From: Mark Turner <jmarkturner@gmail.com>
To: East CAC Discussion <east-cac@eastraleigh.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 11:20 AM
Subject: [East-CAC] N&O: Raleigh man uses location tracker to find stolen laptop
Check out this story of a neighbor who got his stolen laptop back using
a free tracking application he installed.
Jonathan lives in the East CAC, I
believe.
Mark
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Raleigh man uses location tracker to find stolen laptop
By Amanda James -
ajames@newsobserver.comPublished in: Crime/Safety
RALEIGH The thief didn’t know who he was stealing from when he broke
into Jonathan Moss’ home and took his new MacBook Air.
Moss, who works as an IT specialist, had never used location tracking
software before, but downloaded it on his new laptop on a whim before he
left the country.
“My wife gave me the MacBook Air as a wedding gift,” Moss said.
While still on his honeymoon, Moss got an e-mail from his landlord. It
appeared that his house had been burglarized.
That’s when he took matters into his own hands and tracked down his
stolen laptop, using his iPad from his hotel on the small island of Aruba.
Prey
software, available in both Mac or PC versions, is a web service
that’s free for the first three items a user registers.
The software can detect the wireless network closest to the registered
device, even if the user is not signed onto that network. Prey also uses
webcam technology, if available, to capture images of the device’s location.
So, not only was Moss able to track down the location of his laptop, he
was able to see photos taken every five minutes of a man using it, and
the inside of the man’s home.
Moss went to the police in Aruba and they contacted Raleigh police with
the information Moss supplied: the location of his laptop; photos of the
suspect using the laptop; and the e-mail address the man was using.
Johnny Howard Fogg Jr., 29, was arrested Tuesday at his residence, 2221
Milburnie Road, and charged with felony possession of stolen property in
connection with the
case. His bail has been set at $3,000.
Investigators obtained a warrant to search Fogg’s residence, but did not
find any of the other items stolen from Moss’ home.
“It’s an interesting way to start a marriage,” Moss said.
James: 919-829-4870
http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/09/26/2372226/raleigh-man-uses-gps-tracker-to.html_______________________________________________
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