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麻豆传媒映画police were able to arrest an alleged thief and return some stolen tools this week after the owner noticed they were being sold on Craigslist.
The tools, valued at $1,000, were stolen from the victim鈥檚 vehicle in East 麻豆传媒映画sometime between 11 p.m. on Aug. 13 and 8 a.m. on Aug. 14. He subsequently noticed his tools for sale on Craigslist and contacted police.
Officers posed as potential buyers to arrange to meet the alleged thief, who showed up with the stolen goods and was arrested by plain-clothes officers.
The 39-year-old man is now facing charges of possession of stolen property, possession of break-in instruments and carrying a concealed weapon.
鈥淭he owner of the stolen property in this case had taken the time to write on his property which made it possible to identify the stolen goods and return them,鈥� said media relations officer Sgt. Jason Robillard. 鈥淭heft from auto continues to be a problem in 麻豆传媒映画and we want to remind everyone that if anything is left visible in a parked vehicle, it could be enough to tempt a thief.鈥�
