Brooklyn teen nabs mugger on MySpace
Teen Catches Alleged Mugger Via MySpace Flirting:
16-year-old Yudelka Polanco of Brooklyn, NY is being commended for her fine detective skills.
She had her cell phone stolen and was able to use MySpace and the SIM card in her phone to track down the thief.
After the robbery, the mugger checked his own email using Polanco’s SIM card. So when Polanco, a junior at Norman Thomas High School, had her old information transferred to her new phone, the mugger’s e-mail address showed up.
That’s when Polanco decided to do some investigating of her own, and looked up the mugger’s e-mail on MySpace. Sure enough, a profile popped up that showed a picture of the culprit, but she wanted even more evidence.
She then had a friend of hers start flirting with the boy on MySpace.
The thief, 16-year-old Victor Hernandez, thought he was a playa and bought into it hook, line, and sinker.
The two took their evidence to police who arrested Hernandez who as it turns out was a suspect in another mugging.
See, not all MySpace stories are bad. It all depends on the child and the parents. In this case Ms. Polanco is a fine example of how MySpace can be used for good.
Thanks to everyone who sent in this story.
Alicia of Mental Health Notes here at b5 also sent this news video of the story.
Tags: mugging, MySpace, Victor Hernandez, Yudelka Polanco
1 opinion for Brooklyn teen nabs mugger on MySpace
BW
Feb 29, 2008 at 12:45 pm
It’s like technology is advancing so rapidly that the thugs can’t keep on top of things enough to know how you can and can’t be traced. It’s not like they’re staying home every night reading details about how cell phones work.
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