"What I want people to understand is that if somebody has stolen your phone, don't attempt to go find your phone yourself because if they stole it they are not going to willingly give that phone back. That is what we are here for and what we get paid to do," said Capt. Danny Barron with the Troy Police Department. "We strongly encourage people to contact us because no property is worth risking your life for. That's the message we want people to understand, we are here and we want to help. Our hearts go out to the family, and we just want to prevent this from ever happening again."