Allen Engstrom had given up on ever seeing his iPad again after he left the device on a plane after a flight from Phoenix to Denver.
But about a month later, strange photos started popping up Engstrom's photostream: Whoever had swiped the iPad from the plane had started taking bizarre "selfies" that were uploaded to the cloud and Engstrom's still-connected account.
Engstrom told Little Rock's ABC 10 News he and his wife and son spotted the woman's funny face pictures while at a doctor's office.
"We finally figured out that must be the new owner of my iPad," Engstrom said.
Engstrom, who said he's received about a dozen photos, has started a social media campaign to track the stolen device.
"The wonderful person who snaked my iPad continues to take glamour shots of herself apparently unaware that they are backing up to my iPhone," Engstrom wrote on Facebook. "So naturally I'm blasting them out to the entire world. Enjoy!"
The thief, who apparently hasn't figured out how to stop the automatic upload settings of the photo stream, did manage to turn off the "Find my iPad" and "photo locator," so he's hoping the photos will help him track her down.
All I have is her image and the power of social media to help me get my iPad back," Engstrom said.
Why did you write stolen in the title when the article says " he left the device on a plane after a flight from Phoenix to Denver."
That doesn't sound stolen. That sounds like he accidentally left it behind. People do that all the time.
Theft by finding occurs when someone who chances upon an object which seems abandoned takes possession of the object but fails to take steps to establish whether the object is abandoned and not merely lost or unattended.[1]
In some jurisdictions the crime is called "larceny by finding" or "stealing by finding".[2][3]
If the owner has renounced all property rights in the object, then the property is abandoned.[1] Since theft is the unlawful taking of another person's property, an essential element of the actus reus of theft is absent.[2]
The finder of lost property acquires a possessory right by taking physical control of the property, but does not necessarily have ownership of the property. The finder must take reasonable steps to locate the owner.[1] If the finder shows
that reasonable steps to find the owner have been taken then the finder may establish that the required mens rea for theft, the intention to deprive the owner permanently, is absent.[2]
That doesn't sound stolen. That sounds like he accidentally left it behind.
Why did you write stolen in the title when the article says " he left the device on a plane after a flight from Phoenix to Denver."
That doesn't sound stolen. That sounds like he accidentally left it behind. People do that all the time.
This. Sorry, device wasn't stolen. Previous owner is an idiot.
AndroidVageta thought the same thing. Didn't turn out so well for him either.
I spent a week in jail for finding a lost cellphone...legal recourse?
AndroidVageta thought the same thing. Didn't turn out so well for him either.
I spent a week in jail for finding a lost cellphone...legal recourse?
What race are they? If black, it's automatically illegal.
So this place is running a completely illegal operation then?
What race are they? If black, it's automatically illegal.
Selling alcohol -> done by white people -> legal.
Selling crack -> done by black people -> illegal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIA_and_Contras_cocaine_trafficking_in_the_US
Selling alcohol -> done by black people -> legal.
Selling crack -> done by white people -> illegal.
What race are they? If black, it's automatically illegal.
Selling alcohol -> done by white people -> legal.
Selling crack -> done by black people -> illegal.
Fucking white people should all be killed.