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To Catch A Thief: Police Department Puts A Video On YouTube

W. David Gardner writes on InformationWeek:

A Massachusetts police department has posted a video on YouTube that shows two men using what is believed to be a stolen credit card to purchase merchandise at a Home Depot.

Officer Brian Johnson, a night patrolman for the Franklin police, said Wednesday that he posted the surveillance video in the hope that someone will recognize the two men and alert police. "We want to get as many eyes on this as we can," said Johnson in an interview.

A security camera at the Home Depot captured a video of the two men as they nonchalantly used the card to check out items worth hundreds of dollars. Police said the pair stole a card just minutes before they carried out the transaction in the Home Depot.

posted by Fergie @ 12/20/2006 12:28:00 PM