Car Thief Tracked on Social Media
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This is what has been happening in Saskatchewan, Canada over the past few days. On Saturday Regina resident Kyle Munday left his keys in the door as he came into work and when he realised his mistake they were already gone, along with his car. The next day, a friend at a local petrol station told Kyle that his car had appeared there and that the driver had left without paying for his fuel or cigarettes. Just to add insult to injury, he was wearing Kyle's shades.
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It's been pretty quiet since then, but another theft has been reported at another store so more security camera clips might well not be far behind. It's amusing to wonder exactly how long it's going to take this guy to figure out that his movements are being publicly tracked by thousands of would-be sleuths, or when he'll realise that it might not be the best idea to steal petrol from every station he stops at to fill up his stolen car.
Social media manhunts are nothing new, but it's not often that a perp is tracked from spot to spot as they blaze a trail across Canada in a stolen Hyundai. Hopefully the narrative will continue to unfold for a while, and Kyle will take the time to invest in one of those winder things for his keys.
Callum Davies
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Car Thief Tracked on Social Media
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