Police arrest Algerian Larbi Kblifa (center)
after tracking him down with Apple iPhone’s built-in tracking software.
Teerarak Suthathiwong
Another mobile phone theft has been foiled by an Apple iPhone’s built-in
tracking software, with police arresting an Algerian man for taking a
Japanese tourist’s bag from a Walking Street go-go bar.
Hidenabi Hobibe, 25, told police that his iPhone and 3,000 baht were in the
bag lifted from a table at the Baccara bar Aug. 8. Using the “Find My
iPhone” app on another Apple device, officers easily tracked the phone to an
apartment on Thappraya Road.
There they arrested Larbi Kblifa, 44, after finding not only the Japanese
man’s phone and cash, but a number of other phone cases, wallets and
shoulder bags police believe were stolen.
The app-assisted arrest was third of its type reported by Pattaya police.
