IT Guy Foils Burglar From 6 Blocks Away (VIDEO)

Newser.com:

A burglar made a huge mistake yesterday when he decided to break into the Manhattan apartment of a computer geek who had set up a motion-detecting camera that transmitted photos directly to his smartphone.

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Comments

[leafericson]

02:51 PM on 12/26/2011

!968....The Mod Squad
2011.....The Geek Squad....

[McKayla]

08:27 PM on 12/23/2011

Nerds rule!

[itsallspeculation]

08:26 PM on 12/23/2011

I find it unbelievable that noone thinks that the story may have been fabricated. The patient was nauseated from taking medication for chronic pain...perhaps she was hallucinating or does not have complete recollection of the "incident". I wonder if the investigation showed that the nurses were at fault or if they were simply fired to appease the community following bad publicity.

[Caffeine89]

11:23 PM on 12/23/2011

*headtilt*
Hun? While that is actually a grand point, its the wrong post.

[riverhouse]

02:56 PM on 12/22/2011

Cool. I need someone to come to my place and set me up with a camera like that.

[tattuchu]

12:01 PM on 12/22/2011

(I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea. Actually, you know what, I do. This guy seems like a cool dude. I'd like to buy him a beer.

[jl4141]

10:28 AM on 12/22/2011

I could get one of these, but it would just show me my cats jumping on the dining room table.