Robbery suspect caught on cell phone camera!

News Writer · 4th Oct 2004, 08:20 PM

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NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) -- Thanks to a quick-thinking robbery victim and his camera phone, police had a photo of the suspect and tracked him down in 10 minutes, police said.

James Robert Barker was in custody on charges of aggravated robbery after allegedly holding up limousine driver Ismael Miranda early Friday at a car wash, police said.

"I don't think camera phones were made with the intent of being crime fighting tools, but they can certainly be just that," police spokesman Don Aaron said. "There are a lot more cameras in the pockets of Americans now with camera phones."

Miranda was cleaning his limousine at the car wash when a red pickup pulled in and parked in a wash bay. The pickup's driver, later identified as Barker, made small talk before pulling a knife and demanding Miranda's money.

Barker chased Miranda, threw a garbage can at him and fled. But not before an alert Miranda snapped a photo of Barker and his getaway truck using a camera phone, police said.

Officers arrived and used the pictures to send out an accurate, detailed broadcast of Barker's truck and appearance.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/10/01....ap/index.html

zy · 5th Oct 2004, 12:44 AM

suddenly camera phones goes to good use.. but its not a good use once its stolen ..

Adrian Wong · 5th Oct 2004, 01:12 AM

ROTFL! But it certainly shows that camera phones do have some use.

Chai · 5th Oct 2004, 11:57 AM

You will find it useless in dark environment and everyone will blame how useless it is.

Maximus_Detritus · 5th Oct 2004, 01:32 PM

I prefer to use a camphone as a means of taking candid shots of pretty girls.

*slightly off-topic*

Dashken · 5th Oct 2004, 08:58 PM

Yup, definitely nice to have. But *sigh*... */me looks at himself*...

Chai · 5th Oct 2004, 10:36 PM

Am I the only one who really really really hate cameraphones and think it's a really really really stupid idea/invention?

PsYkHoTiK · 6th Oct 2004, 12:04 AM

I dont see much use of a camera on a phone either...

I can take way better pics with a REAL camera.

trkorecky · 14th Feb 2005, 12:26 AM

Meh, I use my camera phone occasionally. Most of the time it just sits in my pocket wasting space.

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