January 19, 2007

Stolen GPS Devices Call Police - Three Arrested

Whoops - three were arrested in NY when the GPS units that they allegedly stole notified police of their whereabouts. Apparently the GPS units were part of the DPW plan to track and monitor Snow Plows and other municipal vehicles in the area, and looked like mobile phones. When the town reached out to their GPS units, they found them and when the police arrived, they said that 46-year-old Kurt Husfeldt was holding the device. His 13 year old son and another man were also arrested.

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Update: This also landed on the Morning Edition at NPR - go there to listen.

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Posted by Scott Martin at January 19, 2007 10:04 AM
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