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Police nab iPhone thief when he answers a video call

They identified him when he answered the Facetime call. - by that's life!
  • 26 May 2017
Police nab iPhone thief when he answers a video call
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Police are amazed at this thief's foolishness that helped them identify him - he answered a FaceTime call on the iPhone that he literally just stole. 

 

Chandler Ridge Carlyle, 18, was arrested for stealing a man's iPhone after first asking to borrow it and then running off. 

The sheriff first texted the phone, to no reply. But then used FaceTime to video call the phone they were astonished to get an answer!

Smile - Thanks to a Quick Thinking OCSO Deputy - You're Being Facetimed Using a Stolen Phone! A Fort Walton Beach teen who took someone's cell phone sealed his fate when the responding Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office deputy "Facetimed" the victim's phone and the defendant answered. The deputy then quickly took a screenshot of the Facetime conversation and showed it to the victim, who was able to verify it was the person who stole his phone. 18-year old Chandler Ridge Carlyle of Denton Boulevard is charged with grand theft in connection with the April 30th incident. The victim says he and Carlyle were at a friend's house on Central Avenue when he allowed Carlyle to use his phone to call for a ride home. He says Carlyle then left with his phone, valued at approximately $600. The OCSO deputy sent a text message to the victim's home identifying himself and requested that the phone be returned. He didn't get any response. So he "Facetimed" the victim's phone and the defendant answered. The screenshot he snapped was then shown to the victim, who identified it as portraying the person who took his phone. The deputy also compared the photo to the defendant's driver's license. A warrant was obtained and was served May 21st.

Snapping a quick photo of the answerer, the phone's owner was able to identify Carlyle as the thief.

He's been charged with grand theft.

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