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BERLIN - A German thief effectively signed his
own arrest warrant after photographing himself at the scene of
a crime and accidentally leaving the pictures for police to
discover.

Police in the northern town of Neumuenster said the youth
stole a digital camera during a break-in in nearby Rendsburg
and took the photos before discarding the device nearby.

"We don't know if it was down to a series of unfortunate
events or whether the thief couldn't get to grips with the
technology," police said in a statement Monday.

Officers found photos which could only have been taken by
the perpetrator, including pictures of the 17-year-old, whom
they recognized from previous offences.

"The evidence was fairly compelling so he had to admit it,"
said police spokesman Soenke Hinrichs.

# posted by Mike @ 3:18 PM