‘Phantom Pooper’ and a ‘Shoplifting Excursion’
A couple of delightfully-worded Facebook posts recently put out by the Tukwila Police Department in Washington state, USA.
Dear Jeremiah,
You were in such a hurry to leave after your shoplifting excursion about 20 minutes ago that you left your backpack and wallet with your ID and multiple stolen credit cards behind.
Hopefully the address on your license is correct as that will be the one the coupon for “One Free Court Appearance” that will be sent to regarding the Theft 3rd Degree charges that are being filed. There is also the small issue of your collection of numerous warrants out of four different cities and two counties that will need to be addressed at some point.
Feel free to come down to our station to pick up your wallet and backpack at your convenience #itsalittlebitofatrap. At that time, we can also discuss the burglary tools that were discovered in your bag that probably had something to do with your recent burglary conviction.
Burglary Suspect Leaves DNA Sample at the Scene
Things got a little stinky on Monday night at the Tukwila Community Center after the Phantom Pooper broke into an administrative office and proceeded to steal an iPad and charging cable along with a laptop. For reasons unknown, the suspect decided to leave behind a stool sample in a sink rather than dispose of the evidence in the toilet.
In addition to the DNA sample left at the scene, the suspect left some great digital forensic evidence for us when they merged the stolen laptop’s Apple account with their own personal account. Needless to say, we do not see a lengthy or prosperous criminal career in the field of hacking for the suspect. Said suspect is encouraged to (wash his hands with soap) then come down to our station to return the stolen items and discuss his options to save everyone some time.