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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Christopher McKeon

Police and tech sector vow to work together to tackle phone theft

Criminals snatching smartphones on the street has become a growing problem (Metropolitan Police/PA) - (PA Media)

Police and tech companies have pledged to work closer together to tackle smartphone theft after it was revealed the Metropolitan Police seized more than 1,000 stolen devices in one week.

During a summit on Thursday, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper urged tech companies including Apple, Samsung and Google to join forces with police to improve anti-theft measures and make smartphones effectively worthless to criminals.

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