GPS Tracking System Leads, Not to Stolen Truck, but to Secret Meth Lab
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C., Canada – Police investigating the report of a stolen vehicle found something else entirely when a GPS tracking device pointed them to a home in Maple Ridge, B.C.
In May, the owner of a white Dodge pickup phoned the Ridge Meadows Royal Canadian Mounted Police, to report that his vehicle had been stolen. The missing vehicle was equipped with a portable, real-time vehicle tracking device. The owner logged on to his computer to get GPS tracking information and he got the exact location of the GPS tracking receiver – even the address.
Police, prepared for a rather routine recovery and arrest, went to the residential address, but found no white Dodge pickup. They did witness a vehicle carrying two men pulling in the driveway. The passenger ran quickly into the house, with the driver not far behind.
When police gained access to the home, the smell of marijuana was detected. They found pot, and they uncovered what they believed to be a crystal methamphetamine lab. In addition, several vehicles and one boat on the property were seized and suspected stolen.
The original white Dodge pickup that police went to the suspect house to find, was located several hours later. It was parked on a busy city street several blocks away.
Investigators later linked the drug suspects to the Dodge pickup theft as well.
The truck’s GPS tracking system was not inaccurate. It appeared that the suspects discovered the vehicle tracking device and removed it so the truck would not be traced. Unfortunately for the suspects, someone brought the GPS tracking device into the house to store it, and forgot to turn it off.
Three men and a woman who lived in the house were arrested.
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April 28th, 2010 at 2:48 pm
Meth does not make you smarter!
My stolen truck was recovered after reporting it on http://www.stolen-property.com/ – led to the arrest of a group of car thieves. hahaha