January 14, 2006
Lost phone leads police on drug hunt
Picture this: Mature marijuana plants and piles of cash, captured on a camera phone -- digital evidence just waiting for police. The Grand Rapids Press reports.
"Narcotics officers said they were amazed anyone would take such photos, especially when they could fall into the wrong hands. But they did. And police say that is common.
Members of the local Metropolitan Enforcement Team said they tied the phone, found at a store in Wyoming, to a pair of Kentwood brothers, ages 20 and 17. In an attempt to find the owner, a security officer looked at a digital photo on the phone. It was of marijuana, so he called police.
Police found photos of mature marijuana plants, apparently being grown indoors, and a lot of cash, court records show. "
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-- Cameraphone picture gives suspect up - A ringing cell phone was the downfall of two men, who insisted they had no knowledge of an AK-47 used in an October shooting. They continued to stand by their story under questioning. Then their cell phones chimed in. As Detective Kevin Doran tried to silence the rings, he noticed one had interesting wallpaper - a picture of one of the suspects holding an AK-47.
-- "Cellphone bandits' record themselves robbing a store - A much sought after team of "cell phone bandits" recorded themselves robbing a store with one of their camera phones. The police recovered it.
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