Police to get new powers to find stolen phones in England and Wales

<p>Warrant will not be required where tracker shows an item is present, as part of raft of measures in crime and policing bill</p><p>Police will be able to search properties without a warrant for stolen phones or other electronically geotagged items under the government’s crime and policing bill.</p><p>The measure is among dozens in the bill, which will be put before parliament on Tuesday and would mostly apply to England and Wales. It has a particular focus on lower-level offences such as theft and wider antisocial behaviour.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/feb/25/police-new-powers-to-find-stolen-phones-crime-bill-england-wales">Continue reading...</a>