Two men arrested after a woman whose computer they’re accused of stealing managed to log onto the laptop and photograph them with it are scheduled to appear in City Court next week to face felony charges. Edmon Shahikian, 23, and Ian Frias, 20, are charged with second-degree burglary and fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property in the April 27 burglary of a Ridgeview Avenue apartment in which $5,000 worth of electronics were stolen. They were arrested Wednesday, after one of the three roommates who live in the apartment used her stolen laptop’s “Back to My Mac” software to determine that it was signed onto the Internet, police said.

The 19-year-old victim, who works in the Apple Store in The Westchester mall, then used the laptop’s camera to photograph Shahikian, police said. She also found photos of Frias using the computer after it had been stolen, police said. The computer-savvy victim did not recognize either man, but one of her roommates did, remembering they had attended a recent party at the apartment. The information was turned over to police, who nabbed both men at their homes a short time later. did not return calls. Shahikian, of 13 Cobbling Rock Road, Katonah, is free on $3,500 bail. Frias, a Bronx resident, is being held at the Westchester County jail on $7,500 bail. Both are due in City Court on May 15.

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high tech thieves lol

HeHe - Serves them right...lol

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they stupid as hell. Why would you use the laptop, the purpose of stealing it is to sell it and get money. ge tthe money and buy yourself a brand new laptop stupid

At least, if you're stupid enough to steal the machine to begin with, reload the thing from ground zero before you go back on the net!

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"Res ipsa loquitur, sed quid in infernos dicet?" ("The thing speaks for itself, but what in the hell does it say?")

It is not a matter of high tech theivery, but of the high tech victim. She used her knowledge to assist in the apprehension of the two perpetrators. Even reloading the software might have resulted in the same result. Having the serial numbers might have allowed the manufacturer, in this case Apple, to associate the MAC address with the serial number, which could lead to the TCP/IP Address.

The technical ability for manufacturers to implement a kind of Internet Lojak has been available for some time and has likely been used before in other cases.

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best thing to do. you steal it, sell it.........
best when you sell it to someone you don't know...........

Don't those guys know anything ? You steal it, sell it to a guy in a bar and buy crack with the money.