15 January 2009 | Author: O. Gaywood Media Optimiser
Police in New Zealand have arrested a man after posting a still from CCTV footage on Facebook.
The 21-year-old man broke into a pub in Queenstown and tried to break into the safe using an angle grinder and a crowbar. CCTV footage shows sparks created by the angle grinder flying over him and as he gets hot he takes off his gloves and balaclava to continue working.
The would-be thief gave up not long after, leaving more than NZ$20,000 (just under £7500) safely in the safe, and as he collected his belongings to leave he glanced around the room giving cops a perfect shot of his face to use in publicity.
The picture, which was posted on 12 January, has already had a response through Facebook that has led to an arrest, thought to be the first Facebook-assisted piece of cuffwork.
Their Facebook page has galleries and videos of other wanted criminals, including shots of a car thief posted earlier today.
Many are seeing this as a natural progression in the fight against crime, with previous generations of policemen using newspapers or television shows such as Crimewatch to help catch criminals.
The Kiwi police aren't the only ones embracing new technology; >cops in the US were in the news last week after using Google Street View to help track down and arrest a woman accused of kidnapping her granddaughter.
Police use Facebook to track criminal
Police in New Zealand have arrested a man after posting a still from CCTV footage on Facebook. The 21-year-old man broke into a pub in Queenstown and tried to break into the safe using an angle grinder and a crowbar. CCTV footage shows sparks created by the angle grinder flying over him and as he gets hot he takes off his gloves and balaclava to continue working.
The would-be thief gave up not long after, leaving more than NZ$20,000 (just under £7500) safely in the safe, and as he collected his belongings to leave he glanced around the room giving cops a perfect shot of his face to use in publicity.
The picture, which was posted on 12 January, has already had a response through Facebook that has led to an arrest, thought to be the first Facebook-assisted piece of cuffwork.
Their Facebook page has galleries and videos of other wanted criminals, including shots of a car thief posted earlier today.
Many are seeing this as a natural progression in the fight against crime, with previous generations of policemen using newspapers or television shows such as Crimewatch to help catch criminals.
The Kiwi police aren't the only ones embracing new technology; >cops in the US were in the news last week after using Google Street View to help track down and arrest a woman accused of kidnapping her granddaughter.
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