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martyb
on Saturday August 15 2015, @08:02PM
from the rats-got-bored-running-through-mazes dept.
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?
No explicit mention of Microsoft — perhaps these controllers were made by a third party to work with Xbox.
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(Score: 3, Interesting) by Nollij on Sunday August 16 2015, @02:55PM
One of Lojack's big selling points: They know how to work "the system". They know what data to provide the cops, judges, etc. They know WHICH cops, etc to speak with to get results. Presumably, Walmart has the same people on staff.
There's probably more involved here than was in TFA, but I blame sloppy, local journalists. Just a few possibilities:
1) This might not have been the only evidence. Lots of cameras at Walmart, the evidence might've just been the nail in the coffin
2) Perhaps Walmart's been in contact with MS to reduce theft, and were told this was an option
3) The police could have had a personal stake in this case, motivating them to go the extra mile.
4) The article might be completely wrong, and they completely screwed the pooch. Wouldn't be the first time it's happened.
(Score: 2) by PinkyGigglebrain on Sunday August 16 2015, @07:56PM
All valid points. There is a lot of information about this that we don't have. Hence my hope that someone will follow up and find out why this incident doesn't fit with past situations.
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