Thieves on a moped tear out a motorcycle's alarm system before stealing the bike from leafy Primrose Hill and riding it away in broad daylight
- The two brazen thieves can be seen cutting an alarm off a stolen bike
- They then pull the motorcycle away in broad daylight through Primrose Hill
- The scene was captured on camera by a nearby freelance photographer
- It's the latest example of the scourge of moped thieves blighting London
This is the moment two brazen moped thieves cut an alarm off a stolen bike in broad daylight in one of London[4]'s most exclusive areas.
The pair of thieves were seen using a moped with no number plates to push another bike away from the area they stole it.
The bike had an alarm which was going off but this did not stop the thieves.
They are seen ripping out the alarm wires, kicking it on the ground and then disappearing in to the distance.
A photographer witnessed the scene near Primrose Hil l, North London, Friday at 2pm.
One of the thieves keeps a lookout while his colleague tears off the bike's immobilizer
He can be seen kicking and stamping on the alarm to get it to be quiet
The man, who asked not to be named, said: 'I drove past in my car and I saw them pushing the bike along with the demobilizer alarm going off.
'The bike wasn't working at all, they'd broken the steering lock and couldn't pick up enough.
'I've seen it quite often on the road, I'm not too shocked.'
Moped crime is becoming a scourge on London's streets with the number of offences rising by 600% in two years.
The bike's torn-out alarm. A photographer captured the scene with his dashcam
The moped driver then drove away, pulling along the stolen bike with his companion on it
There were 7,668 incidents involving mopeds last year compared with 4,647 in 2015.
Hot spots for moped crime crimes include Hackney, Islington, Camden and Westminster.
The number of offences involving mopeds has risen by 600% in London over the last two years
There were more than 9,900 moped, scooter and motorcycle thefts reported across London over the past year.
Metropolitan police have been contacted for comment about this incident.
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