Using Facebook to track down and bust a drunken thief.

This is kind of awesome.

Addie Uses Facebook to Bust Drunken Thief - mediabistro.com: AgencySpy:

"In the end what's interesting here is that Mote was able to track down the thief faster than the police. And she was able to resolve the problem more efficiently than them, too. Maybe social media has more to offer than we thought."

Originally via Hit & Run > Facebook, Not Just for Drunk Pics Anymore. Also for Catching Drunk Perps. - Reason Magazine:

"Be stirred by tale of Carla Pillo Mote, who used Facebook, her iPhone, and Google to retrieve her company computer, taxes, and wallet after they were stolen from a bar by a drunken idiot. She pulled credit card data, posted to Facebook to take advantage of her network's research abilities, found the address of the perp, confronted him, and got her stuff back within hours of the original theft. The police told her they'd need to wait until 4:00 pm the next day for a warrant, paperwork, etc."