Two families in California got their Christmas back after a stolen iPad, loaded with tracking software, notified police of its whereabouts!
The theft happened right before Christmas and authorities were clueless until a few lines of code saved the holiday.
LA Weekly had the scoop:
In the tony community of Westlake Village a man was awaken by noise at 3:30 a.m. on Christmas, and it wasn’t Santa Clause in his home, sheriff’s officials said. It was a burglar, and the resident chased him into the neighborhood only to soon lose sight of the criminal.The man got away with gifts, including an iPad, intended for his family. Deputies sniffed around but came up with nothing. But later that morning …… the victim called the department to say that tracking software on the iPad indicated it was only a few doors away, deputies said.
Patrick Krewson, a 20-year-old visiting from Vista, a community in northern San Diego County, was arrested at the neighbor’s house in connection with the case.The victim got his iPad and other gifts back. But one other family would see their holiday salvaged by this caper, sheriff’s officials said.
Further investigation linked Krewson to another crime. He was arrested and held on $50,000 bail. Learn about the second family he robbed here.
SOURCE: LA Weekly
