Oakland, CA- Joshua Kaufman had his laptop stolen and used a new app. called "Hidden" to track down the thief.
A designer who had his laptop stolen helped police by using a spy camera programme to take pictures and catch the thief red-handed.
Joshua Kaufman thought he had lost his Apple MacBook when a thief broke into his apartment and stole the computer in March.
And with police giving his burglary report a low priority, he was resigned to never recovering the expensive laptop until he remembered the software he had installed on his MacBook.
On March 21, 2011, my MacBook was stolen from my apartment in Oakland, CA. I reported the crime to the police and even told them where it was, but they couldn't help me due to lack of resources. Meanwhile, I'm using the awesome app, Hidden, to capture these photos of this guy who has my MacBook.
Update: (June 1, 11:32 AM PST) The Oakland Police acquired my MacBook last night, and I picked it up this morning!
Update: (May 31, 8:37 PM PST) ARRESTED! An Oakland police officer just called me to let me know that they arrested the guy in my photos! BOOYA! The police used my evidence (email which pointed to a cab service) that he was a driver and tricked him into picking them up. Nice work OPD!
Hidden App Link for IMac or MacBook:
http://hiddenapp.com/
Links: http://thisguyhasmymacbook.tumblr.com/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1393117/Burglary-victim-remotely-controls-stolen-laptop-photograph-thief--hands-image-police-arrest-him.html