Man Steals Ambulance, Briefly. TAGS: ambulance | car theft | gps theft Email Last Wednesday eve, a man in Alberta decided to take an ambulance for a joy ride. The man didn’t get very far, since authorities were able to track his every …Continue reading →

The Dumb Crook Award Goes To… TAGS: Cell Phones | gps theft | iPhone Email After stealing the contents from over 25 vehicles in Steens, Mississippi, William Bowen was arrested thanks to a GPS enabled cell phone he swiped from one of the cars. When …Continue reading →

You Can Track Your Phone, But Who Will Track It Down? TAGS: gps theft | iPhone | theft Email A Jacksonville, Florida, resident, Monica Friel, lost her iPhone one night last week. Friel remembered leaving her phone in the backseat of a taxi. Trying not to panic, she remembered …Continue reading →

Two New Jersey Men Arrested Just Minutes After GPS Theft TAGS: Crime Prevention | GPS New Jersey | gps theft Email Police arrested two men in Jackson, New Jersey just minutes after a GPS tracking device was reported stolen. A Jackson resident called the police at 3:34 a.m. Saturday morning to …Continue reading →

Prevent the Theft of Your GPS Unit TAGS: gps theft | GPS Tracker | navigational theft Email A GPS unit is one of the most popular items to own these days, but not everyone wants to pay for one. Theft of portable GPS units is on the …Continue reading →

Police Track Getaway Vehicle with GPS TAGS: gps theft | police | robber | theft Email Kevin Cheeks was convicted in Queens Supreme Court for holding up the Shinki Nail Salon in Oakland Gardens, Queens. His downfall was using a distinctive company-owned getaway vehicle. The vehicle …Continue reading →

GPS Provides Evidence in Rhode Island Car Theft Case TAGS: car jacking | car theft | gps theft | theft prevention | vehicle theft Email Authorities in Little Compton, Rhode Island, have been trying to track down two car thieves since Christmas Eve. On Thursday, December 30, police were able to apprehend the car thieves …Continue reading →

GPS Device Theft Rising in Philadelphia TAGS: gps theft | GPS Tracker | navigational theft | philadelphia theft Email Just in time for the holiday season, police report that GPS tracking devices in Philadelphia are being stolen at an increasingly higher rate than previous holiday seasons. The unemployment rate …Continue reading →

Thanks to GPS, Bank Robbery Isn’t What it Used to Be TAGS: bank | bank robbery | bank theft | gps bank | gps theft Email What does a GPS tracking device look like? Would you know if you saw one? If Brittney Caudle and Emma Westhusing had asked themselves these questions prior to robbing a …Continue reading →

An Ohio Theft of Biblical Proportions TAGS: car theft | gps theft | gps thief | suv theft Email This past Wednesday (December, 8, 2010) a car thief in Medina, Ohio, attempted to break into a car in order to steal a GPS tracking device. Presumably distracted by a …Continue reading →