Burglar Caught Thanks To Xbox Live

[Demon_Skeith]

Eurogamer reports that a pair of robbers had their burglary plans foiled thanks to Call of Duty and Xbox Live, of all things. Here's what happened: in April, two armed men broke into a home. When they found the house was occupied, they tied the residents up—and then made off with a laptop, some phones and an Xbox.

What they didn't know, however, was that the entire incident was being broadcasted over Xbox Live, since one of the victims had been playing Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. A friend heard the robbery through Xbox Live, and called the authorities. Two hours later, the authorities were then able to arrest one of the burglars—but his partner in crime was never apprehended. Still, the fact they were able to track down one of the burglars thanks to a video game is kind of amazing!

And in case you're wondering: the robber, Jay Georgiou, was sentenced to eight years in prison.

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If the cops were a little faster they could have gotten both crooks.

 

[Bennie]

I guess you can now say video games can save lives

 

[Shortie]

This has happened quite a few times now, and it is proving to be a great thing when burglars are being caught especially on gaming systems where people can easily get to the phone and call the police to get them aid quick before things get out of hand.

 

[Sardonic Pickle]

That's a cool story

 

[RyuKenGouken]

That's very good he must of heard it through his head set wow though I must admit never heard of anything like this before this is thanks to technology