Rest Easy, New York: iPhone Thief Nabbed Thanks To Trusty App

"What was that clicking noise?"

Earlier this week, the nation turned its attention to the ruthless criminal who stole a woman's iPhone 4 in Ozone Park. Thanks to iGotYa, an app that snaps a photo of whoever is attempting to unlock the phone and emails it to the owner, 23-year-old Queens resident Brian Chattoo was identified by the police and arrested. Hopefully, everyone with an iPhone will download this application so the NYPD can focus on the cases that really matter.

According to CBS Chattoo has been charged with grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property, and not smiling when a camera phone is taking a picture of him. Realizing that material possessions are pointless impedimenta until we slink off this mortal coil is for losers: we demand sweet justice when someone steals the device we use to send photos of our genitals to other people.

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By Christopher Robbins in News on October 8, 2011 12:00 PM

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jose joke teller

the comic field plays the 'economy of ideative expenditure'; in other
words excessive energy is wasted or action-essential energy is saved.
The profound meaning of a comic gag or a comic joke is "I'm a child"; the comic deals with the clumsy body of the child.

foysal remon

'Jose jose teller' wow one of my liked lovely application to make me laugh.

wordofadvise

No you racist joke. The picture is not Brian Chattoo. Keep up with the lawyer and you will see.

m015094

Another brown person going to jail.

aspiringrapper

Hey Brian! I hope your parents are proud of their boy. Say cheese you stupid piece of trash!

robingee

"He didn't do it! That's not him! He's a good boy!" - mom

rasclot

good luck ever getting a job that pays more than minimum wage.

Jeff Chew

You can get this for android too. https://market.android.com/det...

Elderta2

Sadly, only for jailbroken phones. :(

PFOOMA

Hey Brian!
You are a lowlife and a thief. Now a national joke. I look forward to your continued success.

BBnet3000

Thats a pretty cool app.

Guest

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

TheLexiphane

I stand corrected. In the initial story I commented that the chance of the cops following up on this to the point of an arrest was nil. The next time I have an Apple gadget stolen I will attempt to make it a national news media story the week that Steve Jobs dies.