当今社会,不少人对警察的印象都比较负面,这个可能是由于个别的案例或事件(例如收到罚单等)导致部分公众对警察产生不信任或厌恶的态度。不过其实大部分警察都是很热心和很有爱的。一位名叫Candice Webster的女生在和朋友们喝酒的时候发现iPhone和现金被一位可疑的男人偷走。于是她使用Find My iPhone App尝试定位手机,在她找到手机的大概位置后,她就打电话给温哥华警察的非紧急号码报案。
电话上的发送员派了一位叫Tom的警员开警车带Candice一同寻找她的手机。他们到达煤气镇的时候回合了3名警员,其中叫Marcus的警察出示作案嫌疑人的照片让Candice认别,接着他们就一同搜索,最后终于在Abbott和Cordova街拦截疑犯和找回Candice的iPhone。
以下是来自Candice Webster的故事,图片中就是Candice和警员Tom:
I finished my shift at Hyde Restaurant at 12:30 a.m. and went up to The Five Point on Main Street for a quick last one. We ordered drinks and joined a group of friends by the fire place.
There was a man who was there that was not originally part of the group and was suspicious, but we thought he may have just been very enthusiastic. We all hung out together for about 20 minutes. He then tried to leave without paying his bill which gave us notice of his exit.
Shortly after, the server, Sydney brought me my purse from the other side of the room. I looked in my purse and realized approximately $200 in cash and my iPhone were missing. I then walked back down to my restaurant to get onto my laptop and locate my phone with the Find My iPhone App.
As I was locating my phone, which was tracked to the intersection of Columbia and Cordova, I phoned the Vancouver Police Department’s non-emergency line (604-717-3321) and filed the report.
From there, the dispatcher and myself tracked the phone via the App through East Hastings and Gastown while police were sent to the area. After tracking for about 10-15mins, an officer by the name of Tom came to pick me up to bring my laptop down to Gastown and track the phone from there.
Once we got to Gastown, we rendezvoused with 3 additional police officers where we discussed who may have taken the phone. An officer by the name of Marcus showed me a picture of the possible suspect and I identified him as the man from the Five Point that we had suspected.
At this point, my phone was not pinpointing where it could be exactly but it was within a four block radius of Abbott and Cordova. We then drove around Tinseltown where my phone was immediately pinpointed precisely at Abbott and Cordova.
We then drove to that intersection where we spotted the suspect and his female friend walking southbound on Abbott at Cordova. Tom asked me if I was sure that it was the suspect and I said I was sure.
We then followed them up to the intersection of Abbott and Hastings where Tom, Christine, Marcus and additional officers intercepted the suspect and searched him.
Once my iPhone was recovered, Tom brought it to me and asked me to unlock it. I did, and then proved that it was my phone. They continued to search the suspect and then Tom gave me a ride to a friends bar for last call where I gladly celebrated with a well deserved drink.
The officers were so amazing for helping me track my phone as it is so important to me for family, friends and work contacts.
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