Recent Immobilise News & Press
Where to go to have your mobile phone stolen... (30 October 2008)
Newswireless.net: It's even more likely you'd get your phone pinched in London than in New York. Why? The figures, sponsored by Carphone Warehouse and produced by the London School of Economics researchers, suggest that 15% of British adults "have had their phones stolen." The equivalent for US adults is 7% only. And 10,000 mobile phones are stolen each month in the UK...
Story Link: http://www.newswireless.net/index.cfm/ar...
You're twice as likely to get your phone nicked in London than in New York (29 October 2008)
TechDigest: A Carphone Warehouse "Mobile Life" report reckons that 25% of adults in London have had their phone nicked, compared to 15% in the rest of the country. 14% of British teenagers have had their phone stolen, compared to 9% of teens in the USA, and 7% of adults. In London in 2007, there were three robberies per 1000 people, whereas in New York, there were only 1.61 ...
Story Link: http://www.techdigest.tv/2008/10/stattac...
Police warn 'carelessness is criminal' (North Somerset) (27 October 2008)
North Somerset Police: North Somerset police are warning that carelessness is criminal after reported thefts where property had been left insecure...PC Morris said simple steps could have prevented these thefts: Leave valuables you won't need securely hidden at home Always use a locker to store your property if you can't carry it with you Mark your valuables with your post-code Register them on the free www.immobilise.com database Nominate one of your group to keep an eye on the bags Don't leave bags, phones and wallets unattended while you go to the bar
Story Link: http://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/Loc...
E-Cops - Success of Immobilise (26 October 2008)
Cambridge Constabulary : Earlier this week a youth was stopped and searched and found to be in possession of a mobile phone that had been reported stolen during August. The phone had been registered with 'Immobilise' and has now been successfully reunited with its owner.
Story Link: http://bassingbournnhwnews.blogspot.com/...
"Switch On" To Crime Prevention - What Does The Clocks Going Back Mean To You? (20 October 2008)
South Yorkshire Police: Crime in South Yorkshire has fallen over the past few years. However the combination of autumn now upon us and the prospect of longer winter nights can make us worry more about crime and personal safety.
Story Link: http://southyorks.police.uk/news/details...
Helping students to crack crime (20 October 2008)
The Press - North Yorkshire: Police community support officers (PCSOs) and police officers spoke to more than 1,000 freshers over the three-day initiative. They also handed out crime prevention leaflets, panic alarms and 500 cycle tags. Students were encouraged to register the serial numbers of their belongings on immobilise.com – an online database that allows police to track down their rightful owners if they are stolen
Story Link: http://www.thepress.co.uk/news/3773613.H...
30k sign up to anti-crime site (02 October 2008)
The Press (York): TENS of thousands of York residents have signed up to an online weapon to combat theft. In June, North Yorkshire Police introduced an online system which allows people to register their belongings with serial numbers, such as mobile phones, power tools and bikes. The website, www.immobilise.com, then allows police to search the database to track down their rightful owners if they are stolen. Since the launch of the system, which is already working successfully in other parts of the country ...
Story Link: http://www.thepress.co.uk/news/3721023.3...
The Great Bike Robbery (01 October 2008)
Bike Radar: In the time it's taken to upload this article, somewhere in Britain, someone has had their bike stolen. Some 1,200 bikes a day get pilfered and a staggering 90% of those are stolen from a public place and are locked up. Contrary to popular myth, the police do recover a large amount of these bikes. However, the problem lies in getting them back to their rightful owners. That's where the ImmobiTag comes in...
Story Link: http://www.bikeradar.com/blogs/article/t...
Immobilise your phone from thieves (05 September 2008)
Essex Police NewsLine: Render your mobile phone useless to thieves by registering on the Immobilise website www.immobilise.com. It will greatly increase the chance of recovery and return should it be stolen...David Beaven, Intelligence Analyst with HQ Territorial Policing at Essex Police said: 'Mobile phones are often stolen from younger people. Key locations where these crimes occur are schools and licensed premises...
Story Link: http://www.essex.police.uk/news/n_cont.p...
The truth about bike crime: How to beat the thieves (25 July 2008)
The Independent: Just because David Cameron had his stolen, doesn't mean the rest of us have to be victims... Immobitag is the only bike-registration service fully recognised by UK police. You set up a free online profile of your bike – serial number, photos, description...
Story Link: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/cri...
Police urge people to sign up to registration website (25 June 2008)
York Press - York,UK: POLICE in York are using a new weapon to combat theft. Officers are encouraging residents to sign up to the 'immobilise' system - which is launched in the city on Monday.
Story Link: http://www.thepress.co.uk/news/2362746.p...
Tackling bike thefts at stations (11 June 2008)
Harlow Herald: CYCLISTS using the trains from Harlow Town are to receive free kits with advice to help prevent cycle theft. National Express East Anglia (NXEA) is working with the British Transport Police (BTP) on the Cycle Watch initiative to cut crime at stations..
Story Link: http://www.harlowherald.co.uk/search/sto...
Cambridgeshire Constabulary advise use of Immobilise (05 June 2008)
Cambridgeshire Police: '... Cambridgeshire Constabulary can search this system [Immobilise] for lost or stolen items. It enables police officers to search the database for the rightful owner of any recovered items and quickly re-unite them with their property'
Story Link: http://www.cambs-police.co.uk/advice/imm...
Registration scheme traps Swindon thief (03 April 2008)
Gazette & Herald - UK: The man was taken to Gablecross Police Station he was found to be in possession of a mobile phone which was registered on the Immobilise website to a ...
Story Link: http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/h...
Get your valuables marked up and registered on Immobilise! (17 January 2008)
This is Cheshire: During the sessions residents can have their prized possessions marked-up' for free and registered on the website immobilise.com...MP3 players, mobile phones, laptops and bicycles are among the expensive items received by people in the area over the festive period that are often targeted by thieves said Area Insp Alistair MacDonald, from the Stretford neighbourhood police team.
Story Link: http://www.thisischeshire.co.uk/news/197...
Police Target Mobile Phone Thieves (17 January 2008)
Manchester Evening News: PHONE thieves beware - that was the message from police out in force yesterday as part of a Greater Manchester wide crack-down on robberies. According to the latest figures there is an average of 536 robberies a month across the area with phones stolen in almost a quarter of the attacks.
Story Link: http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/n...
Register your bike on Immobilise- It works! (16 January 2008)
Bike Radar: Register your bikes as stolen with immobilise.com its FREE and the police have access to check it from the street.
Story Link: http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopic...
Stolen mobiles seized in London police raids (04 January 2008)
Mobile Marketing News: London police have recovered a mountain of mobile phones believed to have been stolen by street gangs and pickpockets. Code-named Operation Prestige. The crime unit will be using a service called Immobilise, which lets people register details of their stolen phone details online...
Story Link: http://www.mobilemarketingnews.co.uk/Sto...
Police tactics halve burglaries (02 January 2008)
BBC News Online: Burglaries in Cambridge were almost halved during December when compared to the same month last year, police have said.
Story Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/71676...
eBay and UK bobbies team up on stolen mobiles (07 August 2006)
Silicon.com: A statement from the Met, which urged consumers to register their mobile phones at www.immobilise.com to aid police in recovering and recognising stolen phones, said: "If thieves cannot sell the items, the drive to steal them will be significantly reduced."
Story Link: http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,3...
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