Three Wanaque residents sustained injuries yesterday while experiencing yet another way that cell phones can cause accidents. Two females and one male were reportedly hurt while traveling north in a 2000 Honda that struck a utility pole on Ringwood Avenue near Wanaque Avenue at about 8:30 p.m. on March 3 as the driver tried to retrieve a fallen cell phone, authorities said.
According to a report by Patrolman Scott Dempsey, an occupant lost control of the cell phone, which fell between the feet of the 17-year-old driver, who crashed while trying to retrieve it.
Police report that all three reported minor injuries and were taken to Chilton Hospital by the Pompton Lakes/Riverdale First Aid Squad.
OTTAWA¡ªNew Democrat MP Mike Sullivan wants the federal government to crack down on cellphone thefts.
Sullivan (York South¡ªWeston) is tabling a bill Tuesday that would make it illegal in Canada to tamper with a cellphone¡¯s serial number.
The private member¡¯s bill is a follow up to Sullivan¡¯s motion last year calling for a national database to track stolen phones, a measure currently being developed by the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association.
Sullivan says his bill would cripple the underground trade in stolen cellphones by making it easier for police and owners to track their whereabouts.
He says it would also curb an outbreak of phone-related muggings in Toronto and elsewhere in Canada, which he calls a crime of opportunity.
Sullivan says under the current system, it¡¯s too easy to reactivate a stolen mobile phone with a different service provider.
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. – As cell phones and cameras shrink and become increasingly prolific, health clubs are working hard to enforce privacy policies.
Life Time Fitness uses its location’s massive size as an advantage.
In addition to men and women’s locker rooms, they have a family locker room geared towards parents with children under 12.
There are individual changing rooms that have showers and they all lock,” says Todd Grivna, the general manager of Eden Prairie’s Life Time.
In all of the dressing rooms, clear signs ban the use of cell phone and other devices with photo or video capabilities. But Grivna admits that in this digital age, that can be tough. “They have music on them or a lot of people are working even when they’re not at work so they’re trying to make a quick call,” says Grivna. “It’s hard to manage, but we do our best.” Life Time also bans cameras in the workout area and pool.
Since instituting its cell phone policy in 2003, devices have gotten much smaller. Knowing they can’t spot every device, they use manpower as a deterrent.
“We staff the areas. We have people in there cleaning. They are also checking for those types of things.”
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Unrelated to the Life Time in Eden Prairie, a Coon Rapids man has been arrested, accused of shooting video of young males changing inside the locker room at a Twin Cities YMCA.cheap phones for sale