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GPS Units Loaned to Churches to Track Stolen Nativity Scenes

by Lee Bains on December 2, 2008 at 01:08 PM



Just in time for Christmas, Lightning GPS is lending GPS units to churches and charities for those institutions to conceal in nativity scene figures, BoingBoing reports.

The company's Web site, cheekily stating that "Lightning GPS Strikes Down Sinners," explains that this program had its origins in a few victimized churches asking the company for donated GPS units in recent years. Moved by the spirit of giving, Lightning GPS will now offer this charitable service to non-profits across the country.

Thanks to these free tracking devices, those organizations, and police, can readily find the purloined ornaments and, hopefully, discourage theft in the first place.

We have a sneaking suspicion that most of the units will lead their pursuers to funny-smelling suburban basements festooned with black light posters. [From: BoingBoing]

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