ILFORD, England, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- A British man sentenced to seven years in prison for 11 burglaries was arrested when police used a tracking app to locate a stolen iPad, authorities said.
Kent Police said Ion-Liviu Radita, 36, a Romanian national living in Ilford, England, was convicted Wednesday in Maidstone Crown Court and sentenced to seven years in prison for stealing items including more than 100 pieces of jewelry during his burglary spree.
Police said in a news release Radita took an iPad during one of his burglaries, which occurred between May 3 and May 25 of this year, and officers used the "Find My iPhone" app installed on the device to track it to the area of Radita's home.
Police observed the area and executed a search warrant May 30, after a vehicle reported seen in the area of the burglaries was seen outside of Radita's home.
Investigators said Radita's loot also included laptops, phones and cash. They said he was found to have urinated on the homeowner's bed in at least two of the break-ins.
