Storytelling box foils kindergarten thief in Germany
BERLIN – German police say they have solved a burglary case at a kindergarten after a storytelling gadget the suspect had swiped revealed his location. Police said Tuesday that the suspect had stolen various items during a break-in at a kindergarten in April. Among them were a laptop, picture books, some fish sticks, pasta and a smart speaker for playing children’s stories. When the man tried to download new stories onto the device a month later it sent his home location to the manufacturers, who informed police.