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Articles tagged with: Imei and Police
Cumbria Police Get IMEI Scanners to Identify Stolen Mobile Phones
Police in the UK are to test an imei reader that can be used to scan mobile phones and verify if the handset is registered with the national stolen handset database. Cumbria Constabulary is set to take part in the two week pilot at the end of this month. more
India Blocks Import of Handset Lacking Unique IMEI
India's government has slapped a ban on the importing of mobile phones that do not come supplied with an International Mobile Equipment Identity (imei) number. Typically, low-cost handsets from Chinese manufacturers come with supplied without unique imeis. more
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Mobile Phone Thefts Down in France
Thefts of mobile phones in France fell 10.19 percent to 156,500 in 2008 from 174,250 in 2007, according to the French National Police Administration. The administration attributed the fall to the joint efforts of the police, mobile operators and handset makers. more
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30 Million Handsets Could Be Shut-Down in India by Mid-April
India's mobile phone networks have agreed to an aggressive 10-day deadline to disconnect all mobile phones which either do not have a unique imei serial number, or use Chinese style blank imeis. The regulator ordered the clampdown citing security concerns following recent terrorist attacks in the country. more
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119 iPhones Stolen from UK Retail Store
A total of 119 iPhones, worth around £30,000 have been stolen from a branch of O2's retail chain n South-Eastern UK. A report in the UK trade magazine, Mobile said that thieves broke into the store in Basildon after it had closed on Monday night. more
UK Clamps Down on Mobile Phone Theft
The UK government has tighten the laws to prevent mobile phone theft, and starting this week, anyone caught re-programming a mobile phone to evade imei blocking will face five years in jail and an unlimited fine. more
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Prosecutors allege some of seized Motorola phones stolen
MOSCOW, Oct 23 (Prime-Tass) -- A department of the Moscow Prosecutor's Office has initiated a criminal case into the theft of about 30,000 Motorola mobile handsets that were seized by the customs service earlier this year, a source with law enforcement bodies said, Vedomosti business daily reported Monday. more
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Pakistan to Start Blocking Stolen Phones
Pakistan telecoms regulator, the Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has announced that the system to block stolen mobile phone handsets will be functioning on September 30, 2006. PTA chairman while announcing the decision said that PTA was working to finalize the modalities of this system with the help of mobile operators, federal and provincial police departments and City Police Liaison Committee (CPLC). more