Police nab car theft suspects with pictures they took of themselves
REDLANDS, Calif. (AP) — Police in California say they had a lot of help nabbing a pair of car theft suspects — from the suspects themselves.
The men left behind not only fingerprints, but also photos of themselves sitting inside and standing outside the stolen 2001 Ford Mustang, police said.
The photos were taken with a disposable camera the suspects found in the Mustang, which they left behind when they abandoned the car.
"These are not the brightest people," said Carl Baker, a Redlands police department spokesman.
The fingerprints and photos led police to the Redlands home of Albert Engelsman on Friday. Police say he was wearing the same shirt he had on in the photographs.
"Once he was confronted with this evidence, he pretty much realized he was done in," Baker said.
Engelsman, 28, was charged with grand theft auto and possession of stolen property, Baker said. He is free on bail.
An arrest warrant on the same charges has been issued for his alleged accomplice, Matthew Montanez, 22, of Rialto, Baker said.
Both men have unlisted telephone numbers.
Redlands is about 80 miles east of Los Angeles.
http://www.courttv.com/people/2005/1214/suspects_ap.html
REDLANDS, Calif. (AP) — Police in California say they had a lot of help nabbing a pair of car theft suspects — from the suspects themselves.
The men left behind not only fingerprints, but also photos of themselves sitting inside and standing outside the stolen 2001 Ford Mustang, police said.
The photos were taken with a disposable camera the suspects found in the Mustang, which they left behind when they abandoned the car.
"These are not the brightest people," said Carl Baker, a Redlands police department spokesman.
The fingerprints and photos led police to the Redlands home of Albert Engelsman on Friday. Police say he was wearing the same shirt he had on in the photographs.
"Once he was confronted with this evidence, he pretty much realized he was done in," Baker said.
Engelsman, 28, was charged with grand theft auto and possession of stolen property, Baker said. He is free on bail.
An arrest warrant on the same charges has been issued for his alleged accomplice, Matthew Montanez, 22, of Rialto, Baker said.
Both men have unlisted telephone numbers.
Redlands is about 80 miles east of Los Angeles.
http://www.courttv.com/people/2005/1214/suspects_ap.html
