moron

A burglar in New York went into a home and stole electronics.  But he left something behind...and it wasn't his fingerprints.  He left  his cell phone.  The police were able to trace it back to him.  When they confronted him about his phone, he said that he didn't know where it was.  Does that mean that he actually traded his electronic item for the home owner's?  The stolen items were recovered and the burglar went to jail.  crime doesn't pay