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A feel-good story about the UC Berkeley police... I was playing basketball at the Cal rec center and someone stole my iPhone from my sweatshirt. Later that ni
by jmm 16y ago
A feel-good story about the UC Berkeley police...
I was playing basketball at the Cal rec center and someone stole my iPhone from my sweatshirt. Later that night I texted the phone from my roommate's hoping that I could convince the thief of some kind of trade. I went to work the following day during which my roommate, who was a grad student at Berkeley (EECS!), received a text a from said thief. The thief tried to compel me or my friend to come to West Oakland (danger!), but my friend negotiated for a meeting at a Berkeley BART station. My friend called the UC police, and they organized a little sting to arrest the culprits and recover the phone. All for my first generation iPhone :) Pretty great. The transcript of the texts is pretty magnificent, too.
- d2viant 16y agoShare the transcript?
- jmm 16y agoHere you go (I had to type it up for the police report). My friend actually met the dudes at the BART station with a brown bag with a candy bar in it, the police waiting in the wings. All for my iPhone. What a guy... Me (on Steve's phone): Pick up the phone. And give it back. thief (the following morning): A man I find yo phone hit m e. Backs Steve: Cool how can i get it back from you thief: Sense I find the can i get a reward cause I was gone throw it away but i figured u needed yo phone thief: its up to u man thief: hello Steve: Yeah how much thief: 250 or 300 thief: I jus. Need the money man am am homeless Steve: Ok how about 100 thief: How about 200 Steve: Deal where do we meet thief: Meet me at the am pm in west Oakland ok Steve: Ok im at work til 8 see you there at 815 thief: Do u know anybody else dat can do it cuz datse a long time man thief: Hello Steve: Ok my pal can meet you at ashby bart at 3 thief: I don't have a way man tell to pal to meet me by am pm if u want yo phone i don't have all day man Steve: My friend doesnt have a car and im in sf till 8 and hes not going into oakland. ashby at 3 thief: ok i need a number tho thief: Ok tel yo pal to meet me at 19th. Street Bart and I'll give him my number ok thief: so wsup man Steve: Hes not going into oakland. ashby at 3 ok. if yeah i'll give you his number Steve: Ok hes leaving now for ashby 200 ok his number is 510####### thief: Ok were is he cumin from and tell him to put da money in a bag or something Steve: Hes coming from north and the money is in a brown bag