Wireless Controller Helps Recover Stolen 360


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A Missouri State student came back to his dorm to find his Xbox 360 stolen. Realizing the controller still connected when turned it on, he set out to find the console. And he did.

This is probably the only set of circumstances in which this would work ? 360 stolen, thief lives 30 feet away, that's only gonna happen in a college dorm. But credit to Ryan Ketsenberg for using some critical thinking and old fashioned sleuthing to get his stuff back and bust a thief.

According to The Standard (newspaper of Missouri State):

Ketsenburg, who lives in Hutchens House, said that after his Xbox was stolen, he turned on his wireless Xbox controller and found that it was still connecting to his Xbox. Based on this discovery, Ketsenburg said he realized that his Xbox must be nearby, he said.

The controller connected to the Xbox on the fourth, fifth and sixth floors of Hutchens but not on the third floor and seventh floor, so through process of elimination, Ketsenburg said he figured out that the stolen Xbox must be on the fifth floor.

Following the controller's signal, Ketsenburg said he was able to pinpoint the room where his Xbox was stolen.

The Xbox 360 wireless controller has a 30-foot range, according to the Xbox Web site. When looking for his Xbox, Ketsenburg said the light-emitting diodes of the controller flashed when he was out of range.

The 5th floor resident assistant checked the alleged room where the stolen Xbox was and was able to find the Xbox, Ketsenburg said.

Best part? They recovered the console before the thief got home to notice it was now missing from his dorm. Payback's a bitch!

Ketsenberg said his hard drive was formatted, so he's really upset about that. But then again, he got his console back. And he's not the one who's (presumably) getting kicked out of school.

Source: http://kotaku.com/5109641/wireless-control...over-stolen-360

Awesome stor:laugh:h:

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haha, that's awesome, and very time consuming. The time it takes to track down your xbox console by distance between floors and hallways is incredible he even found it at all.

Good for him on getting his console back

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Haha, I love it when thieves get busted. All it took was a bit of critical thinking. The fact that he recovered his Xbox 360 while the person who stole it wasn't home is pure pwnage.

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It's cool that he was able to get it back, but I would prefer to confont the thief face to face. Snagging it back when he wasn't home is funny, but I would prefer to see the look on his face as I reclaimed my property. (and knocking the look off of his face in the process)

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How do he know it's his 360? His controller could be linked to another 360 and not his own one.

It has to be synced, so unless he's been running around physically syncing his controller with other 360s the day before his was stolen, it's his.

To sync, you need to push a button on the console itself, and the controller.

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His controller could be linked to another 360 and not his own one.

Come on then, explain. He knew which console HIS controller was linked to - you pair them.

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great story :)

1. i would've taken back my console :whistle:

2. check for valuables -> moneyz, watches or even games :pirate:

3. trashed the place :devil:

4. leave a little note with someone's name on it who you really really hate, saying something like 'pawned motherfekker, bring your bi-atch ass over and come fight me' :rofl:

5. LEGG ITT ! :p :santa:

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great story :)

1. i would've taken back my console :whistle:

2. check for valuables -> moneyz, watches or even games :pirate:

3. trashed the place :devil:

4. leave a little note with someone's name on it who you really really hate, saying something like 'pawned motherfekker, bring your bi-atch ass over and come fight me' :rofl:

5. LEGG ITT ! :p :santa:

Some funny ****!

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Awesome story! Would love to know what happened to that thief.

what a scum bag! imagine if he went to the police and reported his 'new' xbox as stolen lol :0

poor guy tho he got his console back, but his HDD was wiped, i wouldn't know what to do with my self if all my saves were lost

im sure we are all like that with our numbers on our mobile phones too!

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what a scum bag! imagine if he went to the police and reported his 'new' xbox as stolen lol :0

poor guy tho he got his console back, but his HDD was wiped, i wouldn't know what to do with my self if all my saves were lost

im sure we are all like that with our numbers on our mobile phones too!

Could always just ... back them up.

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