A 17-year-old has been accused of breaking into a couple’s home in Northern California and asking for their WiFi password, hours after he had asked nearby neighbors for theirs, authorities said. Police in Palo Alto said the teen, whose name has not been released, went to a home in Silicon Valley late Saturday and asked to use the residents’ WiFi network “because he was out of data,” before stealing their bicycle. Then just after midnight Sunday, police said, he broke into a nearby home, woke up a sleeping couple and asked them for their password. Police said the teen broke into the home by slicing through a window screen. Fun fact: The city of Palo Alto offers free WiFi to residents and visitors.

Source: Washington Post July 27, 2018 18:52 UTC