Installed GPS Allowed Police to Catch Computer Thief

Close-up of a hand typing on a laptop keyboard.
A person types on a laptop keyboard, a common sight in today's digital world.

Police were able to recover a computer taken from a home in Ithaca thanks to its built-in G-P-S tracking capability.

The stolen laptop was found at a home on East State Street and 36-year-old Larry Payne, Junior was arrested on a felony burglary charge.

Payne was sent to Tompkins County Jail after his arraignment.

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