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Carjacker ID’d via iPhone feature on stolen cell gets prison

NEWARK, N.J.

A New Jersey man who was identified by the “find my iPhone” feature on a smartphone he stole during an armed carjacking has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison.

Federal prosecutors say 28-year-old Lee Carraballo of Newark was sentenced Monday. He was convicted last November on charges stemming from the November 2012 carjacking.

Prosecutors say Caraballo carjacked a Rutgers University law student at gunpoint in the driveway of the student’s home, stealing his wallet and cellphone before fleeing in the victim’s car.

Caraballo was captured later that day, after a traffic stop in Roselle Park while he was driving his own car.

While Caraballo was in custody there, the carjacking victim located his phone remotely using the “find my iPhone” feature and called the police station.

Police: Man stole pal’s car to avoid missing court hearing

RIVERDALE, N.J.

A New Jersey man has been accused of stealing a friend’s car to avoid missing a court hearing on drug charges.

Twenty-one-year-old Jorge Ramirez-Sierra of Riverdale has been charged with unlawful taking of a means of conveyance and driving while suspended, among other counts.

Police tell NJ.com the new charges came after a man reported his car missing Friday morning. Police say the man told officers Ramirez-Sierra had said the night before that he didn’t know how he would get to Paterson for the court hearing.

While officers were talking with the owner, Ramirez-Sierra called to say he was returning with the vehicle. He was taken into custody after arriving.

NorthJersey.com reports that Ramirez-Sierra had been arrested on drug charges in March.Ramirez-Sierra’s telephone number couldn’t be located Monday.

French ‘Spiderman’ scales Dubai skyscraper

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates

A French climber has scaled one of Dubai’s tallest skyscrapers, relying on just chalk and sticky tape on his fingertips to help him up the 75-story Cayan Tower in the emirate’s glitzy marina area.

Alain Robert, 52, completed climbing the 1,007-foot-high structure in just 70 minutes Sunday. He had no harness and little space for his feet on the ledges of the tower, which twists as it ascends.

Robert, who often is described as “The French Spiderman,” is no stranger to scaling tall buildings.

In 2011, he climbed the world’s tallest tower in Dubai. Using a rope and harness to comply with organizers’ requirements, it took him just over six hours to scale the 2,717-foot-tall Burj Khalifa.

Associated Press