officers were able to intervene. The laptop was retrieved and returned to Doba and the suspect is now facing charges. Sgt. Tony Landato of the Mesa Police Department tells Mashable that the PD will help find lost cellphones and laptops if the case is in their jurisdiction and "especially if there was a workable lead." "The main battle with cases of this nature would be the reliability and accuracy of the app on the device," he writes in an email message. "Laws that govern search and seizure are very stringent and this is new technology that has yet to be argued in court. Specifically, how exact of a location can the app provide? How reliable is that? Does it rise to the level of probable cause to enter someone's home or property? I have seen cases of this nature that lead to an apartment complex, but cannot distinguish exactly which apartment. These are the main factors investigators have to deal with as they proceed with a case wherein only this lead exists." Having said that, Landato also said that having tracking software has "opened doors" in some cases. But would the same police response occur in larger cities? A spokesperson for the San Francisco Police Department tells Mashable that they have numerous cases of cellphones being successfully retrieved by the PD after being stolen. Officer Gordon Shyy, media relations unit of the San Francisco Police Department, tells Mashable when a victim reports a cellphone or laptop stolen, they ask if