Norco, La. – It’s a testament to the power of social media. A St. Charles Parish woman enlists the help of her Facebook family to track down a suspect in a yard sale wallet snatching.
Niki Short was closing up shop on her Saturday garage sale when one last customer stopped in to take a look. “I was like sure go ahead and look please,” said Short.
While the woman browsed the glassware, the man who brought her there apparently had his eye on something else. “My car was parked right here and the driver’s window was open and my wallet was sitting on the passenger side,” said Short.
Deputies ended up [arresting] Matthew Savoie on a charge of simple burglary. “In less than 24 hours we had him,” said Short. One of the detectives did kind of shake his head and said, how did you do that? Facebook, Facebook!”
Short says the wallet was stolen around 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Savoie was arrested around 11:00 a.m. on Sunday.
After the pair left, Short realized her wallet was missing from her car. Home surveillance video quickly shed some light on the mystery.
via Facebook friends help track down a suspected thief – FOX 8 WVUE New Orleans News, Weather, Sports.
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