GPS Stalking
People in the world, this is just one more example of an ever increasing problem we all face. The technology we have all become accustom too, that has become a normal part of our lives being used for malicious purposes. Ask your self this. Has anyone just “Showed up” out of the blue where you were at? Maybe this is the reason.
California Man Accused of Stalking Via GPS
GLENDALE, Calif. (Sept. 4) - Police arrested a man they said tracked his
ex-girlfriend's whereabouts by attaching a global positioning system to
her car.
Ara Gabrielyan, 32, was arrested Aug. 29 on one count of stalking and
three
counts of making criminal threats. He was being held on $500,000 bail
and was
to be arraigned Wednesday.
"This is what I would consider stalking of the 21st century," police
Lt. Jon
Perkins said.
Police said Gabrielyan tracked the 35-year-old woman, who was not
identified,
after she ended their relationship, showing up unexpectedly at a book
store,
an airport and dozens of other places where she was.
Police said Gabrielyan attached a cellular phone to the woman's car on
Aug.
16 with a motion switch that turned on when the car moved, transmitting
a
signal each minute to a satellite. Information was then sent to a Web
site that
allowed Gabrielyan to monitor the woman's location.
The woman learned how Gabrielyan was following her when she discovered
him
under her car attempting to change the cell phone's battery, police
said.
Police allege Gabrielyan threatened over a six-month period to kill
himself
and the woman. An attorney for Gabrielyan could not immediately be
reached for
comment Saturday.
He faces up to six years in prison if convicted.
