Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Greed will get 'em
Alan Heuss was making a cell phone call outside a Columbus, OH restaurant when an armed man got in on the passenger side of his car. Heuss left his cash and his phone behind as the armed man and two others car-jacked the BMW Huess was in.
Heuss went back into the restaurant and called police. He then stayed there with some friends who decided to take matters into their own hands. They sent a text message to Huess' phone, impersonating a woman with cocaine. As luck would have it, Heuss also received a call from a female friend who picture appeared on the screen as a part of his caller ID. This added credibility to the text message.
While Heuss had gone home, his friends received a reply from the thieves. They coordinated their efforts with the police. The thieves gave them their address and the police were able to apprehend all three men, still in the BMW. The three are suspected of additional car thefts as well.
Alan Heuss was making a cell phone call outside a Columbus, OH restaurant when an armed man got in on the passenger side of his car. Heuss left his cash and his phone behind as the armed man and two others car-jacked the BMW Huess was in.
Heuss went back into the restaurant and called police. He then stayed there with some friends who decided to take matters into their own hands. They sent a text message to Huess' phone, impersonating a woman with cocaine. As luck would have it, Heuss also received a call from a female friend who picture appeared on the screen as a part of his caller ID. This added credibility to the text message.
While Heuss had gone home, his friends received a reply from the thieves. They coordinated their efforts with the police. The thieves gave them their address and the police were able to apprehend all three men, still in the BMW. The three are suspected of additional car thefts as well.
