A New York company has started to supply churches with GPS tracking systems in order to help them reduce the theft of nativity scene pieces. In particular, the Jesus statue is the most-stolen item of the nativity scene, and Jesus-theft is a growing problem. The GPS system is being embedded onto the baby Jesus statues
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Recently, a van was stolen from the Comtronics parking lot in Jackson, Mississippi. A Comtronics’ driver left his van running while stepping inside of the building. Moments later, the van was stolen by an unidentified driver. Noticing a strange person driving the Comtronics van, another employee reported this strange behavior to his boss. As it
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Two cell phones with GPS chips embedded within them helped Washington police track down four individuals suspected to have been stealing from stores from California to Washington. A Sprint employee advised Oregon police that two cell phones had been stolen from Sprint customers, Sgt. Troy Gotchy of the Deschutes County, Oregon police said. The Sprint
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Earlier this month, one man’s report of an ironic event led to the recovery of more than $1,500,000 in stolen property. This man’s unusual case involved his accidentally receiving his stolen property from his insurance company. On October 21, a man from the Detroit area parked his car outside Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. When
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In Honolulu, Hawaii, an iPad was recovered by police thanks to the internal GPS system. A man reported that his iPad was stolen on Saturday, November 20. The Honolulu police department then used the “Find my iPhone” application, which enabled the Hawaii police to find the stolen device within the same day of the theft.
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Just as some cars are stolen more frequently than others, thieves tend to target certain equipment brands more than others. There are various reasons why thieves prefer one brand over another, yet most people who own heavy equipment are not aware of these popular brands. The National Equipment Register recently listed some of the heavy
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The National Equipment Register (NER) reports that machine theft during the month of November was greater in 2009 than theft during May and August of the same year. Based on statistics gathered during October, 2010, the NER also expects theft to rise in the weeks before American Thanksgiving this year. The NER warns police and
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We all take precautions to protect our homes—we lock the doors, install anti-theft warning systems, or buy a dog—but break-ins still happen. What do you do when these precautions fail? Is there any chance of a criminal being brought to justice? Yes, with GPS tracking. GPS stands for the Global Positioning System. Tracking devices communicate
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Recently, a large car theft ring involving car dealers, brokers, exporters, and garage personnel was disbanded by New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut police. Those involved were taking orders from customers in Senegal, stealing cars from car dealership parking lots, and storing the vehicles inside of shipping containers until the cargo could be sent overseas.
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