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Laptop thief nabbed by webcam photo

Theft protection software snapped a photo of a would-be burglar, helping police send him to jail and the laptop back into its owner’s hands. The as-yet unnamed robber, 19, took games, checks, office equipment and the laptop Sunday from a home in Ann Arbor, Mi. Emailed instantly to the owner as soon as the laptop was cracked open—along with the location of its WiFi hotspot—the payload of data included screengrabs of the alleged thief chatting about selling the hot gear. [Ann Arbor]

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