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An Apple Store employee whose apartment she was sharing with two roommates was recently victimized by burglars, however they had a happy ending thanks to the help of her stolen Mac’s screen sharing feature and built-in webcam.

After the house was burglarized by thieves, the Apple Store employee received a call from a friend asking if she was online, since it appears that she is online on her friend’s computer. The victim immediately logged on to the Internet and used the Back-to-My-Mac program and found out that her Mac was indeed connected to the Internet. Not wasting any time, the victim quickly activated her Mac’s built-in webcam and the screen sharing feature in order to take a snapshot of the thief who was currently using her notebook. The victim’s friend recognized the man in the picture as someone who had been at her apartment during the recent get together.

The victim brought the picture to the police who quickly apprehended the thieves. It was later found out that the two thieves were friends of the friend of the victim. The two thieves are currently facing charges of second-degree burglary and fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, which are both felonies.

Finally, the victim got her piece of mind knowing that justice has been served to her. And she could only thank her Mac, the Back-to-My-Mac program, and perhaps probably Steve Jobs for bringing such a powerful machine as the Mac, for helping her solve the crime.

Read [Lohud] Via [TUAW]