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Police: Smart Phone App Used In Foiled Robbery

Getaway Driver Listened To Police Traffic, Police Say

MUNCIE, Ind. — A man accused of being a getaway driver in a foiled pharmacy robbery used a smart phone application to eavesdrop on emergency radio transmissions as he waited in his car, police said.

Muncie detective Jim Johnson told The Star Press newspapers that investigators wonder whether 29-year-old Matthew Hale knew to leave the scene by eavesdropping on their conversations.

He said officers believe Hale fled after hearing radio calls saying a security guard in the store had captured his alleged cohort, 23-year-old Brian Franklin.

Johnson said Hale used his smart phone to download an application that allowed him to eavesdrop on police radio transmissions.

Franklin faces a preliminary charge of attempted armed robbery, while Hale faces preliminary charges of attempted armed robbery and unlawful use of a police radio.