Crime & Safety
App Leads South Windsor Police to Suspected iPhone Thief
Michael Henry, 29, of 1519 John Fitch Blvd., faces a charge of sixth-degree larceny.
Is your iPhone lost or stolen?
There’s an app for that, and it works.
Indeed, Michael Henry, 29, of 1519 John Fitch Blvd., is facing a sixth-degree larceny charge after he allegedly took a victim’s iPhone from the Arch Street Tavern in Hartford.
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The victim and activated the app - “Find My iPhone” - which makes the phone emit a shrill ring as well as states that the application had been activated, according to police spokesman Sgt. Scott Custer.
Henry allegedly shut the phone off, but police discovered the phone had been used to make a call to a cab company, Custer said.Police were then able to track the phone to the Nitey Nite Motel and a room in which Hentry was staying, Custer said.
Henry was released on a $1,000 non-surety bond. He is scheduled to appear at Manchester Superior Court on June 20.
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