GPS on Cell Phone Helps Catch Thieves

GPS on Cell Phone Helps Catch Thieves


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(KSL News) -- Orem police quickly tracked down some car thieves, with the help of a victim's cell phone.

A motel employee called for help when she discovered her purse and car were missing. She told police her phone was still in her car and it had a built-in Global Positioning System.

With the help of Sprint, police tracked the car's location and arrested two Utah County women.

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