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macca69 · 28-04-08, 07:08 PM

hi i found this in my local paper .how do you think they got caught .my guess is through ebay

FORTY police officers raided three homes and an industrial unit in Blackburn as part of an inquiry into illegal use of digital television set-top boxes.
Five men were arrested following a joint investigation by Lancashire Constabulary and Virgin Media.
A house in Livingstone Road and two in Assheton Road as well as an industrial unit in Hamilton Street, were raided early this morning.
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Officers were spending the rest of the day carrying out searches at the properties.
Detectives at Greenbank Police Station were also questioning the suspects on suspicion of committing offences under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
Sergeant Colin Dassow said: "Members of the public should be reminded that using set-top boxes that have been illegally modified to receive digital TV subscription channels are committing a criminal offence.
"Anyone receiving these channels and making no payment to the respective media company is at risk of being prosecuted."
Malcolm Davies, Virgin Media's head of fraud and security, said: "We take this matter extremely seriously and will continue to work closely with all the police forces throughout the UK to prosecute individuals connected with this type of TV fraud."
11:58am today

karen21101 · 28-04-08, 07:13 PM

who would do a thing like that officer im innocent

soundpimp · 28-04-08, 07:23 PM

discracefull!! People stealing cable TV. I think they should bring back hanging. ;0)

Marc · 28-04-08, 07:43 PM

Ooh i say how devilish,i cannot believe these people are stealing cc services,how awful,i think they should throw the book at them

Lmfao

Marc

lucky13 · 28-04-08, 08:31 PM

you can modify a set-top box to receive subscription cable without subscribing

pierrot · 28-04-08, 08:54 PM

40 police officers working on behalf of multi billionaire richard branson what a disgrace, they should be trying to solve real crimes.

soundpimp · 28-04-08, 09:27 PM

but stealing cable tv!!! they should have every police officer in the uk and europe working on this case. If only sherlock homes was alive.....

nuttydave · 28-04-08, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soundpimp

but stealing cable tv!!! they should have every police officer in the uk and europe working on this case. If only sherlock homes was alive.....

or real

wonder if those coppers got enough to share them all out

jamiejamie230 · 28-04-08, 11:21 PM

mmmm sounds like a dissatisfied customer lol, maybe someone couldnt get their head round updating. haha.

Fangio99 · 28-04-08, 11:25 PM

OMG, thats it, I am throwing my box in the bin. Its only a matter of time before they are knocking my door down........My poor fingernails can't take it......

Back to stealing pron from the internet for me again.......lol

Fangio.

28-04-08, 07:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
macca69 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 9 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	busts in blackburn hi i found this in my local paper .how do you think they got caught .my guess is through ebay FORTY police officers raided three homes and an industrial unit in Blackburn as part of an inquiry into illegal use of digital television set-top boxes. Five men were arrested following a joint investigation by Lancashire Constabulary and Virgin Media. A house in Livingstone Road and two in Assheton Road as well as an industrial unit in Hamilton Street, were raided early this morning. advertisement [ Officers were spending the rest of the day carrying out searches at the properties. Detectives at Greenbank Police Station were also questioning the suspects on suspicion of committing offences under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Sergeant Colin Dassow said: "Members of the public should be reminded that using set-top boxes that have been illegally modified to receive digital TV subscription channels are committing a criminal offence. "Anyone receiving these channels and making no payment to the respective media company is at risk of being prosecuted." Malcolm Davies, Virgin Media's head of fraud and security, said: "We take this matter extremely seriously and will continue to work closely with all the police forces throughout the UK to prosecute individuals connected with this type of TV fraud." 11:58am today

28-04-08, 07:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
karen21101 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 34 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: busts in blackburn who would do a thing like that officer im innocent

28-04-08, 07:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
soundpimp Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 149 Thanks: 4 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts	Re: busts in blackburn discracefull!! People stealing cable TV. I think they should bring back hanging. ;0)

28-04-08, 07:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
Marc Underground Crew Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 486 Thanks: 6 Thanked 111 Times in 98 Posts	Re: busts in blackburn Ooh i say how devilish,i cannot believe these people are stealing cc services,how awful,i think they should throw the book at them Lmfao Marc

28-04-08, 08:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
lucky13 LOOK-KEY 13!!!! Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,000 Thanks: 11 Thanked 439 Times in 372 Posts	Re: busts in blackburn you can modify a set-top box to receive subscription cable without subscribing


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28-04-08, 08:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
pierrot Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 20 Thanks: 4 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: busts in blackburn 40 police officers working on behalf of multi billionaire richard branson what a disgrace, they should be trying to solve real crimes.

28-04-08, 09:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
soundpimp Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 149 Thanks: 4 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts	Re: busts in blackburn but stealing cable tv!!! they should have every police officer in the uk and europe working on this case. If only sherlock homes was alive.....

28-04-08, 11:21 PM	#9 (permalink)
jamiejamie230 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 52 Thanks: 8 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: busts in blackburn mmmm sounds like a dissatisfied customer lol, maybe someone couldnt get their head round updating. haha. __________________ J4M1E ------ He who never made a mistake, never tried anything new....

28-04-08, 11:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
Fangio99 Apprentice Village Idiot Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 82 Thanks: 8 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Re: busts in blackburn OMG, thats it, I am throwing my box in the bin. Its only a matter of time before they are knocking my door down........My poor fingernails can't take it...... Back to stealing pron from the internet for me again.......lol Fangio.

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