By Jo Best, 30 July 2004 12:05
NEWS Organised car theft and iPods don't mix, if the case of Oludayo Adeagbo is anything to go by.
The head of car crime gang know as the "iPod crew" had been using identity-theft tactics to get finance agreements and use them drive off with posh cars - Jaguars, BMWs and the like - that were then sold on.
Police estimate that other members of the gang - who have yet to be caught - made off with 70 cars costing more than £1m in their 10-month spree
The gang attracted the attention of a local bobby by parking all the hot motors outside their council estate. When the police raided one of the men's houses, they discovered a range of documents pertaining to the thefts stored on an iPod, including forged letters claiming the cars were paid for.
Adeagbo has since found God, saying he is "happy" and is "trading crime for Christianity". He was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison at Southwark Crown Court.
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1. Barny Squashedsarnie
It's just mad!
What's the world coming to eh? (They should have used one of those encrypting flash keys surely?!)
2. Mack Curle
The title of this very interesting article is misleading. According to the article, the thief found Jesus Christ after being arrested, so by stating that "iPod catches born-again Christian BMW theft mastermind", the title implies he was a born-again Christian before he was caught, which is incorrect.
3. G. Louie
It sounds like the iPod can do it all!! But, given that Apple doesn't even allow other music formats to be played on their iPod, I find it incredulous that the iPod can hold "a range of documents", including "forged letters" as the story states. It was more likely an "iPAQ", a Pocket PC PDA made by HP/Compaq. Give the credit where it is due.
4. Benjamin S. Armen
Jo Best's offensive slandering of Christian's is wrong!!! This story should be taken off the site and a correction issued stating that the IPod caught a non-believer BMW theft who later became a Christian.
As a Christian I find Jo Best's article title highly offensive and misleading.
The article states that the convicted theft did not become a Christian until after he was caught however the title implies that he was a Christian theft.
(Ed note. Thanks for the suggestions.)