Score one for Apple’s “Find my iPhone” device tracking service, as a mother was able to use the service to lead police to her 18-year old daughter, who had reportedly been kidnapped by her ex-boyfriend.
The victim was found more than 150 miles away from home. (Via CNBC):
Pennsylvania State Police were “notified by the victim’s mother that her daughter had been taken against her will by her ex-boyfriend” on Tuesday, according to a statement. “The victim’s mother related that she had been receiving text messages from her daughter requesting help. The mother was able to track the victim’s cellphone by utilizing the iCloud [and] Find My iPhone app.”
“The investigation revealed that the suspect had utilized duct tape to bind the victim’s hands, feet and mouth to remove her from East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, against her will,” the police statement added. “The defendant was attempting to leave Pennsylvania with the victim.”
Police found the victim bound and gagged in a car in a McDonald’s parking lot in Milesburg, Pennsylvania – approximately 150 miles east of Pittsburgh. Police say the suspect in the kidnapping is ex-boyfriend Joseph Boller, who is currently being held in lieu of a $150,000 bond.
(Via 9to5Mac)
