British Man Freaks Out On iPhone Thief [Video]

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Posted February 9, 2012 at 7:47pm by Shalom Levytam

On a train out from London Waterloo to Guildford, Matt Parker observed another passenger steal an iPhone from an unattended bag. He proceeded to confront the thief, in a very British manner, who despite the yelling, disembarked from the train in possession of the stolen phone.

So I began initially tell him to put the phone back before escalating to a full yelling-at, during which I had the presence of mind to turn my phone on and video the whole thing. I even asked him first if he minded me photographing him stealing the phone and he was so brazened, he held it up to pose with it. That is the screen-grab at the top of this page.

If you recognize the thief you are urged to contact the Contact the British Transport Police here.

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Junaid - February 10, 2012 at 8:33am

Wasn't that brave enough, he was trying to tell guard, he isn't a Policeman, he did his best and proved himself a very good citizen.

iJoke - February 10, 2012 at 7:57am

His laptop got stolen while he was calling the guards.

guy - February 9, 2012 at 11:42pm

The repercussion of touching him or trying to forcefully take the phone would be a lot more sever than that of the guy taking the phone and getting caught. He was right to call the guards and not touch the thief. Most people wouldn't even go to that extreme for stranger. This guy gets props for at least letting the thief know how much of a dick he is.

Russ Cartwright - February 10, 2012 at 2:14am

I agree... He handled it the best way possible without breaking the law himself...

PReaper - February 9, 2012 at 9:01pm

Why the hell doesn't he grab the phone from him and give it back to the owner or telling the owner that's his/hers iPhone..? Or am I missing some detail as to why he only yells at the thief..?

EthanBB - February 10, 2012 at 2:45pm

Fom his blog: "There were the usual fellow passengers, dotted around both the intoxication spectrum and the carriage. So no one took much notice when a rather drunk girl collapsed in a seat for a while and then got up and drifted off, seemingly looking for a toilet. However, she had left her bags behind and never came back for them."

budsal - February 9, 2012 at 8:31pm

Hey Good Samaritan, your phone needs a charge.