WILSONVILLE -- Stephanie Davies admits she still feels "silly" about leaving her high-end cell phone on the front counter at her business, where a thief snatched it today.

But she is tickled that the phone-tracking service she ordered to monitor her kids led her -- and police -- right back to her phone.

"I still feel a little silly," said Davies, who co-owns Acumen Financial Services Group PC. "But I knew where my phone was within 45 minutes."

Shortly after 9 a.m., a man approached the front counter of the business office on Southwest Miley Road and, pulled out a business card for a Motel 6 in Tigard and asked for directions.

"But then he backtracked and asked about a hospital," Davies said. "He wasn't making much sense."

Finally, the man asked Davies to draw a map. When she turned away to grab a pen and paper, the man snatched her iPhone. She didn't notice until he ambled out, got into his truck and drove away.

After conferring with her husband, Davies activated the tracking service and called police with a description of the thief's truck and some very strong cyber-clues about where her phone had gone.

Shortly afterward, Davies, accompanied by several Wilsonville police officers tracked the phone to the Motel 6, 17950 S.W. McEwan Road, Tigard. After chatting with the management, they went to Room 118 where they found the phone and a theft suspect.

Police arrested Ricky Tony George, 19, who is believed to be a transient. He was booked into the Clackamas County Jail and was released on his own recognizance. He is scheduled to appear in Clackamas County Circuit Court on April 4 to face two charges of second-degree theft and providing false information to a police officer.

Detective Jim Strovink, Clackamas County sheriff's spokesman, said George has an established criminal history that includes theft and driving offenses.

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