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Gotcha! Vacationing family's photo captures thief
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The camera of a vacationing New Jersey family who posed for a picture in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol captured more than smiles. It also caught a thief in the act.
John Myers, of Bloomfield, N.J., set the self-timer on his camera and hustled into the frame with his wife and two children Saturday. While their backs were turned, someone grabbed their bag, which held Myers' wallet and other items.
After Myers discovered the bag missing, he checked his camera. Sure enough, the image showed a man picking up the bag.
Myers told the Wisconsin State Journal that he showed the photo to officers, who recognized the man.
When officers found him, he was still carrying the bag.
The suspect pleaded not guilty Tuesday to misdemeanor theft.
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Information from: Wisconsin State Journal, http://www.madison.com/wsj
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.
In this Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010 photo provided by the Myers family, John Myers, right, his wife Katharine, children Charlie, left, and Matilda, center, of Bloomfield, N.J., pose for a photo in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis., as a man in the background is seen picking up John Myers' bag. Myers later showed the photo to officers, who later apprehended the suspect. (AP Photo/Myers Family via Wisconsin State Journal)
cropped photo from above
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