Stolen laptop leads victim to thieves
Ah-hah!
The Dangerous Duo
A tech-savvy White Plains woman whose apartment was burglarized solved the crime herself after she was able to log on to her stolen laptop, photograph one of the suspects with it and get photos of another.
Edmon Shahikian and Ian Frias were picked up at their homes after the victim turned the pictures over to police.
The victim, who works at The Apple Store in The Westchester mall, received a call from a friend asking her if she was online. She said no, and was told by her friend that his computer showed her as being logged onto the Internet.
At that point, police said, the victim signed onto another computer and used the “Back to My Mac” program to determine that her stolen MacIntosh laptop indeed was signed onto the Web and that someone was using it to shop online. She then activated the stolen computer’s camera, allowing her to “see” what was in front of the laptop.
At first, police said, she saw only an empty chair. But a short time later, they said, she was able to photograph a man, Shahikian, sitting in front of her stolen laptop. The victim then was able to find photos of Frias using the computer after it had been stolen, police said.
She…contacted police, gave them the tell-tale photos, and the arrests were made a short time later.
A wonderful cautionary tale - for thieves who ain’t too smart, anyway.
Posted: Sat - May 10, 2008 at 08:00 AM