0 an electronic device that is fastened around the ankle of a person who has committed a crime, so that the police know where that person is: --
Under the scheme, persistent criminals will be fitted with special electronic ankle tags and monitored 24 hours a day.
He had been fitted with an ankle tag, which he had removed and dumped in a park in North Manchester.
Official figures reveal that almost 2,000 offenders a year escape monitoring by tampering with ankle tags or tearing them off.
He was locked away for joyriding and currently wears an electronic ankle tag to make sure he stays out of further trouble.