The Met police said the cost of their crimes totalled at least £5.1 million.
The Met police said the cost of their crimes totalled at least £5.1 million. Four phone thieves based in London have been jailed for handling more than 5,000 stolen phones.Two of the four men were convicted of spending thousands of pounds from their victim’s bank accounts.Over an 18-month period the group handled phones that had been stolen from across the capital, and two of the men made purchases or took out loans using the devices.
“We do not underestimate the impact these crimes have on Londoners and are doing all we can to tackle phone thefts.“This includes increased policing in hotspot areas and making better use of technology.“However we need the phone companies to play their part and make it more difficult for criminals to re-sell these stolen devices. The Met will be speaking with them in the coming weeks to push this issue even further.
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