Stolen iPhone leads police to accused thief - WREG NewsChannel 3

by: Jerrita Patterson

Posted: Dec 1, 2022 / 02:02 PM CST

Updated: Dec 1, 2022 / 02:06 PM CST

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Technology is erstwhile again playing a portion successful tracking down an alleged thief. 

Tuesday evening, a antheral was fueling up astatine the Z Market on S. Perkins earlier helium was held up by 2 men with a 3rd idiosyncratic successful a getaway conveyance idling nearby.

The victim’s vehicle, cash, identification, and iPhone were stolen. The unfortunate was capable to way that stolen iPhone, pinging it astir 4 miles distant to Lamar Ave.

Officers with the airways precinct jumped into action. Police reportedly discovered 2 of the accused extracurricular the store with 1 wrong successful beforehand of a instrumentality wherever you tin commercialized successful phones for cash.

Police adjacent dialed the victim’s compartment telephone lone to perceive a telephone ringing wrong the instrumentality wherever compartment phones are traded.

Shaquille Adair was taken into custody.

This is not the archetypal clip exertion has been utilized to way an alleged thief. In the mediate of November, a woman’s iPad was stolen from her car.  She tracked it to a location on Shady Ridge Drive, which led to the apprehension of 20-year-old Michael Walker and 18-year-old Latravius Davis. 

Also successful lockup for thing akin is 39-year-old Willie Stills. He was allegedly captured connected a location surveillance camera by the homeowner breaking into a house.

Adair is being held connected a $75,000 bond. He is scheduled to look successful tribunal connected Dec. 6.

So far, constabulary person not named the different 2 radical connected to the crime. If you cognize thing that could assistance detectives, telephone CrimeStoppers astatine 901-528-CASH.