Swedish Robber Answers Stolen Phone

Swedish police caught a burglar after he answered a phone he had just stolen and did not hang up, letting them eavesdrop on his getaway ride in a taxi.

The man broke into a house in Overtornea, which is located far north of Sweden, stealing a mobile phone and other possessions.

The police decided to ring the stolen phone and heard him swearing about the late arrival of a taxi which he had ordered to take him to neighboring Kalix, about 37 miles away.

"The thief answered the phone but then just put it away without turning it off", said local policeman Kurt Paavola.

The police tracked down the taxi and arrested the man.

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