A pair of criminals who broke into hundreds of cars to steal valuable equipment such as laptops and cell phones have made a deal with the District Attorney trying their case to serve as many as three years in state prison and pay thousands of dollars in restitution for their actions.
The case against the pair, Jeffrey M. Rice, 32, and Steven A. Glanz, 31, was broken when police received a warrant to place a GPS tracking device on Glanz’s car.
The device made it easy for police to build a map of their activity and linking the suspects to six specific thefts to which they recently plead guilty.
Police suspect that the duo is responsible for nearly 300 different cases involving a smash and grab style spree that mainly targeted business parks and churches.
Despite some resistance from the victims, prosecutors and defense attorneys agree that the hundreds of victims are best taken into consideration by striking this deal which will significantly reduce the prison time for these two criminals while also ensuring that the victims receive compensation for their loses.
This case demonstrates clearly how effective GPS tracking can be for the police in their efforts to put a stop to organized, systemic crime.
If they did not have the tracking capabilities made available by the tracker then there is no telling how much longer and how many more vehicles might have been broken into.
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