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iPhone Thief Caught by Tracking Software

Posted January 20, 2013
iPhone Thief Caught by Tracking Software

A very interesting incident took place in a bar where an elderly man stole another man's iPhone. According to the bartender, who was watching the older man, the phone's owner had set his iPhone down on the bar for just a few seconds. In that short time, the thief smoothly took the phone and walked straight out of the bar. The owner wasted no time and called the police. The police asked around and found that the bartender had seen the man who took the phone. The bartender could not describe the thief's face, but he was very sure about the tie the thief was wearing.

The officer asked the owner about the phone, and he explained that it contained tracking software they could use to find the thief. Within a very short time, the thief was located a few blocks away using the tracking software. The owner triggered an alarm in the software, and they were able to pinpoint the man. The owner took the phone and unlocked it with his code, proving to the officer that it was his, and the bartender recognized the thief's tie, confirming that the man was indeed the thief.