Police Advice to iPhone and iPad Owners after stolen phone recovered

Local officers are repeating their request to users of mobile Apple devices to install and activate the free Find My iPhone App after recovering a stolen iPhone following a robbery in N10 last night, Thursday 15 March.

Officers from Haringey's Robbery Qcars attended in response to a call to a robbery in Fortismere Avenue N10 at about 22:50 hours and checked with the victim whether they had the App on their phone.

The officers were then able to use the victim's AppleID and password to log in to the App on an Ipad and tracked the phone to the N7 area in Islington, where it was recovered.

A 19 year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of robbery and is in custody at a north London police station.

Haringey Police have Tweeted the news via @MPSHaringey to their Twitter followers and offer the following advice to Iphone/Ipad users:

    1.    Download the 'Find My Iphone App'.
    2.    Turn ON 'Location Services' and 'Find My Iphone / Ipad' in your device's settings.
    3.    Set and activate a 'Passcode Lock'.
    4.    Remember your AppleID and Password and give them to police if your device is stolen.

The third step reduces the chance of the suspect being able to quickly turn off the app following the theft.