Police Track Suspects Via Ipad After Home Invasion
MILLERSVILLE TENNESSEE: (Smokey Barn News) – Back on August 18th a Millersville man was robbed at gunpoint in his own garage. That night around 9:00 p.m. Millersville Police received the report that a home invasion had just occurred on Walnut Ct but by the time police arrived the suspects were gone.
The victim told police that he arrived home and was in his garage when he was approached by three black male subjects. Two of the suspects were wearing bandannas over their faces and pointed what looked like guns at him although it was dark.
The suspects escaped into the night with an iPad, iPhone 6, a gold/silver Rado wrist watch valued at $1600, a duffle bag containing clothes and shoes, sunglasses and a few other small items.
Normally for police a call like this would spell days of detective work and lots of man hours, unless you happen to be a fast thinking Detective by the name of Dustin Carr. Detective Carr’s quick thinking has meant that the expensive watch and iPad have been recovered.
How did Detective Carr do it? You guessed it, the iPad. Detective Car used a special app to track the iPad, the only problem, the iPad needed to be turned on, even for a minute would do the trick. It meant that Detective Carr and his partner Detective Robert Watson would have to manually ping the device over and over again in hopes that whoever had it would turn it on, even for a second was all the Detective needed to get a location.
Detective Carr’s diligence paid off because that is exactly what happened. The iPad was activated and the hunt was on. Within a short time Detective Carr not only had the iPad in his hands but that expensive watch too.
In the process of collecting the watch and iPad, Detective Carr also identified several possible suspects and in fact has taken one into custody. He is hopeful that the other two will follow suit shortly.
If you’ve ever lost a smart device or had one stolen it will be easy to believe that it would probably be gone forever. One can only imagine the delight the victim had to be reunited with his property. It also means the Millersville community can breathe a little easier knowing that Detective Carr is on-it.
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Police Seek Three Suspects After Home Invasion In Millersville
MILLERSVILLE TENNESSEE: (Smokey Barn News) – Tuesday evening around 9:00 p.m. Millersville Police received a report of a possible home invasion on Walnut Ct in Millersville.
The victim told police that he arrived home and was in his garage when he was approached by three black male subjects. Two of the suspects were wearing bandannas over their faces and pointed what looked like guns at him although it was dark.
The suspects entered the garage and asked the victim for his money. The victim pulled out a money clip and said “I don’t have any money, I have credit cards, you can have them,” police said. After that the victim heard one of the suspects say “Check his vehicle.”
The suspects went through the victims vehicle and took an iPad, an iPhone 6, a duffle bag, sunglasses and a few other small items. The duffle bag contained clothes and shoes.
The victim did the right thing, police said, by giving the suspects whatever they asked for.
The suspects then told the victim to give them his watch, the victim complied. The watch was a gold/silver Rado wrist watch valued at $1600.
According to police, the suspects then asked who was upstairs, the victim replied, “My wife and my dog.” The suspects then ran out towards the front of his house and fled the scene.
The victim didn’t see the suspects vehicles or headlights or their direction of travel. Police estimate the total net value of what the suspects took to be approximately $3800 worth of merchandise.
The victim told police that he thought someone may have been following him home. At some point in his journey home, a dark colored SUV started following him and did so all the way to exit 98 coming into Millersville and continued to for several other streets but when he turned on his street to go home the vehicle continued straight.
Police say the victim was not able to provide a vehicle description, model or tag number.
According to Millersville Police Chief David Hindman, the area around Walnut Ct is an upscale neighborhood, “This kind of a call is unusual for that area,” Hindmsn said.
What should you do if you think you are being followed? Smokey asked Detective Dustin Carr with the Millersville Police Dept., Carr said “If you think you are being followed, don’t go home, call the police and explain the situation or go to the closest police station.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Millersville Police Department Criminal Investigation Division by calling (615) 859-2758.
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