Teen Allegedly Broke Into a Couple's Home To Ask For Their WiFi Password, Police Say (washingtonpost.com)

A 17-year-old has been accused of breaking into a couple's home in Northern California and asking for their WiFi password, hours after he had asked nearby neighbors for theirs, authorities said. From a report: Police in Palo Alto said the teen, whose name has not been released, went to a home in Silicon Valley late Saturday and asked to use the residents' WiFi network "because he was out of data," before stealing their bicycle. Then just after midnight Sunday, police said, he broke into a nearby home, woke up a sleeping couple and asked them for their password. The male resident "pushed him down the hallway and out the front door of the house before calling police," police said in a statement. Palo Alto Police Sgt. Dan Pojanamat told The Washington Post on Friday that it's unclear whether the juvenile suspect was really seeking WiFi access or whether it was simply an excuse, saying that "the real issue is the fact that he entered a house that was occupied."

Comments

Re:Sounds like a good way...

[PopeRatzo]

Yes, stupid enough actions should get you killed. That's how evolution, and the world, works.

In that case, Trump voters are in for a very bad day.

Re:Sounds like a good way...

[dgatwood]

Somehow, this reminds me of the joke about the hunter calling 911.

Operator: 911. What's your emergency?
Hunter: I think I just killed my hunting partner.
Operator: Okay, first I need you to check to make sure he's dead.

[Sound of a gunshot]

Hunter: Okay. Now what?

Fun Fact from TFA

[fahrbot-bot]

From TFA:

Fun fact: The city of Palo Alto offers free WiFi to residents and visitors.

Re: Amateur

[zlives]

nope, they were there before i got here, i just didn't want them to break into my house for the wifi password :)