Cops track missing girl on Google; KIDNAP.Byline: By ALLISON MARTIN A GIRL of nine allegedly kidnapped Kidnapped caught in the intrigues of Scottish factions, David Balfour and Alan Breck are shipwrecked, escape from the king’s soldiers, and undergo great dangers. [Br. Lit.: R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped] See : Adventurousness by her grandma was found by police using a mobile phone signal and Google street maps. Grandma Rose Maltais picked up Natalie Maltais from her guardians for what was meant to be a weekend. But after she said she wasn't going to return her and left the state, officer Todd Neale called mobile firm AT&T which gave him GPS co-ordinates on Natalie's phone. He called local deputy fire chief Thomas Lozier, in Athol, Massachusetts Athol is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,299 at the 2000 census. The town is also nicknamed "Rat Hole" due to a popular vandalism prank where an "R" and an "E" are added to the town signs causing "Athol" to read as "Rathole. , who had used GPS to find lost hikers. He found the approximate location and went on Google Maps Google Maps (for a time named Google Local) is a free web mapping service application and technology provided by Google that powers many map-based services including the Google Maps website, Google Ride Finder and embedded maps on third-party websites via the Google Maps and used eye-level photos. Thomas said: "That's when I spotted a hotel." Using a search engine he found the Budget Inn in Natural Bridge, Virginia, and Todd called Virginia police who found them in the hotel. "It was brilliant," Thomas said. "Half an hour later, they called me at home and told me it had been successful." CAPTION(S): HUNT Google street maps |
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