From Reuters.
Some guy robbed a house, answered the cell phone he stole and didn’t hang up as he gave the taxi driver directions… guess who was on the phone?
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish police caught a burglar after he answered a phone he had just stolen and did not hang up, letting them eavesdrop on his getaway ride in a taxi.
The man broke into a house in Overtornea in the far north of Sweden, stealing a mobile phone and other possessions.
The police rang the stolen phone and heard him swearing about the late arrival of a taxi which he had ordered to take him to neighbouring Kalix, 60 km (37 miles) away.
“The thief answered the phone but then just put it away without turning it off,” said Overtornea policeman Kurt Paavola.
The police tracked down the taxi and arrested the man late on Monday.
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That ranks up there with stealing computer equipment and providing technical support with the serial number. ha.
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