Find My iPhone App Assists In Arrest Of Four Thieves
Four thieves who tried to make off with a bounty of wallets and electronics in California this week were no match for the technology of Apple's iPhone.
The iPhone's "Find My iPhone" app, which allows users to utilize the phone's GPS technology to pinpoint a lost or stolen phone's location and perform several actions like sending messages or locking the phone remotely, proved invaluable in a police investigation in Los Angeles.
At least four robberies were reported in various locations around Hollywood on Sunday and Monday evenings, including the 5700 block of Virginia Avenue and 1600 block of Sycamore Avenue.
The four thieves took several items from the handful of victims, including wallets, cell phones and other personal belongings. The owner of one of the stolen iPhones then used the Find My iPhone feature to assist in the investigation, according to Sgt. Mark Ro of the Los Angeles Police Department Hollywood Station.
"A lot of iPhones get stolen. Not many victims know how to use the Track My Phone app,'' Ro said to My Fox LA. "Either the victim or an officer used another iPhone or iPod and they tracked down the phone. They (the suspects) were a couple of miles away and they were together.''
The man who owned the stolen iPhone activated the Find My iPhone app, which pinpointed the location of the thieves. With information from the app and the use of a police helicopter, Los Angeles Police Department located the four suspects in a car with stolen wallets and phones inside at Santa Monica Boulevard and Virgil Avenue, Ro said.
The four suspects were subsequently arrested.
