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| Home Secretary Sajid Javid reveals moped mugging | Home Secretary Sajid Javid reveals moped mugging |
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| Home Secretary Sajid Javid has revealed he was a victim of a moped mugging in north London, shortly before he was given his latest Cabinet role. | Home Secretary Sajid Javid has revealed he was a victim of a moped mugging in north London, shortly before he was given his latest Cabinet role. |
| In a Sun on Sunday interview, Mr Javid said he reached for his phone to call a taxi outside Euston station when the thieves rode on to the pavement. | In a Sun on Sunday interview, Mr Javid said he reached for his phone to call a taxi outside Euston station when the thieves rode on to the pavement. |
| They grabbed his phone and zoomed off, he said, leaving him "angry and upset". | They grabbed his phone and zoomed off, he said, leaving him "angry and upset". |
| He said he is now working on a review to give police more power to pursue moped thieves. | He said he is now working on a review to give police more power to pursue moped thieves. |
| "Before I knew what was happening, it (the phone) had gone," said Mr Javid, who was appointed home secretary in April. | "Before I knew what was happening, it (the phone) had gone," said Mr Javid, who was appointed home secretary in April. |
| "I was angry and upset but thought myself lucky not to have been stabbed or beaten up like many other victims who fall prey to these vicious criminals." | "I was angry and upset but thought myself lucky not to have been stabbed or beaten up like many other victims who fall prey to these vicious criminals." |
| His revelation comes days after comedian Michael McIntyre was robbed by men on a moped in north-west London. | His revelation comes days after comedian Michael McIntyre was robbed by men on a moped in north-west London. |
| Home Office proposals announced last month aim to give police drivers more legal protection and aim to smash the "myth" that officers cannot pursue riders who are not wearing helmets. | |
| It followed concerns among officers that they risk prosecution for careless or dangerous driving if they chase criminals at high speed, particularly those on mopeds and motorcycles. | |
| Mr Javid told the newspaper: "It's ridiculous. Police should be allowed to get on with the job. | |
| "If someone commits a crime and police want to pursue them, they should have much more freedom to." | |
| The number of offences carried out by criminals using mopeds in London has increased from 827 offences in 2012 to more than 23,000 last year. | The number of offences carried out by criminals using mopeds in London has increased from 827 offences in 2012 to more than 23,000 last year. |
| Data obtained by the BBC showed during that period, more than 40% of such offences happened in just two boroughs, Islington and in Camden - where Mr Javid was mugged. | Data obtained by the BBC showed during that period, more than 40% of such offences happened in just two boroughs, Islington and in Camden - where Mr Javid was mugged. |
| The home secretary also spoke briefly about growing up on Bristol's Stapleton Road, which he said "didn't feel dangerous". | |
| He said when he was about nine he joined a "gang", which called themselves "The Crimebusters", with one of his brothers. | |
| "We had two bikes and would go up and down the street with cheap walkie-talkies," he said. | |
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