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Mesa Police Department - Media Release
Mesa Police arrest "YouTube Bandit"
On December 26, 2007 at 12:20 a.m., the Mesa
Police Department arrested 35-year-old Michael L.
Adams of Mesa for shoplifting and trafficking in
stolen property.
Many of you remember the November 1 and November
3 shoplifting investigations involving the theft of
watches from a north Mesa cigar store located in the
Riverview shopping center. At the time of the
incidents the owner of the store posted the
surveillance footage on the video sharing and
publishing website known as YouTube in order to
positively identify the suspect.
Investigators were able to trace one of the
stolen watches to a west Mesa pawnshop. Adams was
identified as the suspect after it was discovered
that he provided his identification to the pawnshop
employees at the time he pawned the watch. Adams was
also positively identified as the shoplifting
suspect who took the watches from the cigar store.
Investigators apprehended Adams in a central Mesa
residence. During a post-Miranda interview, Adams
admitted to the crimes. Adams was booked on two
counts of shoplifting and one count of trafficking
in stolen property. As of this writing the bond
amount and release status is unknown.
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