Coachella Pickpocketer Nabbed With 100+ Devices At Festival

A thief who made off with cell phones belonging to more than 100 people at the Coachella music festival in California may want to consider a new line of work. "Find My iPhone" ultimately helped police find dozens of pilfered devices.

Security guards detained him and when police arrived, they say they found more than 100 phones in Henao's backpack. Several festivalgoers noticed that their cellphones were missing and activated their "Find My iPhone" feature, which provides users with the Global Positioning System location of their phones. He was caught after a number of those who noticed their phone was missing turned to the "Find My iPhone" app to locate Henao still on the festival grounds.

Most of the phones were returned to the rightful owners and the remaining devices were put in the festival's lost and found.

"Glad to have my phone back, so glad...ugh", said Laura Hunt Little.

Henao faces grand theft and possession of stolen property charges. He was released after posting $10,000 bail, according to inmate records.

Police suggested that festivalgoers keep their phones and wallets in their front pockets and to spread their valuables across different locations.