BDx13 - 8-25-2005 at 09:20 AM
By Karen Haslam
Wednesday - August 24, 2005
One iPod thief has been caught red handed, and red faced, by staff at Apple retailer KRCS.
Adrian Smith, manager at the Nottingham-based Apple reseller, had his iPod stolen from his car last weekend.
Fortunately for Smith, the cable-less criminal walked into KRCS just days later, seeking cables for a "suspiciously familiar-looking iPod".
Smith told Macworld: "I immediately recognized it. I told the bloke I?d have to try different cables, and when I plugged the iPod into the Macintosh
it came up as 'Adrian?s iPod' straight away."
A quick-thinking Smith told the 'customer' he?d have to check the iPod further, and while fellow staff-member Iain McKechnie kept the thief talking,
Smith called the police, who recognized the description Adrian gave of the man and responded instantly.
An arrest was made on the spot, with Nottingham city police congratulating Adrian on his instant recognition of his own property and prompt reactions.
XHonusWagnerX - 8-25-2005 at 09:24 AM
hahah that rules! Stupid criminals are the best!
There was a story a little while ago about a guy who robbed a bank at the drive up window, BUT he used the lane where you have to put your stuff in
the tube and send it across to the teller. So he put a note that says this is a hold up in the tube and sends it to the girl. The best part is that
SHE GAVE HIM THE MONEY!