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Criminal pro tip: When shoplifting at the mall, try not to leave your phone behind
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Er...
If they have her phone, how hard can it be to trace the ID of the owner via ATT or Verizon et al?
What
You think this is CSI?
From the pic...
it looks like they might be better off doing a search of all the spray-tanning places in the area.
Not that complicated
Step 1: Turn on the cellphone.
Step 2: See whether the display reads "AT&T," "Verizon," "T-Mobile," etc.
Step 3: Use the cellphone to call any other phone, and note the phone number that appears as the caller ID.
Step 4: Subpoena the carrier asking for the subscriber info associated with that phone number.
Now... figuring out which of the 100 suspects' phones was cleverly turned off on the night of the murder; pulling up RMV photo of said phone's registered owner; pinpointing the current exact coordinates of said phone; feeding said photo and coordinates to your helicopter pilot, who just happens to be airborne right now... all of the above being accomplished within a span of 30 seconds... and oh yeah, the chopper is also carrying a sniper whose Wifi-enabled rifle has facial recognition technology... *that* is CSI.
One grand assumption
The phone wasn't stolen, too.
See definitions 2 & 3
By definitions 2 & 3 your investigation just hit a dead end.
Of course an honest middle class person who dutifully signs up for a 2 year contracted cell phone every year (to upgrade to the latest gizmo) is not going to pay attention to the cell phones behind the counter (and/or bullet proof glass) of the local convenient store. You see, some people buy those phones and the minutes to use on them with cash.
Maybe you should skip CSI and buy all five seasons of The Wire (best TV series ever, seriously, no hyperbole).
To give people an idea about
To give people an idea about how common theft is at Hco and ANF, during my time at Hollister CambridgeSide, our shrink (industry term for theft rate) was 212 units/wk. There were nights when I found upwards of 90 sensors stuffed in pockets and on shelves. During my time at Hollister South Shore Plaza, the shrink was even higher at 318 units/wk. Both places were about 12% of the stock.
I caught a woman stealing once in the fitting rooms and she called me a cracker. Great times.
There's nothing that can even be done about it because the company seriously shorts all the stores on hours. We could only cover so many zones with 3 ppl on the floor.
True story: the first time I
True story: the first time I walked into a Hollister (just last year) my very first thought was, "Damn, the shrink in this store must be HUGE." Dark, packed with product, and no clear sight lines. It must be a nightmare to try to keep an eye on what's going on!