police been informed but nothing has been done its been a month. what can we do about it?
2007-11-05 06:17:05 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
bank details intimate info etc
2007-11-05 06:19:55 · update #1
if cops do nothing can/should i take matters into my own hands?
2007-11-05 06:20:45 · update #2
united kingdom
2007-11-05 06:23:56 · update #3
Your neighbour is BREAKING THE LAW!!!!!!!!!!!!
Owning a scanner is not illegal but using it to listen to transmissions not meant for general reception is ILLEGAL !!
General transmission is defined as :
a) licensed broadcasting stations
b) amatuer and citizen band radio transmissions
c) weather and navigational transmissions
Section 49(1), (2) and (3) of the Wireless Telegraghy Act 2006 makes it an offence if a person uses the equipment to obtain information which he is not the intended recipient of.
This means it also illegal to tell a third party what has been heard.
Under Section 1 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 it's an offence for a person to intercept any transmission by means of a private telecommunication system..........
Bottom line it's illegal to listen to other people mobile/cordless phonecalls.....
THESE ARE UK LAWS.......
Go to the OFCOM site http:/www.ofcom.org.uk/radiocomms/ifi/enforcement/ofw156x and print off the Guidance on Receive-Only Radio Scanners....
Phone the Police (again) and point out that your neighbour is breaking two laws..... you could also try contacting Ofcom?
Good Luck
2007-11-05 14:09:28 · answer #1 · answered by Larabeth 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Report it to the Police in writing.
If they still do nothing write to the Chief Constable.
Keep copies of letters; if still no action write and send some copies to your MP.
If still no response, ask which Newspaper they would like the story to be printed in.
2007-11-05 14:54:44 · answer #2 · answered by rogerglyn 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, you know what's going to end up happening one of these days... He'll be the star of his own "scanner show". Maybe when the shoe's on the other foot, he'll see what it feels like to have his business blabbed all over. Mark my word, it'll happen. Karma's a powerful force! lol
2007-11-05 14:22:57 · answer #3 · answered by julz 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Is repeating something that is broadcast over the airwaves a crime? I'm not sure it is, but assuming for the moment that it is, can they arrest him on your say-so? Probably have to prove it. Watch for strangers in the pub wearing a recorder.
2007-11-05 14:28:00 · answer #4 · answered by Computer Guy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Didn't something like this happen to Price William a few months ago and the person concerned ended up charged?
2007-11-05 15:17:17 · answer #5 · answered by D B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the fact is..anyone in the world can buy a police scanner so its not privileged info.......and if u did smash it....he could take u to court for destruction of property...so ur best bet is just try to ignore him
2007-11-05 16:17:26 · answer #6 · answered by alisha s 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is an invasion of privacy and if you can prove it the cops should follow up on it!! You could take your mates down to his house and scare the sh*t out of him!!! Just don't resort to violence that would just make things worse than they already are!! Good Luck with that!!
2007-11-05 14:37:28 · answer #7 · answered by Polar Molar 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Won't matter soon when all forces switch to digital comms, scanners don't work then
2007-11-06 11:26:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I take it you are in the US because scanners are illegal in the UK if any channel is tuned to emergency services
2007-11-05 14:22:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
What a wanker, if he doesn't know you know I'd feed him some information that would give him something to mull over- and worry about--something he would be unlikely to repeat---know what I mean ??
2007-11-05 14:24:23 · answer #10 · answered by *ifthatswhatyoureinto* 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋