A $1 million AUD (approx. US $880,000) heist of PlayStation 2 consoles in Australia was foiled by the power of GPS. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, a truck fitted with a GPS tracking device and containing 4,704 PS2s was stolen. Police used the tracking device (and magic -- no, not really) to locate the stolen truck and consoles.
Four men have been charged for the theft. Let that be a lesson to you would-be robbers and delinquents: leave it to the pros.
[Image source; via Engadget]
Reader Comments (17)
Posted: Jul 23rd 2007 3:09PM (Unverified) said
Why not go for the PS3's???
Posted: Jul 23rd 2007 3:24PM Fernando Rocker said
Yeah, they should have took like 6 PS3...
Is the same money than 4,704 PS2.
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Is the same money than 4,704 PS2.
Posted: Jul 23rd 2007 3:10PM (Unverified) said
They should have took PS3's lol
Posted: Jul 23rd 2007 3:13PM chdude3 said
Sydney, Ross?
And Jack, you should have taken a cue from the punctuation in the picture. You're referring to multiple PS3 units, so no apostrophe is required for PS3s.
And Jack, you should have taken a cue from the punctuation in the picture. You're referring to multiple PS3 units, so no apostrophe is required for PS3s.
Posted: Jul 23rd 2007 3:16PM Fernando Rocker said
What the fuck???
Jack of No Trades?????!!!!!
Oh Shit! Im pretty sure that this is one of the signs of the apocalypsis
Jack of No Trades?????!!!!!
Oh Shit! Im pretty sure that this is one of the signs of the apocalypsis
Posted: Jul 23rd 2007 3:18PM (Unverified) said
Its not the apocalyps. Its the sign of the great awakening.
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Posted: Jul 23rd 2007 3:49PM (Unverified) said
Just to be an ass.... Is the Apocalypsis like an eclipsing Apocalyps or some other such variation?
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Posted: Jul 23rd 2007 4:06PM Fernando Rocker said
Ah... sorry. My mistake.
Its because in spanish (wich is my main language) the word Apocalyps is "Apocalipsis".
I confused the words.
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Its because in spanish (wich is my main language) the word Apocalyps is "Apocalipsis".
I confused the words.
Posted: Jul 23rd 2007 3:19PM aristokrat said
And I thought the first comment would have been "Even thieves don't want a PS3!"
Posted: Jul 23rd 2007 3:33PM (Unverified) said
LOL
Jack of No Trades has a Mario avatar. *Goes to get camera*
Jack of No Trades has a Mario avatar. *Goes to get camera*
Posted: Jul 23rd 2007 4:12PM (Unverified) said
You have left-hand drive cars in Oz too? Are you bi-lingual like Canader,eh?
Posted: Jul 23rd 2007 4:12PM hvnlysoldr said
The thieves obviously didn't train their brain in minutes a day or they would have tried to... Oh yeah the DS truck drivers would be too smart and the Wii truck drivers would actually be in shape and ripped.
Posted: Jul 23rd 2007 4:50PM MetalLink said
What ever happened to those stolen DS's last year?
Posted: Jul 23rd 2007 5:03PM hvnlysoldr said
I don't know. I imagine them being sold on the black market to Japan.
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Posted: Jul 23rd 2007 5:27PM (Unverified) said
I don't think the amount in US dollars is accurate. They probably used $1 million in Australian dollars as an estimate so the US conversion isn't necessarily accurate but a good estimate.
Posted: Jul 23rd 2007 5:31PM horngreen said
Wow I could have sworn the PS2 had GPS in it. Along with the ability for Toy Story graphics and curing illness.
Posted: Jul 23rd 2007 9:10PM (Unverified) said
Idiots, they should have gone for the Wii truck, they are in low supply and they can inflate it's price on ebay.
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