A friend in need is a thief indeed – Absolute’s latest recovery

Within days of receiving a theft report from a LoJack for Laptops customer, Absolute had identified the stolen laptop’s user and location. They passed this information on to police, who paid a visit to the identified suspect.

When confronted by the detective, the suspect alleged that the laptop was in his possession at one point; however, it did not belong to him. He had simply borrowed it from a friend to complete some work. Shifting focus off himself, the suspect provided police with contact information for said friend. Police contacted the friend on April 1st.

Believing the police call to be an April Fool’s prank, the friend’s phone manners were less than polite, and he refused to respond to questioning. Realizing that the phone call was far from successful, the detective decided to pay a personal visit to the friend’s home.

When questioned of theft, the friend adamantly denied possession of the computer. He quickly pointed the finger back to the original suspect, claiming that he was responsible for the theft. The original suspect then pointed the finger back to his friend – and the blame game continued. Impatient, the detective reminded the men that he was just as happy to charge two suspects as he was to charge one. He gave the men 24 hours to produce the laptop.

Viola – that laptop appeared at the police bureau later that day. It has since been returned to its rightful owner. No word on the friendship…