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🇱🇹 15min
Crime & Justice

Suspects 'not detained or recorded', but the package was unpacked by non-criminals

A package containing three mobile phones was found in a prison yard in Lithuania, with the suspects who threw it over the fence not being apprehended.

Feb 27 • 17:30 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Crime & Justice

The Vorcaro's mobile phone

The advent of smartphones has revolutionized police work by acting as both evidence repositories and psychological traps for criminals, making investigations significantly easier.

Feb 27 • 17:00 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
Crime & Justice

Police apprehended a man who attacked another person with a sword in a Tartu park

A man has been arrested for attacking another individual with a sword in a park in Tartu, Estonia, after fleeing the scene with the victim's mobile phone.

Feb 27 • 15:41 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
Crime & Justice

The birthday party that exploded on social media: this was the pink party of an inmate in the Lomas de Zamora Penitentiary

An inmate celebrated her birthday in a lavish party that went viral, raising concerns about prison conditions and the use of mobile phones by inmates.

Feb 27 • 12:59 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

Package Found in Marijampolė Prison Territory

A package containing three mobile phones was found in the Marijampolė prison area on February 27.

Feb 27 • 11:43 UTC
🇬🇧 Sky News
Crime & Justice

Driver who crashed while gambling is jailed after causing premature birth

A driver in the UK has been sentenced to jail after he crashed into a stationary vehicle while using his mobile phone to gamble, resulting in serious injuries to a pregnant woman who subsequently gave birth prematurely.

Feb 26 • 16:32 UTC
🇬🇷 To Vima
Crime & Justice

Investigation by EL.AS in Domokos Prisons - Homemade Knives and Mobile Phones Discovered

An investigation in the Domokos prison revealed multiple homemade knives and mobile phones in the inmates' cells.

Feb 25 • 13:26 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
Crime & Justice

Raid by the 'Greek FBI' in Domokos Prisons: Knives, spikes, and mobile phones found in cells (video)

Greek law enforcement officials conducted a raid in the Domokos prison, uncovering numerous weapons and contraband items.

Feb 25 • 13:19 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

Twice, an attempt was made to throw prohibited items into Marijampolė prison

Two attempts were made to smuggle mobile phones and SIM cards into Marijampolė prison in Lithuania.

Feb 25 • 06:19 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Operation arrests 13 suspects who applied scams via cell phone; scheme may have moved over R$ 100 million

A police operation in São Paulo led to the arrest of 13 individuals involved in a mobile phone scam estimated to have defrauded over R$ 100 million.

Feb 25 • 01:54 UTC
🌍 AllAfrica
National & Local

Kenya: Ombudsman Flags Sh30 SMS Fee for School Placement Results

The Kenya Commission on Administrative Justice has criticized the Sh30 fee for accessing secondary school placement results via SMS, calling it excessive and a barrier for many families.

Feb 24 • 06:53 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Speeding e-bike teen who killed grandma while on phone unmasked

Billy Stokoe, a 19-year-old, has been unmasked after admitting to causing the death of 86-year-old Gloria Stephenson by dangerous driving on an unlicensed and uninsured e-bike while using a mobile phone.

Feb 23 • 13:26 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
Crime & Justice

Kozani: 26-year-old arrested for robbing a 20-year-old

A 26-year-old man was arrested in Kozani, Greece, for robbing a 20-year-old woman of cash, shoes, and a mobile phone.

Feb 23 • 09:51 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

The Supreme Court launched online judicial auctions and now you can bid from your cell phone

Argentina's Supreme Court has introduced a new online auction system, allowing bids via mobile devices for various properties and items.

Feb 21 • 14:38 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
Crime & Justice

Kozani: 39-year-old arrested for illegally recording trial with her mobile phone

A 39-year-old woman was arrested in Kozani for illegally recording a criminal trial with her mobile phone during court proceedings.

Feb 21 • 12:34 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

Mobile phones found in Pravieniškiai 2nd prison

Two mobile phones were discovered in the Pravieniškiai 2nd prison in Lithuania, along with SIM cards and a charger.

Feb 21 • 08:37 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Rio das Flores receives Mobile Justice from TRE next week

Rio das Flores will host the Mobile Justice initiative from TRE-RJ from February 24 to 26 to facilitate access to electoral services.

Feb 20 • 19:21 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Murder committed with a knife during a mobile theft in Delhi, one person in serious condition

A mobile theft attempt in Delhi turned fatal when two assailants attacked two individuals, leading to the death of one and serious injury of the other.

Feb 20 • 14:30 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
Crime & Justice

5 packages found near prison security post: not for inmates, but for the guards

Five packages containing mobile phones were discovered near a prison security post in Lithuania, intended for guards rather than inmates.

Feb 20 • 08:58 UTC
🌍 AllAfrica
Crime & Justice

Nigeria: SSS Agent Tells Court How Owo Church Massacre Suspect Was Tracked Through His Phone

An SSS agent detailed in court how a suspect in the Owo church massacre was tracked using his mobile phone.

Feb 20 • 07:19 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Missing family in RS: the reasons that led police to the arrest

A military police officer has been temporarily arrested in connection with the disappearance of a woman and her parents in southern Brazil, largely based on mobile phone location evidence.

Feb 19 • 22:40 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Crime & Justice

'Job is Done': Evidence Leads Police to Suspect in Jewelry Theft in the South Zone of SP

Police have arrested Igor Jesus Matos, 29, suspected of stealing over R$ 1 million worth of jewelry in São Paulo, based on evidence found on his mobile phone.

Feb 19 • 21:50 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

E-bike teenager 'killed OAP while speeding and making call on mobile phone'

A teenager is on trial for allegedly causing the death of an elderly woman while riding his e-bike, reportedly speeding and using a mobile phone during the incident.

Feb 19 • 19:13 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

The cellphone of a broker killed by the building manager was thrown into a sewer and was only found after 41 days

The cellphone of real estate broker Daiane Alves Souza, who was murdered by her building manager, was recovered 41 days after being discarded in a sewer, containing crucial evidence of the crime.

Feb 19 • 17:06 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

Prohibited Items Found in the Territory of Marijampole Prison

Ten mobile phones were discovered in prohibited packages at Marijampolė Prison, and the individuals responsible for smuggling them have not yet been identified.

Feb 19 • 15:38 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Broker murdered: video shows when the building manager attacked the victim in the basement of the building

A video recovered from the mobile phone of real estate broker Daiane Alves Souza shows the moment she was attacked by building manager Cléber Rosa de Oliveira, leading to her disappearance for over 40 days before her body was found.

Feb 19 • 13:27 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

Robbers run rampant in Vilnius: one attacked man lost his phone, another lost money

In Vilnius, two separate robbery incidents were reported where victims lost their mobile phones and cash due to attacks by unidentified individuals.

Feb 18 • 07:02 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
Crime & Justice

Nea Ionia: Arrest of a 15-year-old for robbery against two minors

A 15-year-old girl was arrested in Nea Ionia, Greece, for robbery in complicity with two other minors, who threatened two 14-year-olds and stole their mobile phones.

Feb 17 • 15:32 UTC
🇫🇷 Le Figaro
Crime & Justice

Loire-Atlantique: an investigation opened for murder after the death of a 21-year-old man shot on the terrace of his mobile home

An investigation has been launched for murder following the death of a 21-year-old man who was shot in Rouans, Loire-Atlantique.

Feb 17 • 11:47 UTC
🇬🇷 To Vima
Crime & Justice

Laura: Signal from her mobile phone detected in Berlin – Disagreement with the German authorities

A signal from the mobile phone of a missing 16-year-old girl named Laura has been detected in Berlin, raising hopes for her safety despite German authorities believing she left her family voluntarily.

Feb 14 • 18:56 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
Crime & Justice

New York police leader charged with bribery over school alert system scheme

A former New York police leader has been charged with bribery related to a scheme involving a mobile panic alert system for schools.

Feb 13 • 18:26 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
Crime & Justice

Crime in prison sports ground reveals whether guards are more cunning than inmates

A package containing three mobile phones was found at the Vilnius prison sports ground, prompting an investigation by the Lithuanian Prison Service.

Feb 13 • 13:56 UTC
🇳🇴 Aftenposten
Crime & Justice

The Baneheia Committee says weak evidence was the main reason Kristiansen was wrongly convicted

The Baneheia Committee concluded that the primary reason for Viggo Kristiansen's wrongful conviction was the presence of weak evidence, particularly mobile evidence that almost excluded his presence at the crime scene.

Feb 13 • 11:41 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
Crime & Justice

Prison Officer Smuggling Drugs and Phones in Jail

A prison officer and three civilians were arrested in Greece for drug possession and trafficking, as part of a broader investigation into illegal activities involving the introduction of mobile phones into the prison system.

Feb 12 • 15:53 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Operation arrests two suspects of using store to supply mobiles to faction in prisons of MT

Brazilian police arrested two individuals suspected of using a cellphone store as a front for supplying mobile phones to a criminal faction operating in prisons.

Feb 12 • 11:58 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

New Minister of Justice: Who is Erdoğan's Lawyer for Tough Tasks?

Akın Gürlek, known as the 'mobile guillotine' for his aggressive legal actions against opposition figures, has been appointed the new Minister of Justice in Turkey by President Erdoğan.

Feb 12 • 11:17 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

In Vilnius, a robber ambushed a victim on a bus

A young man was robbed of his mobile phone while riding a bus in Vilnius.

Feb 12 • 10:20 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

First the network disappeared from the mobile, then the money... This is how a woman fell victim to e-SIM fraud

A woman in Mumbai lost ₹1.1 million in an e-SIM fraud orchestrated by cybercriminals posing as telecom employees.

Feb 12 • 03:51 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Forensic examination of mobile will uncover the secret behind the suicide of three sisters

A tragic incident in Ghaziabad involved three sisters, aged 16, 14, and 12, who committed suicide by jumping from the ninth floor of their apartment, leading to a complex investigation requiring a forensic analysis of their mobile phone.

Feb 12 • 02:19 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Police Officers Caught Stealing Mobiles from Showroom; Video

Two police officers in Jaunpur were caught stealing mobile phones from a showroom, an incident recorded on CCTV and stirring public outrage.

Feb 12 • 02:04 UTC
🇲🇽 Milenio (ES)
Crime & Justice

Narcoman who charged with terminal and delivered drugs with a bucket and rope through a window in Mexico City | Video

Police in Mexico City arrested a suspected drug dealer who operated a mobile drug sales system, utilizing credit card transactions and delivering drugs through a window.

Feb 12 • 01:59 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Owner is arrested with 15 stolen cell phones in a store in downtown Feira de Santana

A cell phone store owner was arrested after police discovered 15 stolen mobile phones at his store in downtown Feira de Santana, Brazil.

Feb 11 • 15:29 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Police Officers Suspended for Stealing Mobile Phones Captured on CCTV

Two police officers in India were suspended after being caught on CCTV stealing mobile phones from a store.

Feb 11 • 13:52 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Mobile phone of young indigenous leader taken to Guyana and police suspect robbery followed by murder

Investigations into the death of indigenous leader Gabriel Ferreira Rodrigues suggest his phone was taken to Guyana, with police suspecting a robbery that led to his murder.

Feb 11 • 13:23 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
Crime & Justice

25-Year-Old Has Urgent Need: Smuggled Four Phones in His Rectum to Court Wrapped in Condoms

A man attempted to smuggle four mobile phones into a court by concealing them in condoms and inserting them into his rectum.

Feb 11 • 12:21 UTC
🇮🇸 RUV Frettir
Crime & Justice

Under review how mobile phones got into Litla-Hraun

There is an ongoing investigation into the smuggling of mobile phones into the Litla-Hraun prison in Iceland.

Feb 11 • 10:56 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Delhi: Accused of Stealing Mobile from Dying Youth Arrested

Two men have been arrested for stealing a mobile phone from a young man who was dying on the street in Delhi's Vikaspuri area.

Feb 10 • 16:22 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Police officers stole a mobile phone

A report reveals that police officers have been accused of stealing a mobile phone.

Feb 10 • 15:13 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Mobile Thieves Police: Enter the Shop, Steal Phone

Two police officers in Jaunpur, India, were caught on CCTV stealing a mobile phone from a showroom.

Feb 10 • 10:35 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

A minor caught stealing 5 thousand euros in Šiauliai

A minor was apprehended in Šiauliai for allegedly stealing over 5,000 euros and a mobile phone from a shopping center.

Feb 10 • 07:55 UTC

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