Burglar Gets Caught After Logging On To MySpace

This one is definitely in the running for dumbest criminal. A teenage burglar who broke into a furniture store was ultimately caught after police tracked him down through MySpace. The teen had broken into Bella Office Furniture in Washington, but instead of just lifting some goods and peacing out of there, he stuck around for a little while (a little while being five hours) logging into MySpace, checking out porn and hawking his furniture.

Ultimately the teen confessed to his misdeeds after police scooped him up on Tuesday. Well, what else was he going to do considering that his MySpace account and porn preferences were all over the computer? Just a word to the wise for all you budding burglars out there, revealing your identity, whether through MySpace, Facebook or Twitter is probably not the best way to get out of dodge undetected. I’m no expert, but I’d forgo the social networking at least until the deed is done.

Via: AFP