Police: Stolen cellphone helped track burglar
Police say they tracked down the suspect who broke into a Hicksville cellphone store with the help of a tracking device on one of the phones that was stolen. Investigators say 32-year-old Christopher
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Apr 19, 2015, 5:39 PM
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Updated 3,431 days ago
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Police say they tracked down the suspect who broke into a Hicksville cellphone store with the help of a tracking device on one of the phones that was stolen.
Investigators say 32-year-old Christopher Lide, of Hempstead, broke into an AT&T shop on Saturday morning. He allegedly stole cash, several phones and iPad devices.
Investigators say they used a tracking device in one of the stolen phones to find Lide later that day. Lide was arrested on the Southern State Parkway.
Lide is being charged with third-degree burglary.
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