More than ten per cent of mobile phone thefts in Notts happen at Rock City
MORE than 10 per cent of all mobile phone thefts in the county take place at Rock City, new figures have revealed.
From September 2011 to August 2012 a total of 2,344 thefts took place throughout Notts, with 298 – 12.71 per cent – happening at the nightclub in Talbot Street.
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Rock City
The figures have been released by Notts Police under the Freedom of Information act.
General manager of Rock City Bart Easter said the club was working closely with police to tackle the problem which was caused by organised gangs specifically targeting gigs across the country.
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"What we have found is it's a national problem with gigs and there's big organised gangs doing it," he said.
"We have worked very closely with police and with CCTV monitoring and that that has been successful in bringing the numbers down so going forward this is where we want to go.
"It's not something we like, it's not something we want to happen but it's certainly something we are targeting and doing something about."
As well as working with police to monitor CCTV and track phones reported stolen using apps like "Find my iPhone" the club also partnered with police to run the Love Your phone campaign, which encourages people to look after their property.
The total excludes thefts of mobile phones from dwellings, from vehicles, from shops, and phones taken in robberies.
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Comments
by LestaLM
Friday, January 18 2013, 5:31PM
“The EP have missed a vital bit of information which was released by Notts Police and may help people spot potential mobile phone thieves :
Insp Leona Scurr, from Nottinghamshire Police, said: "It's travelling organised criminals that are coming from North Africa, eastern Europe, targeting our city."
http://tinyurl.com/a7n6t9v
Keep 'em peeled folks.”
by stencilized
Wednesday, January 16 2013, 8:11AM
“My phone was actually in my bag, that was fully closed not on full display. Friends of mine and I regularly attend on a Saturday and i would say at least 5 of us have had our phones pinched at Rock City. Us, mainly being girls who have handbags and all of the phones being i-phones. You should be allowed to use your own personal phone freely, without some individual / gang eye'ing it up and ruining your night. I, like my friends have learnt the hard way and although i will continue to go to Rock City, i will now always take an older phone so i don't have to spend my own money getting a new one via my insurance”
by bestwoodbob
Tuesday, January 15 2013, 8:51PM
“" Call the police"................"Call the police"..........
......................ooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh ,,,,,******!!!”
by sicofit
Tuesday, January 15 2013, 6:46PM
“Note down the phone serial number and if phone is stolen inform supplier and phone can be disabled permanently.”
by codeblueuk
Tuesday, January 15 2013, 4:16PM
“Hope the police are using decoy phones in there. With a few high-profile arrests the problem should at least move on, if not decrease generally.”
by smshogun
Tuesday, January 15 2013, 2:48PM
“Is anyone really surprised when many youngsters openly pose with their latest phone and openly display very expensive phones in full view of everyone, or leave them on tables with drinks where anyone can pick them up and walk off with them. Its all about taking responsibility, and not walking round with them as an extension of their arms, and using them sensibly and not leaving them openly lying around.
Such actions will certainly grab the attention of criminals and criminal gangs.”
by paul0909
Tuesday, January 15 2013, 2:32PM
“Maybe the police would like to look into the daylight robbery that goes on everytime you buy a drink in there......”