Police use Facebook to catch bungling burglar

Police in New Zealand have made their first “Facebook arrest” after placing CCTV footage of a burglar removing his balaclava during the burglary on the social networking site.

The 21-year-old apprentice, who was using an angle-grinder to try to break into a safe in a tavern, became too hot and took his balaclava off, making his face recognisable on the hidden security camera. An internet savvy police officer in Queenstown, on Nw Zealand's South Island, posted the footage on the force’s Facebook page and within 24 hours of the break-in on Monday the burglar was identified and arrested...more

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