Suspect's phone found charging at scene of burglary, police say

[madinmaryland]

Montgomery County police arrested a man after finding his cell phone charging at the scene of a burglary, and they said 25-year-old Cody Wilkins has now been charged in other burglaries.

According to police, a homeowner's son arrived as a burglar was going through rooms in the home Friday. Startled, the burglar jumped out a window and fled.

The son called police, who searched the home and found a cell phone charging in an electric socket. The phone led police to Wilkins.

Police said Wilkins' home was among those in the area that lost power last week when a snowstorm moved through. Arrest records indicate he has been linked to other break-ins.

Read more: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-suspect-cell-phone-20110203,0,1552237.story

D'oh!

[Swede]

1. D'oh!

Stupid brain!

[rurallib]

2. dumb criminals go high tech!

[hibbing]

3. Future Darwin Award Winner

Hi,
And to think I get a bit nervous when my battery gets half way low. Maybe he was on the last level of Angry Birds or something.

Peace

[struggle4progress]

4. Man who left cellphone in Silver Spring house charged in 10 burglaries

By Dan Morse
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, February 2, 2011; 10:51 PM

... It amounted to a huge break in an investigation that had frustrated detectives for weeks - 42 burglaries since Jan. 1 in the Silver Spring and Wheaton areas. Most cases have involved stolen jewelry ... Detectives closed in on Wilkins about the time his power came back on, and he was trying to flush jewelry down his toilet, police said ... Detectives were able to link Wilkins to 10 break-ins based on witness accounts, jewelry found at his home and tread marks left by his boots, according to arrest records ...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/02/AR2011020206010.html?hpid=sec-metro

[old mark]

5. Smart enough to use a cell, but no smarter.....nt