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Serial burglar caught on webcam

PUBLISHED February 17, 2005
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Park kindly provided a clear image of his face during the burglary A house burglar was caught after a webcam on the owner's computer recorded images of him carrying out the raid.

Stills of serial raider Benjamin Park, 19, of Cambridge, were sent to an email address so even when he stole the computer, the images could be found. Police said it was a "brilliant idea" of software engineer Duncan Grisby, who set it after a previous burglary.

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