Man who stole camera caught after device continued recording: police

(KRON) — A man was arrested after a local business reported Tuesday morning that one of its surveillance cameras was stolen the previous night, the Sebastopol Police Department announced. The stolen WiFi-enabled camera continued to record even after the suspect took it.

With the stolen camera continuing to record, the business owner was able to inform SPD of a description of the suspect, which included “a distinct mark in between (his) eyes.”

Later on Tuesday, a Sebastopol police officer saw a man who fit the suspect description provided by the business owner. According to police, the man was walking right past the SPD lieutenant’s office window…

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