ShareThisWhen a kitchen stove disappeared from a vacant Lake Elsinore, Calif. tract house, a developer's tracking device didn't let the appliance get far.The global-positioning system monitor on the appliance, embedded by developer KB Home, is the latest tool to help police foil home burglaries.Lake Elsinore police were called Monday to a home under construction, where a gas range stove was missing, Lake Elsinore police Sgt. Jeff Wright said.KB Home officials had outfitted the stove with a monitoring device that could send out a signal if it was stolen, and allowed police to monitor its whereabouts, Wright said.Police and developer officials tracked the stove to a home in Perris, Calif., where police found the stove along with other appliances valued at $15,000, as well as a vehicle reported stolen from Whittier, Wright said.Police arrested the Perris home's owner, Ruben Molina, 50, on suspicion of burglary and theft with prior convictions, Wright said.They also arrested 18-year-old Maria Molina on an outstanding no-bail warrant for unspecified crimes."These builders are trying to assist in finding their property," Wright said. "I think it's a great idea, but I don't think this is any different than burglaries from any inhabited homes."E-mail John Asbury at jasbury(at)PE.com(Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service, www.scrippsnews.com.)
Stolen California stove tracked down thanks to GPS
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