Burglar's Silly Move Leads to His Capture

Thanks to determined citizens, as well as a criminal's ignorance, one man was captured for burglary last week in Riverside, Illinois.

News sources claim that several items were stolen last month from two houses, including jewelry, cash and computer equipment. When officers tracked down one of the computers a few weeks later, they found that the suspect had taken a picture of himself and saved it on the hard drive. The department then released this picture to the public and several people stepped forward to identify the man.

As a result, officers were able to detain the man wanted for the theft incidents at his home and he was charged with two counts of residential burglary. This is not the suspect's first time behind bars, however, as he was already serving parole for another case of residential burglary.

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