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Burglar Forgot To Log Off Facebook. Got Apprehended

facebook burglar

Jonathan G. Parker, 19 was one burglar who could multi-task.

After breaking into a Martinsburg, West Virginia house and stealing 2 diamonds rings worth more than $3500, he had enough time to use the victim’s computer to Google “best escape routes”.

If that’s not enough, he also logged into his Facebook profile and updated his Facebook status that read,

“OMG LOLZ brkin into sum1s house!”

Well, guess what? He forgot to log off his account. Talking about smart. Not only did he get himself into trouble, he also indirectly exposed his accomplice who happened to be a mutual friend of Parker and the victim (yes that’s how he was found out).

Parker faces 1 to 10 years of Facebook-less imprisonment.

What did we tell you about being watched? Even if he did log off his account, he did not make himself hard to catch with a status like that. No matter what’s your profession (burglars or doctors), you got to be selective with sharing. But what can we say? Some people just don’t think much.

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About Sarah Chong

Co-founder and editor of Penn Olson. A laid-back marketing student otherwise. Loves social media and twitters about everything! (yes even about the stranger who chants to himself) A huge Harry Potter movie fan who is extremely scared of geckos.

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  • http://yadayadamarketing.com laurabetterly

    OMG, sounds like a candidate for the Darwin Awards–just didn't take himself out of the gene pool.

    Laura Betterly
    http://www.yadayadamarketing.com

  • http://twitter.com/madguy000 Aditya

    lol… next time, use the “private browsing feature”… but really, what a dumb fella he is. shame to the world of thieves. membership denied.

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  • Preciousdoe

    WTF! What kind of person does this… only crackheads. He should stay at home and let the pros do their job.

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    [...] guess he has had enough of the Facebook fame and just wants to go back to the quiet [...]

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  • http://www.marketingoutthebox.com Shaun

    This is a very true example of the fact that crime doesn’t pay…especially on Facebook :-)

    Shaun Maddox
    http://www.marketingoutthebox.com

  • http://endotoxicshock.tumblr.com Endotox

    LOL If you are even thinking about committing a crime in the near future I highly advise that you delete ALL of your Social Media profiles. I overheard a lawyer saying this on the bus the other day. Hilarious the stupidity of these criminals.

    I concur wholeheartedly with the Darwin awards comment. He is the Do Do Bird of thieves.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_3L2AIMQ5QJ6L7QU6YBKTX6MNNA Jacob

    He should’ve deleted the browsing history…And maybe caches…And maybe, not even logged on FaceBook…

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