NYC iPhone owner tricks thief using dating app

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NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City musician used a combination of technology, seduction, a hammer and a bribe to reclaim his missing iPhone from a confused crook.

Jazz trombonist Nadav Nirenberg (nah-DAHV' NEE'-run-berg) says he left the phone in a livery cab on New Year's Eve. The next morning, the 27-year-old learned via email that someone was sending messages to women using a dating app on the phone.

Nirenberg logged on to the service and offered the man a date — posing as a woman. He even posted a picture of a pretty girl.

When the culprit arrived at Nirenberg's Brooklyn apartment building with wine, the musician greeted him with a $20 bill while holding a hammer — just in case.

The thief handed him the iPhone and left without a word.

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Police: gun in Florida used to prod livestock thief beats

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida Panhandle man was arrested after attempting to Rob a store with a cattle prod, but was stopped by an employee with a gun.

County Sheriff's Office Leon says that 26-year-old Lance Tomberlin went into a store just outside Tallahassee on January 2, produced cattle prod and asked for money from the clerk. Officials say that has shocked the used several times before the clerk pulled a gun.

The authorities say Tomberlin escaped and another employee tried to restrain him, but eventually managed to escape in his truck. Deputies stopped Tomberlin truck, but he fled on foot.

The Sheriff's Office says Tomberlin was arrested Tuesday and charged with armed robbery and aggravated battery.

Jail records did not say whether Tomberlin was a lawyer. He was being held without bail.

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