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posted by martyb on Saturday August 15 2015, @08:02PM   Printer-friendly
from the rats-got-bored-running-through-mazes dept.

The Buffalo News Police Blotter reports that a pair of thieves stole Xbox wireless controllers and police tracked them down by contacting the manufacturer. Maybe this is standard operating procedure for the cops, but it was new to this submitter. Any idea of the mechanism(s) involved?

http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/police-blotter/manufacturer-helps-track-suspected-xbox-devices-thieves-20150813

No explicit mention of Microsoft — perhaps these controllers were made by a third party to work with Xbox.


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 15 2015, @08:50PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 15 2015, @08:50PM (#223354)

    With less than $4k involved, I'm surprised the cops did anything more than say "That's too bad. You should contact your insurance company".

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  • (Score: 2) by GungnirSniper on Sunday August 16 2015, @12:39AM

    by GungnirSniper (1671) on Sunday August 16 2015, @12:39AM (#223403) Journal

    I'd rather have them track this down than being highwaymen.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 16 2015, @03:25AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 16 2015, @03:25AM (#223441)

      Amen.
      Mind you, I'm not complaining that they're actually doing legit law enforcement for a change.
      I am surprised by that turn of events.
      Fat goof-off cops is a meme so common that it gets put into lyrics. [google.com]

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