TV crew get robbed while reporting on neighbourhood crime hot spots

TV news crew had expensive equipment
stolen while reporting about a new app to
help people avoid bad neighbourhoods.
The journalists and cameramen from
American news network WUSA9 were
busy asking people what they thought
about so-called "sketchy" areas in
Washington.
But as they were being told about how
quiet Petworth, an area in the northwest
of the city is, their van parked nearby was
broken into.
Journalist Mola Lenghi explained: "As folks
were telling us that it was a good
neighbourhood and not much activity
happens around there our van was being
robbed."
Yobs broke the lock to their van and stole
thousands of pounds worth of equipment
including cameras, iPads, wallets and
laptops.
Photojournalist James Hash said: "It was
just a disaster."
But in a bizarre change of luck the group
embarked on a four-hunt for their gear
using the 'Find My iPhone' application.
They eventually tracked one of the
phone's signals to bins in a neighbouring
area - where they found most of their
stuff.
Mola said: "All in all not too bad of a loss,
but I'm sure the station wouldn't agree
with that."

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