{"id":3623,"date":"2009-12-28T17:32:06","date_gmt":"2009-12-28T17:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/incompetent-xbox-thief-busted-via-online-gaming-discoblog\/"},"modified":"2009-12-28T17:32:06","modified_gmt":"2009-12-28T17:32:06","slug":"incompetent-xbox-thief-busted-via-online-gaming-discoblog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/astronomy\/incompetent-xbox-thief-busted-via-online-gaming-discoblog.php","title":{"rendered":"Incompetent Xbox Thief Busted Via Online Gaming | Discoblog"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"xbox-360-flickr-web\"What with crooks who post status updates while on the lam<\/a> and snap self-portraits<\/a> with stolen iPhones, it seems incompetent criminals find technology irresistible. Our latest tale of blundering criminality involves a Bronx man who is quite adept at stealing electronics, but a bit confused about how they work, according to the New York Post<\/em><\/a>:<\/p>

Jeremiah Gilliam, 22, was caught after playing a stolen game console online — allowing cops in Pelham, where it was stolen, to trace the IP address to his grandmother’s address, cops said.<\/p>

<\/span>There, detectives found dozens of video games, laptops, and GPS devices believed to have been stolen from as many as 200 car break-ins and several home burglaries in Westchester County.<\/p><\/blockquote>

While Jeremiah was online gaming away with a stolen Xbox, the console’s owner, a kid, noticed his system was online while playing on another Xbox. He told his parents, who then called the police.<\/p>

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Discoblog: Stole a Piece of the Internets? Prepare to Be Arrested.<\/a><\/p>

Image: flickr \/ benjamin-nagel<\/a><\/p>

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