Clueless theft suspect nabbed with ‘Find My iPhone’ app

Police arrest Narong Pimkaw who didn’t know that Apple phones have built in tracking software.

Teerarak Suthathiwong
Pattaya police used an Apple iPhone’s built-in tracking software to arrest the alleged thief who snatched a Chinese tourist’s handbag.
Narong Pimkaw, 26, was arrested at a Soi Chalermprakiet 15 hotel shortly after he and a friend allegedly robbed Wang Meng, 30, and her boyfriend Liv Yuan, 35. Upon going to Pattaya police station, the Chinese couple fired up the “Find My iPhone” app on another Apple device and showed police where the phone was.
As so often the case, the suspects didn’t have a clue. Narong still had the iPhone 5 in his pocket, turned on and with its original software.
Police said Narong, of Trat, admitted to the bag snatch. He said he rented the hotel room to restore the phone to factory settings, but didn’t know how. Current iPhone software makes it impossible to wipe phones without the owner’s password.

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