Police dress as Batman and Robin to foil scammers on bridge in London

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2025-04-11

London (PA Media/dpa) - Undercover police used a novel tactic to arrest two scammers in London - by disguising themselves as Batman and Robin. Inspector Darren Watson and Police Constable Abdi Osman had to "think outside the box" to catch the culprits, since the officers' faces had become too well known. Wearing their superhero costumes, they swooped to detain the two men on Westminster Bridge, where gangs target tourists with games known as the......

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