From: "Rich Gauszka" 

Not only that it appears that one of the thieves was trying to make a call
on the gps when police arrived as he thought it was a cell phone 

http://www.nypost.com/seven/01202007/news/regionalnews/dim_bulbs_in_gps_theft_b
ust_regionalnews_.htm

January 20, 2007 -- Three thieves who allegedly stole 14 global positioning
system devices didn't get away with their crime for long. The devices led
police right to their Long Island home.

Officials said the thieves didn't even know what they had: they thought the
GPS devices were cellphones, which they planned to sell.

According to Suffolk County police, the GPS devices were stolen yesterday
night from the Town of Babylon Public Works garage in Lindenhurst. The town
immediately tapped its GPS system, and it showed that one of the devices
was inside a house. Police said that when they arrived there, Kurt
Husfeldt, 46, had the device in his hands.

Husfeldt was charged with criminal possession of stolen property. His
13-year-old son also was arrested on grand larceny charges.

Town officials said the boy committed the burglary with Steven
Mangiapanella, 20, also of Lindenhurst. He was charged with grand larceny.


"Antti Kurenniemi"  wrote in
message news:45b59ec4$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> Pfffftt, that's a good one. "How the hell did they find
us?"... 
>
>
> Antti Kurenniemi
>
> "Mark"  wrote in message
news:45b545f7$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> Caught a blurb the other day out of the corner of my eye about a couple
>> guys that broke into a municipal garage and stole a box full of GPS units
>> that were to be installed on municipal vehicles...
>>
>> You already know the rest of the story 
>>
>> "Phil Payne" 
wrote in message
>> news:45b53c3d$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>> > How about pointing a "gun" at a running BBC
video camera with your
>>>> > face
>>>> > uncovered?
>>>> >
>>>> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/6288547.stm
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> Most crooks are dumb otherwise they'd not be crooks.
>>>
>>> The ones we know about, that is.
>>>
>>>
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