street</a>. Are police spending too much time on paperwork? Our <a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/author/john-dunne\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Crime Reporter John Dunne</a> discusses the latest figures on phone thefts in the capital, and the plans to tackle the problem. In this episode:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Latest phone thefts figures explained</li><li>Where thieves target victims in the city</li><li>How Policing Minister Chris Philp is planning to ‘fight back’</li><li>London’s Operation Nightingale targeting crime hotspots</li><li>How to stay vigilant and avoid being targeted</li></ul><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/EveningStandard\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Twitter</a> #TheLeaderPodcast</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}