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Summary Tracking feature showed that phone's name had been changed to Jake Chustz's iPhone
A 27-year-old police officer in Louisiana has resigned after authorities say he stole an iPhone from the scene of a drunken-driving crash.Cpl. Tommy Stubbs, a police spokesman in Baton Rouge, says the phone wasnt in the car when the driver got out of jail. Stubbs says a tracking feature showed that its name had been changed to Jake Chustzs iPhone, and the driver recognized the name as that of an officer who had worked at the wreck June 2. He filed a complaint.Stubbs says Chustz was booked late Wednesday with felony theft and malfeasance in office, and resigned early Thursday. He had worked for the department for five years.An online jail listing shows hes free on $10,000 bond. A message left at a listing for Jake Chustz wasnt immediately returned.
