Watch as a brazen bike-riding thief snatches mobile phones out of victims’ hands, leading to him being jailed.

George O'Hare, 26, carried out a 10-day crime spree in February while staying at a friend’s flat in Fulham.

During that period he would set out on his bicycle looking for victims nearby.

After circling and identifying targets, he would follow them and then strike, each time grabbing a mobile phone from their hand and leaving the victims with little chance to react before he sped off.

Phones worth £3,500 were stolen and none of them have been recovered.

O'Hare, of Cleverly Estate, Wormholt Road, Shepherds Bush, was sentenced at Isleworth Crown Court to 12 months in prison after pleading guilty to five thefts.

The court also imposed an order banning O'Hare from carrying more than one mobile phone for five years.

PC Marc Kibbey, of Hammersmith and Fulham crime squad, said: "During the course of this investigation I reviewed hours of CCTV and would watch as O'Hare circled, selected and then hunted his victims.

“This man was a criminal predator and the CCTV images show the calculated nature of his crimes.

"This case also shows how quickly someone can become the victim of crime. I would ask those who are using their phone not to become distracted, you will always be safer if you remain aware of your surroundings."