Brickbat: Car 54, Where Are You?

When thieves broke into
Danny Westneat’s car and stole his wife’s purse, his children were
able to use the GPS tracker on the iPhone in the purse
to track
it down, locating the signal coming from a van. He called the
Seattle police, thinking they would come and arrest the thieves. At
first, dispatch refused to send an officer. When one finally did
show up, he refused to allow Westneat to accompany him into the
parking lot the family had seen the van enter. The cop emerged,
told him he couldn’t find the van and left. When Westneat drove
into the parking lot, he immediately spotted the van.