“But the point is to give the police those powers to do that...we've got to take action to target this, what's become an epidemic of mobile phone theft, and to make sure that the police and communities have the ability to crackdown on these kinds of crimes that just drive you up the wall.”.
As mobile phone theft is so prolific, critics have raised concerns that stretched police forces will not have the time to enter homes to retrieve electronic devices even if they do not have to apply for a warrant.
Police will be given powers to search properties without a warrant for stolen phones in a bid to crackdown on the “epidemic” of street theft.
“So we do think it's right to give the police stronger powers to be able to help communities really take back control of our town centres and feel safer on the streets.”.
It would allow officers to enter a home if electronic location tagging, such as the “Find My iPhone” app, shows that a stolen item is in the property and it is “not practicable” to get a warrant from a court.
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