Police dress as Batman and Robin to foil scammers on bridge in London
- Two rogue street traders on Westminster Bridge were convicted after police dressed as Batman and Robin arrested them.
- Footage shows the undercover officers in superhero costumes tackling one of the street traders.
- Inspector Darren Watson stated the need for a creative approach as the traders recognized the officers.
- Constable Abdi Osman mentioned that unconventional methods can sometimes lead to successful outcomes.
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London officers disguised as Batman and Robin take down illegal gambling operation
Sometimes fighting crime really does call for a cape — or two. In a creative twist straight out of a comic book, London’s Metropolitan Police officers disguised themselves as Batman and Robin to take down a group behind an illegal gambling operation on Westminster Bridge. Local officers, who had become too recognizable to the offenders during routine patrols, knew they needed a fresh strategy. So Inspector Darren Watson and Police Constable Abdi…
‘Batman and Robin’ Nab Tourist-Swindling Bad Guys in London
London isn’t Gotham City, but that didn’t stop two crimefighters dressed as Batman and Robin from swooping in to save tourists from losing their money to scam artists trying to hustle them out of their money. Footage from the London Metropolitan Police shows two undercover officers, dressed up as the Caped Crusaders to come down on the scammers at the city’s Westminster Bridge, where a man was running a shell game to lure victims into throwing a…
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