Spark store ram-raided

The aftermath of the ram-raid at the Spark Ponsonby store. Supplied photo.

Thieves who ram raided a Spark store will find it hard to offload their loot as the stolen phones have been blocked.

A car was used to ram raid a Spark store in Ponsonby yesterday morning - the robbery follows a previous ram-raid on the same store a few months ago.

All the stolen devices have been blacklisted following the theft, meaning they won't work on any New Zealand mobile network.

This is standard policy for any device in New Zealand, which makes stealing phones a futile exercise.

Spark general manager Grant McBeath says they're disappointed with the attack.

'The individuals responsible have caused damage to the property and taken a significant quantity of stock.

'It's also a really pointless theft. As all the devices have now been black listed, they might as well have stolen some paper weights, as that's all they're good for now. To be honest, they won't even make good paper weights as our devices are so light these days.”

He advises people to be careful when buying a second-hand phone.

'You can always check whether a phone has been blacklisted following a theft by checking its unique IMEI number on the Telecommunications Forum's website. If you do find a stolen phone, please hand it to the police.”

Spark is reviewing the CCTV footage from cameras within store and is cooperating with police in their investigation.

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1 comment

ram raiders

Posted on 02-02-2017 08:30 | By Hilaire

Are Ar. soles .get them into bl...y work and make them earn a respectful dollar. Life in NZ is too easy and is a the welfare system are SUCKERS


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