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There has a spate of muggings in cities across the globe as muggers are on a new item to steal – luxury coats. In recent weeks, people in London, Washington DC and other metropolitan areas have been of their coats at knifepoint. One man in Birmingham in the UK was across his face as thieves off with his jacket. Criminals are coats that cost as much as $2,200 each. As well as literally stealing the coats off people's backs, thieves are into people's vehicles. Professor David Wilson, a criminologist at Birmingham City University, that the muggings the start of a new "luxury crime trend". He said the thefts "worrying".

Professor David those with high-end winter jackets to be careful. He said: "I would anyone wearing Canada Goose branded jackets to careful and be aware of your surroundings and who is around you. You have to be vigilant for opportunists who might to steal them." He added that: "Thieves used to Rolex watches which for thousands of pounds and then sell them online." A London Transport spokesperson said: "Canada Goose coats are for robbery. It's a real concern to us because it really the safety of young people on the network." She that this "acquisitive crime" "very concerning, intimidating and frightening".