Twelve now charged after spate of Apple store robberies across London

Eleven boys and one man have been charged with conspiracy to commit robbery and conspiracy to steal, following a series of iPhone thefts at 13 Apple stores across the capital over the space of two-and-a-half weeks.

The charges include:

• 24 charges for conspiracy to commit robbery and conspiracy to commit theft.
• One charge for possession of a class A drug.
• One charge for possession of a class B drug.
• One breach of bail.

Three 15-year-old boys from Lambeth, a 17-year-old-boy from Lambeth, a 17-year-old-boy from Bromley, a 14-year-old-boy from Croydon, a 13-year-old boy from Lambeth and a 16-year-old boy from Cambridge were charged with conspiracy to commit robbery and conspiracy to steal from a shop and appeared at Croydon Magistrates' Court today, Tuesday 22 January.

A 13-year-old boy from Lambeth and a 14-year-old-boy from Bromley were charged with conspiracy to commit robbery, conspiracy to steal from a shop and possession of a class B drug and appeared at Croydon Magistrates' Court today, Tuesday 22 January.

A 17-year-old-boy from Merton was charged with conspiracy to commit robbery, conspiracy to steal from a shop and possession of a class A drug and appeared at Croydon Magistrates' Court today, Tuesday 22 January

Layth Al-Darraji, 18 (09.11.06) of no fixed address was charged with conspiracy to commit robbery and conspiracy to steal from a shop and appeared at Croydon Magistrates' Court today, Tuesday 22 January

The charges related to a series of robberies across various Apple stores including:

• 19/12/2024 - Battersea Power Station.
• 20/12/2024 - Regent Street.
• 21/12/2024 - Regent Street.
• 26/12/2024 - Regent Street
• 26/12/2024 - Brent Cross
• 27/12/2024 - Bromley
• 30/12/2024 - Brent Cross.
• 01/01/2025 - Battersea Power Station.
• 02/01/2024 - Brent Cross.
• 03/01/2025 - Battersea Power Station
• 04/01/2025 - Bentalls Centre.
• 05/01/2025 - Brent Cross
• 06/01/2025 - Watford

One man and four boys were previously charged with robbery on Tuesday, 7 January having been arrested on Sunday, 5 January after officers were called at around 14:35hrs to reports of a group attempting to steal 50 iPhones from the Apple store in Brent Cross. They appeared at Willesden Magistrates' Court.

They are:

• Mycah Omo-Idahosa, 18 (26.10.06), of Lothian Rd, Lambeth
• A 15-year-old boy from Lambeth
• A 15-year-old boy from Lambeth
• A 14-year-old-boy from Croydon
• A 16-year-old boy from Cambridge

The four boys also now face additional conspiracy to commit robbery and conspiracy to steal charges as above.