These days, many signs and evidence suggest that burglars tend to make themselves at home, even when they are not at their own place. In one such case, Nicholas Wig logged in his Facebook account using the computer of the house he was allegedly burgling. The result- he was tracked down.

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According to sources, James Wood, the homeowner and resident of South St. Paul, Minn, found his house in a complete mess, with the important items such as credit cards, cash, and other valuables gone. He also stated that he found wet sneakers, a wet belt, and a pair of wet jeans in his house, which he believes to have come with the rain.

The most important thing, however, which Wood noticed that there was a new Facebook profile opened in his computer, which he believed belonged to the burglar.

"I shared his photo and I said 'watch out for this guy, he's a thief," Wood said.

Wood received comments on his shared photo, and one of the comments was from Wig himself. They then agreed to meet. It turned out, that the wet jeans and sneakers belonged to Wig. When Wig showed up at the fixed location, Wood recognized him from a distance, and immediately called the police. Wig was arrested on the spot.

"I've never seen this before. It's a pretty unusual case, might even make the late night television shows in terms of not being too bright.", said James Backstrom, Dakota County Attorney.

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