That took a week before the taxpayers, homeowners, and residents were notified
Admittedly the victims were stupid to begin with, but for sure they are NOT Schenectady residents.
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App leads Schenectady police to stolen iPhones
Saturday, October 5, 2013 By Steven Cook (Contact) Gazette Reporter
SCHENECTADY — A couple attending a wedding returned to their car last weekend in Schenectady and found their iPhones missing and presumed stolen.
But the phones weren’t missing for long, thanks to a locator app that led police directly to them — and a suspect.
The incident happened last Sunday afternoon on State Street near Key Hall. The couple was attending a wedding there and left their phones in their car. They also left their car unlocked, police said.
They returned to find that someone had been in their car and the phones were gone. They reported the theft to city police, and also told responding officers about the “Find My iPhone” app. The app does just as it says, helping owners track down lost or stolen phones. The couple’s phones were an iPhone 5 and an iPhone 4S.
Accessing the couple’s Apple account, officers soon tracked the phone to a store at the corner of State and Hulett streets.
With multiple people there, Officers Jeff St. Onge and Eric Reyell keyed in on one man who looked like he was offering something to the store clerk. The store clerk seemed to be declining it.
Speaking to both, the officers got conflicting accounts as to what was said. The clerk’s account was that the customer was trying to sell him a phone. The officers then spotted the customer allegedly trying to put a phone in his pants. That phone, and another one recovered shortly after, turned out to be the ones taken from the couple’s car, authorities said.
Charged with one count of fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property was 50-year-old Calvin Williams.
City police Lt. Mark McCracken praised both the officers and the app. “It’s fantastic. That’s why the app exists, in case someone loses it or is a victim of a crime.”
Optimists close their eyes and pretend problems are non existent. Better to have open eyes, see the truths, acknowledge the negatives, and speak up for the people rather than the politicos and their rich cronies.
And of course it's King Phillip making the money and his buddies at the city and county are STEALING money from the financially struggling homeowners who are FORCED to pay the property taxes on this FOR PROFIT wedding banquet business that Morris is getting rich on.
Optimists close their eyes and pretend problems are non existent. Better to have open eyes, see the truths, acknowledge the negatives, and speak up for the people rather than the politicos and their rich cronies.
well well....what would we do without all this tech stuff.......makes these crimes easier to find the perp....this time they were lucky....most times the
stolen goods are gone before ya know it....that's how fast these perps work....it's not keeping one step ahead.....it's become a running game...
You leave your phone in an unlocked car anywhere - it can be stolen.
Sure it can but it shows just how fast it can be done and how many scumbags are out there looking. My neighbor had his laptop stolen within a minute of just running into his house. My friend had his window smashed and his cd player he was just about to install stolen, same deal he ran into his house for a minute and it was gone. I had my car broken into 3 times, even though locked they busted the window out.
"In the beginning of a change, the Patriot is a scarce man, brave, hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a Patriot."
visitor is correct about this happening anywhere, it is becoming a real nuisance for police departments especially in places like Brooklyn. I mean, for sure, somebody forcibly takes it from you or breaks in your car, the police should get involved, but left in an unlocked car? Sheesh! It's like in the Starbucks stores, people leave their laptop computers unattended. It does illustrate, to me, that we are possibly drawing people downtown who have an unfounded sense of security. Could it be that an overemphasis on how statistically safe it is, is giving people the wrong idea, so that we will be seeing the crime rate go up, as a result? That Key Hall really ticks me off, anyhow. Notice which bank it is, participating in a program to try to do to unsuspecting buyers what happened nationwide and caused so much pain. One hand washes the other. Take this white elephant off our hands (a property they couldn't unload to anyone who would actually have to pay taxes on it) and we'll help you rope in some easy marks. BTW, there was a fistfight down near the old Y on State Street last night. Not an uncommon occurrence, but isn't the new location going to be near senior housing? Enjoy your new neighbors, Grandpa.
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