Batman and Robin swoop in on con artists concentrating on vacationers in London

[ad_1] LONDON — They're used to combating the likes of Joker, Riddler and the Penguin, however Batman and Robin have left Gotham Metropolis and set their sights on a brand new breed of felony on the streets of Britain's capital .

As an alternative of searching down high-profile masterminds, the long-lasting crimefighting duo set their sights low-level scammers swindling unsuspecting vacationers in a basic high-street hustle.

Footage shared by the London Metropolitan Police captured undercover officers, dressed because the Darkish Knight and his trusty sidekick, swooping into motion on town's Westminster Bridge .

Donning Batman’s signature cape and cowl, Inspector Darren Watson weaved by way of crowds of vacationers earlier than tackling a person operating a fraudulent shell recreation akin to the infamous “three-card monte” hustle.

The basic con sees scammers shuffle cups or playing cards earlier than luring victims into betting on the improper one.

Dressed as Robin, Police Constable Abdi Osman supplied backup on the bridge and the pair arrested two folks for offering the amenities to gamble. Each had been later convicted.

Inspector Darren Watson dressed up as Batman to catch scammers on London's Westminster Bridge. Metropolitan Police / Metropolitan Police Within the video, Watson will be seen holding up a sealed proof bag containing the scammer’s misleading shells.

“We all know that two repeat offenders have been working on Westminster Bridge and have come to acknowledge me and my workforce from our patrols,” Watson stated in a police assertion. “I knew that if we had been going to catch them we'd have the suppose exterior the field, after which I remembered that I had Batman and Robin costumes at hand which might are available use.”

It stays unclear how lengthy the Dynamic Duo will proceed their secondment from Gotham, however one factor is for certain: the streets of London simply turned quite a bit safer for unsuspecting vacationers.

They aren't the primary police power leaning on fictional characters to assist deal with crime.

In December, a Peruvian police officer dressed as Dr. Suess’ notorious Christmas-hating grump, the Grinch, lead a police operation in the capital, Lima, to dismantle an alleged drug-trafficking gang.

The operation was a part of an ongoing custom of dressing brokers in festive costumes when finishing up operations through the vacation intervals, equivalent to Halloween and Christmas.

On the eve of final 12 months's Valentine’s Day, an undercover Peruvian policeman in a teddy bear costume confirmed up on the home of an alleged drug vendor, delivering “a faux love shock,” as a part of an operation.