Honor among thieves
Let’s hear it for criminals to the north.
RED DEER, Alta. (CP) — A Red Deer man has been jailed after an outraged burglar spotted massive amounts of child pornography on his computer and called police.
The burglar used a video camera he’d stolen from the residence to record the computer images, called police to tip them off, then left the camera and a note with the address on the steps of a church. That was enough probable cause to launch a raid.
November 26th, 2006 at 11:48 am
Maybe it wasn’t a burglary. Yuck. Good for the burglar.
November 26th, 2006 at 3:34 pm
That occurred to me too, Burrow. I wonder if it was a set-up of some kind, either by the cops or by someone associated with a victim. Any way it came about, I’m glad to see the guy go down.
November 26th, 2006 at 4:14 pm
I mean if nothing else was taken….the cops should just stop looking. I’m glad the guy got caught too. And double yay if the burglar wasn’t really a burglar. I’d risk going to jail for that!
November 26th, 2006 at 5:46 pm
Glad to hear that someone had a conscious…
November 27th, 2006 at 11:32 am
Man I hope he burgled the pants off of that guy. Not that being a burglar is ok or anything but I really hope he not only has to go to jail but has absolutely nothing left when and if he gets out.
November 27th, 2006 at 11:34 am
As burglaries go, it would be pretty low priority anyway: all the property was returned in good working order….
I smell a Law&Order episode….
November 28th, 2006 at 8:27 am
The news account says the guy plead guilty and is awaiting sentencing. One line said that the burglar hadn’t been found, but I suspect that A is right and it’s not a high priority. I hope it stays that way.