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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Margaret Davies

Stop releasing phone thieves who reoffend, Met police chief urges courts

The head of Britain’s largest police force has urged courts to stop granting bail to repeat phone thieves, arguing that such decisions enable them to continue their criminal activities.

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley also called on phone manufacturers and telecoms companies to implement measures that would make it more difficult for criminals to reset and re-sell stolen devices.

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