Original Blog Entry: Thief Asks Police For Directions

truesee — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:34:42 GMT

Suspected Thief Asks Police For Directions

Wednesday, Mar 24, 2010 @02:15pm CDT

A suspected phone thief is under arrest after he flagged down an Orem police officer and asked for directions.

Orem police say a man walked into a Maverick gas station and asked the attendant if he could use the phone. The employee gave him a cordless phone, but the man claimed it didn't work. The clerk then gave him his cell phone. When the attendant turned around to help a customer, the man left with both phones, leaving behind a paper with an address on it.

A police officer investigating the theft was sent to the address and on his way there he was flagged down by a motorist who asked for directions. It just so happened that the driver matched the description of the alleged phone-jacker and was trying to get to the same location.

Police identified the man as John White. He was arrested, the phones were found along with a stash of marijuana.

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