UPDATE: Suspected Cell Phone Thieves Surrender to Police
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UPDATE: Two suspects whose pictures were taken by a cellphone they allegedly stole turned themselves in Thursday night. DYERSBURG, Tenn. –According to officers, a woman left her phone in her shopping cart during a trip to Walmart. When she went back for it, it was gone. Police said store surveillance shows a woman picking up the phone and handing it to a man who put it in his pocket, but it’s the automatic selfie — or a self photo — taken from the phone that gave police a better look at the suspects. The selfies were taken with a mobile application called Lookout. When the phone’s passcode is entered incorretly, is automatically takes a photo and sends it to the owner. Dyersburg Sgt. Kenneth Jowers said apps like these make his job easier. “It solves crimes much easier, especially with GPS location, it’s hard to deny that it’s not there,” Jowers said.
