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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Tech Savvy Victim Nabs Alleged Greendale Burglar

Suspect is caught after the victim is able to connect with his computer using his iPhone.

  A 23-year-old Greendale man is facing charges after he burglarized the home of a tech savvy Greendale man who was able to find his stolen computer with his iPhone. Calvin R. Kattner was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Tuesday with one count of burglary. If convicted, he faces up to 12 ½ years in prison and $25,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On June 30, the victim and his wife were in northern Wisconsin when he decided to check his home computer with his iPhone. The computer was off line and the phone was unable to connect, which the man found odd because he could connect with it earlier in the day. The next morning, the man again tried to connect with the computer with his phone but was unable. The couple …

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