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Police Busted When Tracking Device Found On Car

Posted by kdawson on from the george-orwell-meets-the-keystone-kops dept.

uh oh notes a story from Down Under where a police investigation came to a screeching halt as a man being investigated by the police found tracking devices in two of his cars, ripped them out, and listed them on an auction site. "Ralph Williams, of Cromwell, said he found the devices last week in his daughter's car, which he uses, and in his flatmate's car after the cars were seized by police and taken away for investigation."

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  1. Even better by kbob88 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Even better would have been if he could have somehow casually slipped it inside a local police car, or perhaps one of their personal cars.

    Perhaps the best would have been to slip it inside the car of a local judge, or newspaper reporter. Then sit back and watch the police try to explain that one.

  2. Give them away. by Secrity · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It would have been interesting to replace them onto somebody else's vehicle, perhaps a trash truck or long haul truck.

  3. He should have... by Razed+By+TV · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Williams took apart one of the devices and found a sim card, which he put into a cellphone. He found the device was sending location text messages to Shaw's mobile number. He should taken out the sim cards, put them in his phone, and rang up a nice phone bill for the police department.