A Ilford man is among three people accused of stealing dozens of mobile phones altogether worth more than £25,000.
Narcis Radomir, 20, has been charged with 13 counts of theft of mobile phones and going equipped to steal, Scotland Yard said.
He is set to appear before Camberwell Green Magistrates with a man and a woman today.
Ramona Kovacs, 32, of Norman Road, Waltham Forest, is also charged with 13 counts of theft of mobile phones and going equipped to steal. Ovidiu Cristea, 23, of Mercury Gardens, Romford, is accused of conspiracy to commit theft and going equipped to steal
Police said the trio were charged following the recovery of 43 mobile phones suspected stolen.
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