Cell phone -- catches criminal!
Text messages to selected areas -- by local and
regional police -- help catch burglar.
I’ve been holding this story for a few days hoping to get more info. It’s such a great idea, I can’t wait any longer.
A burglar who targeted churches has been jailed for five years after he was trapped by a text message.
Christopher Coulthard, 43, was arrested when a builder who had signed up for police text alerts saw him entering a church near Brandon in Suffolk. Police had sent 6,000 texts asking Suffolk residents to be on the lookout.
Suffolk Police spokesman Mike Nunn said Coulthard had been released from prison and was on parole when he committed the latest offences.
It is the first time that anyone has been arrested as a direct result of a text message sent by the Police Direct scheme, which was launched last August.
Is anyone getting anything like this started in the US?
I've already received a positive response from our local Sheriff.
Posted: Mon - April 10, 2006 at 05:51 AM