Murdoch’s people didn’t just hack into cellphones – they apparently stole them too

The New York Times reports: The phone hacking investigation in Britain, which began with Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid newspapers, has broadened to include allegations that information was obtained from stolen cellphones, significant payoffs were made to public officials, and “medical, banking and other personal records” were illegally accessed, the senior police officer in charge of the operations told a judicial inquiry Monday.