By William Mata

City of London Police says it wants the ability to implement harsher punishments to cyclists who do not stop at red lights.

And why not? This particular force is on a roll, having just helped jail the so-called Cinderella phone snatcher. You may have seen footage of members of the public jumping in to tackle Spencer Duarte and take the shoe that led to his conviction, but the noble police have congratulated themselves on the role they played.

“Do not come to the City and think you can steal,” a police constable is quoted as saying. It sounds to me like he stopped just short of adding that the force will be more than happy to do the necessary paperwork once members of the public have merely tackled thieves and........

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