Police arrest MacBook thief caught on camera by victim
2nd June 2011
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When Joshua Kaufman’s MacBook was stolen, he pursued the thief who took it by using the “Hidden” software he had installed on the laptop. It allowed him to check in and capture snapshots of the guy in possession of the computer, using the built-in iSight camera. Kaufman created a blog with pictures of the man in various states of undress and activity as he used the MacBook. It took more than two months, but Tuesday, the Oakland police finally arrested the suspected thief, a limo driver who they tricked into picking them up.
And people want the government in charge of our health care? I don’t think so.
Oakland Police Department’s media relations officer, Holly Joshi, told us that it was “human error” that delayed Kaufman’s case. She said that the theft investigations unit handles 2,400 reports a month amongst three investigators, and that somehow, Kaufman’s report had been erroneously filed rather than put in the second priority category, which assigns investigators for follow up when evidence is present.
And if you believe that one, they’ll tell you another one.
Muthanna Aldebashi, 27, is charged with possession of stolen merchandise and is in jail on a $20,000 bail.
Obviously a fine, native-born American.