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GPS device leads police to true owner (Moldova.org)
Police in Amityville, N.Y., learned a man had allegedly stolen a global positioning device after they used the technology to track down its true owner.Police alleged that after 33-year-old Alex Batista was found in possession of the GPS device while riding his bicycle, police officers activated its home function and followed it to the device's real owner, New York Newsday reported Saturday.Once ...
Police: Stolen GPS unit leads to arrest (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Police arrested a man on suspicion of stealing a GPS receiver after the device apparently gave him away. Amityville police say they stopped the 33-year-old man early Saturday after they spotted him trying to ride a bicycle while carrying several items, including a car GPS unit. Police say the cyclist gave evasive answers to questions, and when the officer pressed the home button on the GPS, the ...
GPS device leads police to true owner (EARTHtimes.org)
Police in Amityville, N.Y., learned a man had allegedly stolen a global positioning device after they used the technology to track down its true owner. Police alleged that after 33-year-old Alex Batista was found in possession of the GPS device while ridi...
Stolen Jesus statue tracked by GPS (Moldova.org)
The infant Jesus statue stolen from a Florida nativity scene was tracked by GPS and returned to his manger.Police not only recovered the Christ Child figure, they arrested a suspect, The Miami Herald reported Friday.Village leaders in West Palm Beach who erected the nativity scene at the Wellington Community Center decided to equip the figures with GPS after learning of the theft of a Baby Jesus ...
GPS device leads police to true owner (UPI)
Police in Amityville, N.Y., learned a man had allegedly stolen a global positioning device after they used the technology to track down its true owner.
State DNR offers new GPS snowmobile trail maps (DeWitt-Bath Review)
LANSING — The Department of Natural Resources has announced that new Global Positioning System (GPS) quality snowmobile trail maps have recently been posted on the department's Web site.
Police: Stolen GPS unit leads to arrest (El Paso Times)
AMITYVILLE, N.Y.—Police arrested a man on suspicion of stealing a GPS receiver after the device apparently gave him away. Amityville police say they stopped the 33-year-old man early Saturday after they spotted him trying to ride a bicycle while carrying several items, including a car GPS unit.
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