Social Networking Addiction Helps Apprehend Burglar
Social Networking Addiction Helps Apprehend Burglar
Posted 09/18/2009 at 2:18pm
| by Jason Barry
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Jonathan G. Parker of Fort Loudon, PA was arraigned on Tuesday on a single felony count of daytime burglary. He is being held for $10,000 dollar bail and if convicted, could be sent to prison for up to10 years. That is where the seriousness ends, and the hilarity begins.
When he broke into the victim’s house, he was looking for jewelry and apparently had a hankering for some casual Facebook-ing. Parker evidently used the victim’s computer to log into Facebook. The sly fox that Parker is, he didn’t log himself out before leaving the scene with $3,500 worth of jewelry.
Deputy P.D. Ware from the Berkeley County Sheriff's Department responded to the incident where the victim realized Parker’s mistake. He was arrested after the police department spoke with some of his friends.
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nduanetesh
September 20, 2009 at 4:22am
HAHAHAHAHA. Fort Loudon, PA is about five miles from where I grew up. It's no surprise at all that a criminal this stupid came out of that place.
Seriously? "I'm robbing this house, but I think I'll check out some facebook before I go?" How dumb can you get?
nekollx
September 18, 2009 at 2:57pm
to be fair this would be great way to protect oneself
step 1: hack random facebook user
step 2: rob 3rd party house, use hacked credentials on 3rd pc
step 3: Profit while second party takes the wrap
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foamcup
September 18, 2009 at 4:28pm
Make sure to wear gloves so you don't leave prints on the keyboard.
nekollx
September 18, 2009 at 4:31pm
or take the keyboard (especially if its one of those G19's....*drool*)
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jwalch.hawk
September 18, 2009 at 4:24pm
That would be smart - also much smarter than what one would expect from 98% of criminals. :P
nekollx
September 18, 2009 at 4:25pm
that's all i'm saying...
is it likly, hell no
but effectve....
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bikerbub
September 18, 2009 at 2:42pm
thats just ridiculous. Why would you log into facebook when robbing somebody!?! thats almost like leaving a sticky note on the kitchen stove saying
"Hey sorry about you're stuff. Hope you can get on without it!
-Bill, the burglar."
oneildude13
September 18, 2009 at 2:42pm
This is one of these cases that should be on the next "Worlds dumbest criminals" XD
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