Following an event as large as the Notting Hill Carnival it is highly likely that a number of items of personal property will have been lost or possibly stolen. Due to the sheer numbers of attendees it may not have been possible to report these losses during the event.
May I therefore invite you to retrospectively enter any such missing property on the free www.Immobilise.com database.
This excellent website contains 27 million accounts and is the best register of lost or stolen personal items in the
It is easy to register an account and the guides to registering items such as mobile phones, laptop computers, camera and so on are very clear and easy to follow.
The important detail that is required is the unique serial number of the item that is lost/stolen. This is because when officers discover property, they will check only the serial number against the National Register and so any other numbers will not accurately identify your property.
Even if you have not lost any items it is an opportune moment to create a free account and register your possessions, so that the Police , anywhere in the
Mobile phones are perhaps the most common items that is lost or stolen.MEvery phone or any other device which can connect to a network using a Sim card, such as iPads and Tablet computers , contains a 15 digit unique serial number which is referred to as the IMEI number. Careful recording of this number is essential when registering your phone or device.
Once you have registered and seen the array of items you can protect, please spread the word among family and friends.
I have an account and have protected all of my families devices and identifiable personal property from cycles to guitars, and I thoroughly recommend you do the same.
Thank you for your time
National Mobile Phone Crime Unit
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