A selfie, credit card and CCTV: a burglar's digital trail

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A selfie, credit card and CCTV: a burglar's digital trail

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Dec 31, 2019

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It was a case of 'guilty by social media' when a burglar's twelve day, $58,000 crime spree was brought undone by his glaring digital fingerprints.

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Dec 31, 2019

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