Police arrest burglar by using phone linked to Facebook

Police arrest burglar by using phone linked to Facebook
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Summary Bernalillo County sheriff's deputies used the Facebook app to find and arrest 24-year-burglar.

A Mexico man is facing burglary charges after authorities say he broke into an Albuquerque-area home then left behind a cell phone linked to his Facebook profile.Bernalillo County sheriffs deputies used the Facebook applications to find and arrest 24-year-old Oscar Martinez last week. Deputies say they found his cell phone at the scene of the break-in.The criminal complaint says a family interrupted the burglary when they came home and found Martinez, who fired six shots from a BB gun at them as he fled.He is facing charges including aggravated burglary with a deadly weapon and violation of his parole.