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Remind me never to mess with the law in Australia as the police there will seriously pull every resource in hunting down a criminal. How do I know this? The police force there deployed a friggin’ helicopter – a HELICOPTER! – to track down an iPhone thief. Sure, the chopper might have already been in the area, but still. Here in the U.S., if you report a stolen cell phone you’d be lucky if a cop even acknowledges your presence as he takes down your info.
The thief stole an iPhone from a woman in a hospital, and a chopper in the air used the iPhone’s GPS to aid in tracking the smartphone down. A 16-year-old on a bicycle – I know, right? – realized that the chopper was after him and his stolen goods, so he ditched the bike and took a tram. The police had already spotted him and figured out where he was headed, so they were waiting for the perp on the ground before he could make off with the Apple smartphone.
The thief will apparently be charged with not just the theft, but possession of cannabis, too.
And I thought that missing Droid and car found within seven minutes by police was a hell of a recovery.
[Via: The Age]
About The Author
Marc Flores
Marc has been a mobile fanatic for the better part of a decade and has had more devices pass through his hands than he would care to count. Originally from Los Angeles and briefly in San Francisco, Marc now lives in Brooklyn where, unlike Will Park, he longs for simpler times and simpler technology. All the while, he writes about gadgets and wireless technology as he tinkers, hacks and ultimately breaks most of his gadgets in the process. Marc has written about the mobile industry for Boy Genius Report, MobileCrunch, Laptop Magazine and has had his work appear in the Wall Street Journal, Gizmodo, CrunchGear and more.
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