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A 12-year-old boy had his Blackberry phone snatched while walking home.

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On Tuesday, February 19, while in Romford Market Place, he was approached from behind by a white youth aged 15 or 16.

The teenager snatched the phone from the boy’s hand and made off.

Anyone with information about the crime should call Romford CID on 101 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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