Many Canadians love to take photos of themselves with mobile phones, but taking a so-called selfie has got three suspected car thieves in a heap of trouble.
Lucille Lavoie had parked her car in the western city of Winnipeg on September 25th to quickly help her daughter-in-law carry some groceries into the house. She left the car running with her cellphone inside.
Photo automatically uploaded
When she returned the car was gone. Later, back at home, Lavoie turned on her computer and found a new photo which had automatically uploaded from her phone. This occurred because the two devices were synched.
The photo was of a girl and two boys inside what appears to be her car. “I clicked on it, and, my goodness, there it was, yeah the three of them,” Lavoie said. “She was doing a selfie, I guess, and it caught all three people.”
Photo shared on Facebook
Lavoie shared the photo on Facebook where it was quickly posted by thousands of other people. She sent information she got to police and they, in turn, made three arrests.
The car and its contents have not been recovered but the investigation is ongoing.
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