thief

Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Random Stuff

If You Steal Somebody’s iPhone and Don’t Know How to Use It, You’ll Go to Jail

7:35AM Matt Buchanan | Shoe designer Sayaka Fukuda was mugged by two men who made off with her purse and iPhone. After reporting it to police, she noticed a strange email in her outbox. Guess what happened next? More »
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Friday, December 19, 2008
Phones

MobileMe Rescues iPhone from Thief

3:37PM Jesus Diaz | Once upon a time, a guy named Rob got his iPhone 3G stolen at the dry cleaners. Thankfully, he was subscribed to MobileMe, which at the end saved the day. Or so he says. More »
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Thursday, October 2, 2008
Computers

Man Uses Remote Desktop to Catch Laptop Thief, Watch Porn Remotely

3:00AM Jesus Diaz | A NY laptop-theft victim finally caught the criminal thanks to the use of a remote desktop application he had installed in his computer. However, it wasn’t as easy as connecting to the notebook over the internet and locating him: His investigation lasted for almost a month, watching his laptop screen as the thief used it for everything except for giving a clue about his whereabouts. And yes, you know exactly what “everything” means: More »
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Gadgets

Unlucky Thief Busted For The Third Time in Four Months For Sealing Police Sat Navs

8:50AM Sean Fallon | It appears that 21 year old James Milsom is in the running for both the dumbest and unluckiest criminial in the UK after being busted for the third time in four months for stealing sat navs from undercover police cars. As you can see, the CCTV system in the vehicle did a pretty good job of capturing the subject–so he is off to another 14 weeks in the slammer. When he gets out, maybe he could team up with the criminals in the video after the break and form a kind of anti-Justice league for morons. More »
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Saturday, June 14, 2008
Online

If You Buy an iPhone Off Craigslist for Really Cheap in a Dark Alley in a Shady Neighbourhood, You Will Get Mugged

4:30AM Matt Buchanan | And now, a Giz PSA: The iPhone 3G might have dealt a pretty solid blow to the value of a vanilla iPhone, but when you see an offer on Craigslist for a case of 10 iPhones for US$2,000 with a meetup in an isolated part of a shady neighbourhood, it might not be legit! More »
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Thursday, June 12, 2008
Press

Stupidest Thief Ever Checks Reflection in CCTV Camera After Swiping Kid’s Necklace

7:20PM Gizmodo US Edition | A mugger who stole jewelry from a teenager on a tram has dropped himself right in it, after he clocked himself in the on-board security cameras. The victim, a 16-year-old boy, was travelling with two friends on a tram in Bromley, a South London suburb, when he was approached by another kid who, after admiring the necklace and bracelet, snatched them. Rather than fleeing immediately, the dumbass tea-leaf sauntered up to the CCTV camera on board the tram, and struck a pose with the stolen items. The mugger, who claimed he was carrying a knife when the victim asked for his gear back, was described by a British Transport policeman, as “not the brightest spark. He was there for a long time and either didn’t care or wasn’t aware he was being filmed.” [Daily Mail] More »
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