Phone app leads police to stolen property in Sydney

Jokpeme Joseph Omode February 18, 2016
A 24-year-old man was arrested at the property. Photo / iStock
A massive haul of suspected stolen property has been seized after a locating app on a stolen mobile phone led police to a Sydney home.
Residents at a home in Blakehurst contacted police early on Wednesday after discovering they had been robbed, and traced their stolen phone to a property in Revesby.
A police search uncovered the phone and other property taken from the Blakehurst home.
Dozens of other items, suspected to have been stolen during a number different of break-ins, were also seized, including two motorbikes, six mountain bikes, 15 laptops, 25 watches, 40 mobile phones and 40 credit cards.
A 24-year-old man was arrested at the Revesby property and is expected to appear before Sutherland Local Court on Thursday.
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