Pictures from camera phones used as evidence to catch criminals

An article entitled Camera-equipped cell phones spread new brands of mischief has been syndicated and picked up by the press all over the Web. It's basically a recap of examples of abusive behaviour with camera phones.

The only anecdote that has not been covered by Picturephoning, is the last one, about an 18-year-old female store clerk from Yokohama, Japan, who used her camera phone to take a photo of a 38-year-old man who was fondling her on a commuter train. She called police during the train ride and presented her phone shots as evidence. The man was arrested at the next stop.

Here are two more stories (one in Sweden, the other in Italy) on pictures taken with camera phones, used as evidence to catch criminals.

emily | 10:48 AM | News, Buzz |
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