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GPS Devices Lead Authorities to Thieves' Home

Posted by Zonk on from the please-put-the-stolen-locatermabob-down dept.

Radon360 writes "A trio of not-so-bright thieves in Lindenhurst, NY stole 14 GPS position reporting devices used on public works equipment from a nearby township garage. Authorities didn't have to look too far to locate him or the devices, as one of them was still active and indicated the location of his home when it was queried. From the article: 'Town officials said the thieves didn't even know what they had: they thought the GPS devices were cell phones, which they planned to sell.'"

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  1. Let me get this straight by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    So if the thieves had stolen one less GPS tracking device (as only the one was still on and functioning), the headline would have read:
    "Idiot Thieves Somehow Manage to Make Off With Armloads of Location Trackers"?

  2. Re:It reminds me... by ColaMan · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If they were smart, they'd still be crooks, just at large.

    Smart crooks are not identified - you hear very little about them apart from statements such as, "Police are appealing for help from the general public to help catch a criminal who did X."

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    You are in a twisty maze of processor lines, all alike.
    There is a lot of hype here.
  3. Re:It reminds me... by Cyberax · · Score: 5, Funny

    The smartest crooks do not violate laws. They MAKE them.