iPhone thief in Queens has picture emailed to owner by iGotYa app, then forwarded to police

[Harry]

A brazen iPhone thief was captured - in pictures - in Queens after triggering an anti-crime photo app installed on the smartphone.

 

The tech-savvy owner, a 31-year-old woman whose name was not released, was walking on Liberty Ave. near 11th St. in Ozone Park in Queens about 8 p.m. Monday.

 

A man bumped into her, snatched her black iPhone from her pocket and ran away, cops said.

 

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2011/10/05/2011-10-05_iphone_thief_in_queens_has_picture_emailed_to_owner_by_igotya_app_then_forwarded.html#ixzz1a1Y5jwbm

[Via Garibaldi 8]

LOL... *In Stewie's* voice... Excellent... :cool:

[Nova RTS 9147]

[Eastman346]

Doesnt that kid post here? :eek:

[IRT Bronx Express]

Looks like he robbed the wrong iPhone.

[metsfan]

You can put this app on your camera enabled macs/macbooks as well.

 

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[RoadifyDylan]

Gotta love that! Looks like I have a new app to download.

[trainfan22]

Doesnt that kid post here? :eek:

 

What makes you think that he posts here?