Legislation named for a late NYPD detective that is intended to crack down on cellphone thefts is now on the state’s books.
The law, which requires wireless service providers to disable services to stolen phones, is named for Detective Brian Simonsen, who was shot and killed in February 2019 by friendly fire as he and several other officers responded to a robbery in progress at a Queens cellphone store.
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