Dumb criminal trumped by simple Technology
From Portland, OR station
KPTX:
iPhone app leads to suspected car prowler's arrest
Multnomah County Sheriff deputies arrested two men Saturday night after tracking them down using an iPhone application.
Lt. Mary Lindstrand said the case started around 4:30 p.m. when Lilli Gordon made a quick stop at Roster Rock State Park.
On the phone Sunday afternoon, Gordon told FOX 12 she had been babysitting her aunt's child for five days. To kill time before heading to the airport, Gordon said she, her mom and aunt all stopped at the park to take in its views.
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Deputies said while the family was away from the car, Nicholas Barnard and Lonnie Rogers broke into the vehicle and stole the valuables including the iPhone.
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Deputies were given the log-in information by Lowell Gordon and a short time later, he noticed the phone was "moving." He called deputies and they went to the phone's location near North Lombard and North Chicago in Portland. The deputy looking at the G-P-S tracking information on his mobile computer in the squad car was able to direct a third deputy to a specific spot at that intersection, Lindstrand said. The deputy at the intersection met up with three adult males who were sitting underneath a tree. The deputy speaking to the three men requested the deputy tracking the phone to "send an alert" and the stolen iPhone rang in one of the male's pocket, Lindstrand said.
Deputies arrested Barnard and Rogers.
Being stupid is no way to go through life...
Posted by DaveH at July 4, 2011 1:23 PM