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Google Maps catches muggers on film


Published on Monday 22 June 2009 15:32

TWIN brothers who mugged a teenager in Holland were arrested after being caught on camera by a car gathering images for Google's online photo map service.

The pair stole the 14-year-old boy's mobile phone and 165 Euros in cash last September.

"The picture was taken just a moment before the crime," a police spokesman said.

In March, the victim recognised himself and the robbers while surfing Google Maps. The images are usually taken by a camera mounted on a car.

After an investigation by the police, one of the 24-year-old twins confessed to robbing the boy.


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