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Google Street View Nabs Dutch Thieves

Boy found photo later, alerted cops

By Ambreen Ali,  Newser User

Posted Jun 22, 2009 1:52 AM CDT

(Newser) – The Google Street View that has infuriated many privacy advocates has helped solve a crime, the BBC reports. A Dutch boy, 14, chanced upon a months-old photo on Street View that shows him with two men right before they allegedly mugged him. Authorities retrieved the...   Read full story »

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