Woman Snaps Pic Of Laptop Thieves By Remote - With Video
Instead of filing this under “Dumb Crooks”, it should be filed under “Smart Victim”…
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A Westchester woman who had her laptop stolen was able to connect to the computer, photograph two suspects and file the photos to police.
White Plains Police say they used the photos to arrest 23-year-old Edmon Shahikian of Katonah and 20-year-old Ian Frias of the Bronx Wednesday night. Police say they recovered most of the $5,000 worth of electronics stolen from the woman’s White Plains apartment back on April 27.
Police say the woman got a call from a friend asking if she was online.
Details of how it was done in the video…
The victim said no and was told by the friend that her computer showed her as being on the Internet.
At that point the victim signed onto another computer and used the “Back to My Mac” program to determine that her stolen MacIntosh laptop was on the Web.
She then used the stolen computer’s camera to photograph Shahikian.
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Only on a MAC would she have been able to pull this off. Stupid thieves got what they deserved. What idiots.
May 10th, 2008 at 2:09 pmI just wish you could do this on PC. Although I feel sorry for anyone dumb enough to take my computer, it’s such a piece of crap, most of the keys are missing from the laptop. lol
May 10th, 2008 at 2:14 pmBrilliant lady. In general, IA is pretty easy. This is a perfect example of the old adage that “knowledge is power”.
May 10th, 2008 at 2:26 pmYou can add this ‘feature’ on PC’s as well. It’ll cost you a little but might be worth it if you run a high-end laptop. Plenty of software companies out there selling this.
Or, if you’re comfortable using illicit, hacker-made programs, you can build in your own tracking ability.
May 10th, 2008 at 2:39 pmGood for her!
May 10th, 2008 at 4:09 pmOh, hell, this is old news. I used to do it with my typewriter back in the Corps. Where’s my beer?
Oh, there it is. Bottoms up, little lady. Good job.
May 10th, 2008 at 6:17 pm