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trophykev
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 Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:51 pm Post subject: Recovered Stolen Satnavs |
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I am a serving police officer  who is responsible for the intelligence on a lot of these thefts in Bedfordshire.
Fortunately we are frequently now recovering stolen devices and arresting the offenders 
Unfortunately despite the work of PGPS and Immobilise we struggle to identify these devices (including most makes / types)
Evidentially I do not to encourage my colleagues to tamper with them too much.
I need recommendations for software etc that will download a route and show me the exact waypoint or POI onto a computer.
Frequently all we get is HOME or WORK etc. Many of my colleagues are techno phobes and computer illiterate so the simpler the better.
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Privateer
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| Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 10:40 pm Post subject: |
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Hi trophykev,
 to the forum.
| trophykev wrote: | | Fortunately we are frequently now recovering stolen devices and arresting the offenders |
Excellent news. Well done to you and your colleagues!  
| trophykev wrote: | | Unfortunately despite the work of PGPS and Immobilise we struggle to identify these devices (including most makes / types) |
Do you mean identify the actual type of device (i.e. TomTom GO 500) or identify the actual original owner of the stolen goods?
| trophykev wrote: | Evidentially I do not to encourage my colleagues to tamper with them too much.
I need recommendations for software etc that will download a route and show me the exact waypoint or POI onto a computer. |
Presumably the stolen devices may or may not have 12/24v power cables and even more presumably you won’t recover the devices with computer cables.
| trophykev wrote: | | Frequently all we get is HOME or WORK etc. Many of my colleagues are techno phobes and computer illiterate so the simpler the better. |
Would you mind contacting me via PM/email with your real name, number, and station that you work from and a convenient time to contact you and we’ll discuss this off line. In this day and age I’d prefer to ensure that you are indeed a currently serving police officer and I don’t want to give an undesirable any ideas either. No offence intended. 
Regards,
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Border_Collie
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Location: Rainham, Kent. England.
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| Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 11:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Frequently all we get is HOME |
Why not switch on and naviagate, to the owners, home. Knock on one or two doors and you can return it. :D
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kevpol
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| Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 4:23 pm Post subject: more found tomtoms |
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the following satnavs have been found after a warrant in Luton
1. IPAQ 530085605104
2. TOM TOM B164B4O00423
3. TOM TOM G15505H01489
4. ROAD ANGEL 00050702
5. TOM TOM G17435K00129
6. TOM TOM M13495H02482
7. TOM TOM M13385G01642
anyone with knowledge please call me
Kev BROWN 07005 808 933 or email kevin.brown@bedfordshire.pnn.police.uk
(got my original user name back now)
Lost_Property - I beleive i am better served kicking doors in Luton than knocking doors around the UK trying to find the owner
I really would appreciate any one log onto www.immobilise.com prior to the theft then both them and this site if/when it is stolen. |
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Border_Collie
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| Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 4:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Lost_Property - I beleive i am better served kicking doors in Luton than knocking doors around the UK trying to find the owner |
I like your style Officer. :P
I guess what I should have said is... Get a lock on the unit then navigate to Home. It will show on the map where the owner lives, who could be the real owner or the 'new' owner.
But hey, forget that, kick a few more doors in. Can you give us the Postcode of where the culprits live? We can then all navigate there, look for a missing door, walk in and do a bit of kicking ourselves. :P :P
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Paul80
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| Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 11:53 am Post subject: |
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| They could of course just go to the edit home bit and it will show the home address, it would be just a couple of seconds work for anyone computer literate enough to send e.mails. |
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