Thief claims he started grabbing phones when he failed to make it as a footballer

A mobile phone thief who turned to crime when he failed to ‘become a professional footballer’ was jailed for 27 months after he was caught by a City of London ceremonial officer. Oliver Brady, 27, rode into the City on 6 February 2025 on his black electric bike, which can go as fast as 60mph. Brady carried out a string of phone thefts between 9:00 and 9:30am and repeatedly punched a City of London ceremonial officer who caught him grabbing…