Owner Uses AU eBay to Try to Catch Powerbook Thief

On Tuesday, two idiots in Australia walked into a business and stole a 17" Powerbook. They then proceeded to attach a modem and actually checked the owner's email. As a result, the owner now has an IP address used by the thieves. He also has video and still footage from security cameras in his business as well as pictures of the car the thieves drove away in.

The owner has posted most of this information up on an eBay Australian auction and has been running a full-court press offensive with the media. The police are involved and are helping to try track down the thieves.

But it gets better! The thieves apparently called the owner from a "withheld" phone number at 2:20am and were angry that so much attention has been called to their crime. They've offered to return the stolen Powerbook but it apparently hasn't happened yet.

Via del.icio.us.