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- The Metropolitan Police seized £80,000 worth of suspected stolen power tools from a west London car boot sale after a visit by shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick, who called it a "carnival of criminality."
- Two men and two teenage boys were arrested for handling stolen goods.
- Rawlinson reported a 20.3% drop in tool theft, with seizures exceeding £500,000 this year.
- Police are increasing prevention, including tool-marking events.
