Steal iPod Near Courthouse, Go Before Judge You Stole it From
9:17 am, October 6th, 2009, Nicole Martinelli
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If you read the crime logs, you’ll know the best place to snag an iPod at a five-finger discount is from a parked car. (Often an unlocked one).
Teen Tyler J. Peglow in Bay City Michigan is charged with picking off iPods from a parking lot. He got caught with four in hand by police who tased him and brought the 18-year-old before a judge.
Peglow, however, also managed to pick his spot poorly: proximity to the courthouse meant that he ended up in front of the judge whose iPod he nicked.
“I told him, ‘You might want to ask another judge to review your status because I think you stole my iPod,’” Circuit Judge Joseph K. Sheeran told local papers.
The teen will go before another judge Oct. 12.
“The lesson here for people is to lock your cars,” Sheeran said. “The overall lesson for people who engage in this activity is that they will be caught eventually. In this case, justice was swift.”
Posted by Nicole Martinelli in News | Comment on this article
While it would be nice if you didn’t have to, people need to realize that you need to lock your doors and not leave items like this in sight from the outside of the car.
Nathan, on October 6th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
And for the somewhat feeble-minded: if you don’t take it with you. put the iPod out of view. The clamshell, the glove box, under the seat, whatever. And hide the power cable too (duh).
Or buy a broken Zune and leave it on the seat as a deterrent.
imajoebob, on October 6th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
The REAL lesson here is DON’T LEAVE YOUR IPOD IN THE CAR WHERE PEOPLE CAN SEE IT, MORON!
Bizlaw, on October 6th, 2009 at 10:17 pm