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All for the love of a phone!

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  • 07-10-2010 4:44pm
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    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭


    In Palo Alto, USA, cellphone theft is apparently taken very seriously.
    If you think I'm exaggerating, then consider this: Officers from three law enforcement agencies conducted a full-on manhunt—complete with a helicopter search—just because some guy stole a Droid.

    Apparently the thief asked to briefly borrow someone's cellphone—a Motorola Droid—and instead of returning it simply hopped onto a potentially stolen bicycle and rode away with the gadget. Shortly after the crime was reported, an officer spotted the thief and chased him on foot until the criminal escaped out of sight.

    At this point authorities knew they had a very slippery fellow on their hands and proceeded to set up a perimeter, conduct yard-to-yard searches, alarm nearby residents of the evildoer in their midst, and take advantage of a sheriff's helicopter that was in the area.

    When asked after authorities called off the manhunt whether the response fit the crime, Nielepko said, "I think the helicopter is what threw more attention to this." He added that the response was both standard and appropriate.
    "Whenever we see there's a threat to public safety, we're going to dedicate any resources we have to apprehend that person," he said.
    "The threat to public safety would be an unknown person jumping through citizens' backyards."
    Source: http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_16264497?nclick_check=1

    The thief wasn't caught by the time the manhunt was called off. :o

    I wonder would we go to such trouble! :D


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    KeithM89_old
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    Couldnt the po-po just ring it and trace it??


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    bonerm
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    Ah stolen Droids.

    The thief was probably on his way Anchorhead to have its memory flushed.


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    Biggins
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    The thief was probably stopped at the checkpoint.
    Solution?
    A wave of the hand and... "These are not the droids your looking for!"


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    SadieSue
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    Sure if they caught him he'd just say this isn't the droid your looking for.

    Edit: Damnit Biggins!


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    Biggins
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    SadieSue wrote: »
    Edit: Damnit Biggins!
    Sorry. :o


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    SadieSue
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    Biggins wrote: »
    Sorry. :o

    :pac: S'all right I forgive ya!


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    krudler
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    bonerm wrote: »
    Ah stolen Droids.

    The thief was probably on his way Anchorhead to have its memory flushed.

    not before going to Toshi station to pick up some power converters


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