Crime ❯ Theft

Mobile Phone Theft

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Brazil Creates National IMEI Registry to Curb Stolen Phone Market

The registry lets buyers check device IMEIs to deter purchases by progressively restricting flagged phones.

Met and Apple Agree Data Pact to Make Stolen iPhones Harder to Resell

Police Use CEIR to Recover Thousands of Phones as Delhi Orders Data Re‑checks

Teen Held Within Hours After Phone Snatching From BJP Leader in Raipur

Met Arrests Man Suspected of Selling McSweeney’s Stolen Government Phone

Three Men Plead Guilty in Met Probe of Mass iPhone Trafficking

Met Phone-Theft Crackdown Nets 15 Arrests In London Hotspots

Pregnant Influencer Says E‑Bike Phone Snatch Attempt Made Her Fall on Stomach in London

Met Police Seize More Than 500 Suspected Stolen Phones in Kilburn Shop Raid

Bengaluru Police Bust Interstate Phone-Theft Ring at IPL Match

Bengaluru Police Detain Suspects in IPL Opener Phone Thefts, Recover 21 Devices

FOI Data Shows Fewer Than 1% of UK Phone Thefts Lead to Charges

Geolocation Leads Police to Rubí Couple Tied to 71 High-End Phone Thefts

Martin Lewis Urges Smartphone Users To Save IMEI and Hide Lock‑Screen Codes as Thefts Rise

Met Gives Tech Firms Until June to Make Stolen Phones Unusable or Face Push for Law

Martin Lewis Urges Phone Users To Dial *#06# and Lock Down Devices After Reported Theft Surge

Mexico City Police Detain 10 as Shakira’s Zócalo Concert Ends Without Major Incidents

Met Police Reports 12% Drop in London Phone Theft After Four-Week Blitz

Astrid Fontenelle's Phone Stolen in Belém as Zeca Camargo Issues Public Appeal

London Underground Robbery Ringleader Jailed After 11-Day Spree