Mobile Phone Thief Caught After Software Tracks Him

In Anchorage, Alaska a thief broke into a locker at the Alaska Club, he took a a wallet, car keys, cell phone, and a birthday present a 2 year old. However, the mobile phone held a surprise, it had GadgetTrak Mobile Security installed on it, a software designed to “phone home” with location and other information in the event it is stolen. The owner of the device was able to get a notification from the mobile phone, as well as his contacts sent to another phone, the thief even tried to replace the SIM card and the software send the new number to the owner’s spouse’s phone. The police used the information to catch the thief, he was then also linked to other thefts and this afternoon was denied bail. Thanks to technology, a thief is behind bars and the gadgets in Anchorage, Alaska a little bit safer:

I own an AT&T Tilt. Recently it was stolen, 3 days later the thief was in jail and I had my phone back. I was working out at the Alaska Club and some one broke into my locker and stole everything I had in there, my wallet, car keys, cell phone, and a birthday present that I had bought for my 2 year old son.

Prior to all of this I had purchased GadgetTrak,  and had it installed to my AT&T Tilt cell phone. I had set up the software and everything so that it would alert my wife as well as my more “private” email account when ever it was turned on.

I gave the information to the Anchorage Police Department that I was getting from the phone (via SMS) to my email account, as well as the GPS positioning of the phone, and the APD was able to locate and collect my phone from the thief as well as arrest him. We are now awaiting our court date to finalize the charges. Sadly the APD was not able to recover the birthday present that I had bought for my son, but at least they were able to put another THIEF behind bars where they belong.

According to the thief he had no idea that the phone was being tracked. The APD has linked him to several other thefts from other Alaska Club locations.

The ONLY reason I am endorsing this product is that it worked, I got my phone back, and the person that stole it was arrested.

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