LOCATE LOST / STOLEN PHONE

April 15th, 2012
Emergency Services, Police and Fire

 

LOCATE YOUR LOST OR STOLEN SMARTPHONE!

In the  age of technology, Smartphones are being stolen more than ever. Many times these Smartphones are taken by force and/or fear, raising the crime of theft to the level of a robbery, a felony crime. Sometimes, these Smartphones are taken during burglaries from cars or homes. Apprehending these suspects and returning these phones to their rightful owners is difficult. The instructions in this pamphlet can help you get your phone back if it is ever lost or stolen.

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(the following is taken from the LAPD Brochure PDF above for your quick review...)

BLACKBERRY PHONES:

Find My Phone
By GENOA net works
Price: $2.99 

Go to the Blackberry App World market on your Blackberry Smartphone and download the application entitled Find My Phone. You can control your phone and locate it via SMS and Email. You can control your phone to ring, vibrate, and/or flash, and you can locate it via GPS.

BLACKBERRY PHONES:
Wheres My PHone Pro
By Essare LLC
Price: $3.99
Features:

Go to the Blackberry App World market on your Blackberry Smartphone and download the application entitled Wheres My Phone Pro. This application helps you locate, find and recover your lost or stolen Blackberry Smartphone. You control Wheres My Phone by sending e-mail to it from any computer or device.

THEFT PREVENTION TIP FOR IPHONE USERS:
Due to their simple identification, the white "Ear Buds" that came with an iPhone make it easy for thieves to determine that you have an iPhone, even if your iPhone is hidden in your pocket! To Make it more difficult for the crooks, you may want to use earphones of a different color. Let's make it difficult for these thieves!

For more information on how to protect yourself from theft and other crimes, go to:
http://www.lapdonline.org/crime_prevention

LOCATE YOUR LOST OF STOLEN SMARTPHONE:
In the age of technology, Smartphones are being stolen more than ever. Many times these Smartphones are taken by force and/or fear, raising the crime of theft to the level of a rebury, a felony crime! Sometimes, these Smartphones are taken during burglaries from cars or homes. Apprehending these suspects and returning these phones to their rightful owners is difficult. The instructions in this pamphlet can help you get your phone back if it is ever lost or stolen.

Smartphone Chart EMS Committee

Fortunately, most newer phones, such as Apple's iPhone, Blackberries and cell phones utilizing the Droid operating systems, hav build in Global Positioning System (GPS) technology which makes it simple to locate them if they are lost or stolen.

Locating these Smartphones requires that the telephone owner download a free or low cost application to their Smartphone and activate the software. The below listed software can be downloaded directly to your Smartphones from the regularly accessed software markets associated with each phone system.

Further discussion and features of each application can be found below and at the websites noted.


iPhones
Find My iPhone
By: Apple.com
Price: Free

Find My iPone is free for anyone with an iPhone 4 or 4S, ipad (1,2, or 3rd generation) or 4th generation iPhod Touch (iOS 4.2 or later required). This application will allow you to ind your phone using any computer using the phone's GPS technology.


DROID OPERATING SYSTEM PHONES:
LocateMyDroid
By: Android
 Price: Free

Download and install the application LocateMyDroid from the Android Market for free. Following the directions on the screen, the owner must activate the application. You can then Track your phone via GPS using email or SMS from any other phone or computer.