Why Are Teen Criminals So Freakin’ Dumb?
In the wake of a group of Tampa teens who posted their vandalism crime spree to YouTube and got busted by the Internet League of Justice, along comes a similar story out of Pittsburgh.
Four teens burglarized Elliott’s Town Market in Pittsburgh’s west end neighborhood, stealing thousands of dollars in cash and goods. Because everyone wants to be an online star, within the hour they posted triumphant cash-money-hoes-style victory photos onto Facebook.
“We received information the day after the burglary that these pictures were posted on Facebook, and if you look at the pictures, you can see that the individuals are holding a large amount of cash,” Sgt. Kevin Gasiorowski, of the Pittsburgh Police, said.
“She found it very concerning and she also knew of the burglary of the business so she did her civic duty and gave us a call,” he said.
Three juveniles, a 17-year-old and two 14-year-olds have already been arrested. They are charged with burglary and criminal conspiracy and have been released to their parents.
Police are still searching for the fourth suspect. He is identified by officials as 18-year-old Isaiah Cutler. They say the pictures were posted on his Facebook account. They say its only a matter of time before he is tracked down.
The teens stole $8,000 in cash and an assortment of other items from the store. Here’s the real money shot: “It makes our job a lot easier when basically they post what amounts to be a confession on the internet for everyone to see,” Sgt. Gasiorowski said.
We’ve said it before and we’ll say a thousands times more: Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are not private. If you’re going to be a criminal, don’t make the police’s job easier.
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