With the the warm weather approaching, people out and about be extremely cautious of cell phone thieves. was visiting family, walked out from their condo. A young clean looking guy in his late 20s asked politely if he could make a call for a friend that he was to meet, has not yet arrived. I had obliged dialed the number for him handed over the phone.
He started running down the street with my phone. I could not catch the dirt bag.
Luckily a couple strolling with their children saw what had taken place. They came forward, to inform me the same guy tried the same scam, only reason he didn't steal their iphone he could not reach his buddy.
They were requesting to hold his wallet while using the phone. Therefore the guy gave back the iphone, and his wallet returned. The good citizens proceeded to give the name and address of the thief, they memorized because they may have known his family, and dialed 911 for me. LE and I went to his home, I id the prick, got my blackberry back.
Told the thief in front of le glad they found him before I did.
I called my cell phone carrier, to check if LD calls were made, thankfully none.
The carrier then proceeded to tell me, I was lucky things for me turned out.
He had a women robbed of her iphone with a gun held to her head.
