You probably know by now that the iPhone now comes with a ‘Find My iPhone’ feature (courtesy of iPhone 3.0), and if you’re still skeptical about its usefulness in the real world setting, this story might change your mind. An unnamed victim who was robbed of his wallet and iPhone was actually able to use this neat little iPhone feature, and more importantly, helped the cops apprehend the suspects behind the crime. Of course, if you own an iPhone, you also probably know that this doesn’t work right off the bat and that a MobileMe subscription is actually required to take advantage of this service, but as you can, even though this isn’t really free, there are some substantial benefits you can reap from it.

[full story via bgr]