My story: Recovering a stolen Blackberry

While on leave from Marine duty in May, I was partying at the Deluxe Bar and Restaurant in Detroit, Michigan celebrating the Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup Playoff's. At the end of the night as I was at the bar paying my tab, someone stole my new Blackberry Bold Smartphone from the table I was seated at. I searched the bar but came up empty handed.

The next morning I decided to try and locate the stolen phone. Fortunately, I had recently installed Breadcrumb family locator software on my Blackberry. I turned on my laptop computer and double-clicked on the Breadcrumb family locator software icon. Miraculously, I was able to view the location of my Blackberry phone on a Google map and then zoom-in on its current location; the back corner bedroom of a residential home in Adrian, Michigan.

I then jumped in my car and drove an hour and half to the Adrian police department. I arrived at the station and requested that an officer accompany me recover my stolen phone from a local residence. The Adrian police were really impressed that I not only knew the exact location of my phone, but I was also able to show them a "breadcrumb" trail of the route the thief took after leaving the Deluxe bar at 3:04 am and arriving home at 4:42 am Saturday morning.

One of the officers went around to the back of the house while the other officer pounded on the front door with a heavy metal flashlight. After three knocks, a sleepy and disheveled young man opened the door. Upon seeing the officer and me standing in his doorway, he turned white as a ghost. At that point, the officer said to him "I think you know why were here". The young man said "yes sir", walked back into the house and returned within seconds with my new Blackberry Bold phone.

Breadcrumb solved the case of the missing Blackberry.

Michael Ratliff, Lance Corporal
US Marines
1st division, Weapons Company

The Schrode Family – Member Testimonial

During Spring Break, we were all in Mexico at the same time. Zack was a hundred miles away at an all inclusive resort and he flew in and out of Mexico at a different time than Bob and I. Breadcrumb allowed us to confirm that he made it to the airport in Detroit and Mexico on time and we received several updates along the way. We also received passive updates when left and returned to the complex at night. Getting these text message updates on our mobile phone and being able to view his location on a map from our laptop computer gave us comfort and a sense of security that would not have been possible without Breadcrumb.

Bob & Marianne Schrode
April 2009

As a senior at Grosse Pointe South High School, I went with my friends on our senior trip in Mexico. My parents did not come with me, however, they knew where I was and that I was safe by using the Breadcrumb family locator on their Blackberry.

Mexico can be a scary place and parents are parents…it is their job to worry about my safety….I don't think that will ever change. I know that Breadcrumb helped with the communication between my parents and I without having to make dozens of phone calls or send a bunch of text messages.

Zack Schrode
April 2009