BUSTED: Burglar Arrested After Checking Facebook During Robbery

BUSTED: Burglar Arrested After Checking Facebook During Robbery

Facebook use leads to arrest

One of our favourite social media stories during the past week, Facebook use leads to arrest of burglar. According to The Journal, a 19-year-old Pennsylvania man was arrested earlier this week on a charge of felony daytime robbery. How did police catch him? Simple: the burglar left a trail, by way of checking his Facebook account before leaving the house with two diamond rings and forgetting to log out. Jonathan Parker remains in custody on $10,000 bail, facing a maximum 10 year prison sentence if convicted. A friend of the defendant said Parker had asked him for help breaking into the victim’s house the previous night, so things are not looking too good for the perp. So what do you think: is this a case of Facebook addiction, or just a very dim burglar? We're sure there's a burglar out there somewhere getting ready to tweet his thieving antics and maybe put up a photo album of his swag on Flickr...isn't social media great!

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