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"The next time you see a phone, stay well clear of it," - judge warns defendant

A man who stole a mobile phone left on a take away counter has been fined €100 and has paid €400 compensation to the victim. The defendant who was representing himself at Donegal District Court on Monday described the incident as ‘a moment of ...

29 Mar 2022 at 19:33

Letterkenny/Milford

Samsung phone stolen from car in Letterkenny

Letterkenny Gardaí are investigating a theft incident that happened in the parking area at Celtic apartments on the Oliver Plunkett Road in the town on Saturday, February 25, between 9am and 9.15am. A lady had parked her car at that location ...

07 Mar 2023 at 12:33

Google tackles phone theft with new safety features coming to Android

Google has unveiled a range of new features for its Android operating system designed to combat mobile phone theft and fraud, including a new AI-powered tool that can detect when a phone has been snatched from the owner’s hand. As part of ...

15 May 2024 at 18:00

Google tools to combat mobile phone theft start rolling out to users

Google’s new range of security features designed to combat mobile phone theft – including an AI-powered tool which can sense when a device is snatched – have begun rolling out to users. Theft Detection Lock uses artificial intelligence ...

15 Oct 2024 at 17:00

Home Secretary to chair smartphone theft summit after Met Police clampdown

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper will chair a summit on smartphone theft after the Metropolitan Police seized more than 1,000 stolen devices in one week. The force targeted those involved in stealing, handling and supplying stolen phones ...

06 Feb 2025 at 10:07

Tech companies not doing enough to stop phone theft, say MPs

Tech companies are not doing enough to combat mobile phone theft, MPs have said as they urged the Home Secretary to take a “robust stance” on the issue. In a letter to Shabana Mahmood, the Commons Science, Innovation and Technology ...

24 Oct 2025 at 00:01

Police disrupt smuggling ring in ‘largest-ever’ phone theft crackdown

Police have disrupted an international network suspected of smuggling tens of thousands of stolen phones from the UK in its largest operation to tackle phone theft in London, the Metropolitan Police said. The criminal organisation ...

06 Oct 2025 at 22:11

City

Monzo launches tools to tackle phone thieves raiding savings

Monzo has unveiled new app-based features to help prevent criminals from raiding people’s savings after stealing their mobile phone. The digital bank said the security control tools were the first of their kind to be launched ...

01 Jul 2024 at 10:21

‘Cinderella’ phone snatcher caught by DNA left on lost shoe

A hapless phone snatcher caught by DNA on his lost shoe has admitted theft. Spencer Duarte, 28, of Saffron Walden, was tackled off his e-bike by members of the public after he stole a phone from a victim’s hand in Ludgate ...

23 Jun 2025 at 12:15

Purple pavement markings part of Mind the Grab campaign to tackle phone theft

Purple lines with the warning “Mind the Grab” have been marked on London’s busy Oxford Street to help tackle phone theft. The campaign, which is supported by the Metropolitan Police, Westminster Council and Crimestoppers,...

06 Aug 2025 at 19:20

Local News

Man remanded in custody for mobile phones thefts from Derry shopping centre

A man accused of stealing a substantial number of mobile phones from the EE store in Foyleside in Derry was alleged to have been trying to sell them a short distance away. Shane Kavanagh (27) of Patrick Street in Derry ...

23 Dec 2022 at 11:33

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