Police advisory

The police have issued and advisory urging members of the public to follow simple but necessary procedures to better identify and protect their cellular phones and laptops if they are ever stolen and/or recovered by the authorities. The following are...

What to record for effective laptop and cellular phone traces.

Laptop

1. Record and store in a safe place the serial number of your laptop, which is located on a label at the back, or as listed on receipt from the seller. Record and keep in a safe place the model number of your laptop, which is located on a label at the back, or as listed on receipt from the seller.

2. Make - located on a label at the back, or as listed on receipt from the seller.

3. Colour and marks of identification - as indicated by owner.

Cellular Phone

1. Make - located on a label at the back of the phone behind the battery, or as listed on receipt from the seller.

2. Record and store in a safe place the model number of the cellular phone which is located on a label at the back of the phone behind the battery, or as listed on receipt from the seller.

3. Record and store in a safe place the serial number of your cellphones which is located on a label at the back of the phone behind the battery, or as listed on receipt from the seller. No two phones have the same serial numbers.