Deputies Intercept Text Message To Capture Suspect

N.C. Deputies Use Suspect's Cell Phone, Respond To Text Message To Catch Second Suspect

(AP)  After catching one of two people wanted in a series of break-ins, Catawba County sheriff's deputies let their fingers do the chasing to catch the second suspect.

The Hickory Daily Record reported Thursday that when deputies caught a 16-year-old suspect, they confiscated his cell phone. While they had it, a text message came across asking him if he had been caught.

The deputies responded "no," and after a few more messages, the sender said he would try to pick up his partner, not knowing he was in custody.

While waiting in an area where several break-ins occurred, deputies said they arrested the 17-year-old texting teenager after finding him in a car with three other people.

Both teens face several charges, including larceny and breaking and entering.

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Information from: The Hickory Daily Record, http://www.hickoryrecord.com