Man Tracks Stolen iPhone To The Place Where Literally The Sun Don't Shine

[Initech]

An ex-con was busted for stealing an iPhone when it started ringing — while stashed up his butt in a holding cell at the West Village station house, sources told The Post yesterday.

Trent Patterson, 47, had initially been arrested for allegedly burglarizing the trendy Ted Baker clothing boutique in the Meatpacking District at around 5:50 a.m. Friday, along with four other suspects, the sources said.

A food vendor had spotted the five allegedly going in and out of the shop with armfuls of clothing and accessories. The vendor called cops, and all five suspects were quickly nabbed.

Then, as Patterson was in a holding cell at the Sixth Precinct station house, a 27-year-old man whose iPhone had been swiped used an app to track the device, according to the sources.

The victim, who was at the station house to report the theft, called his phone — and heard the ring coming from Patterson in a nearby cell.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/butt_dial_con_feels_the_pinch_N674ntrgZd5ua7zLNfcc7M

Um... keep it.

[NYC_SKP]

1. Oh. Well.

What are the odds? The guy is at the police station and decides to call his phone and the butt that has the phone is right there.

PS: Ouch!

[bahrbearian]

2. should have put it on vibrate

[liberal N proud]

3. Do you really want the phone back after that?

[Initech]

4. I'm going to say no.

[Inkfreak]

5. Dude, iPhones are not small....

I hope that guy had it in a case. Maybe one of those otterboxes. Course that'd just make it bulkier. I'll just come out an ask. Was it placed in the crack or in the anus??? Inquiring minds gotta know!

[MADem]

7. That was my question too--they don't say if the ring was muffled or clear... nt

[Javaman]

6. To paraphrase Krusty The Klown, "burn that phone". nt