Maps help cops catch crooks

It just had to happen some time. Google Maps has had its first major arrest, thanks to images taken from one of the 360degree vehicles.
The cops from Groningen contacted Google to ask for the original images taken by their Street View camera car after a robbery victim told them he had seen the suspects on the mapping website.
When they received the un-blurred photos of three men matching the descriptions given by the 14-year-old victim, they moved in and arrested the gang.
A police spokesperson explained the unusual procedure leading to the arrests: "You must tell Google clearly why you want [the photos]. For us, it is unique."
Quite. And not quite what the inventors had in mind when they created it, but it's just another feather in their cap.