abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=bizarre&id=4079043Burglar Swipes Security Cameras, Forgets VideotapeELKO, Nev. (AP) - April 12, 2006 - A man accused of burglarizing a coin-operated laundry figured he made a clean escape over the weekend when he took off with the store's six video surveillance cameras.
It turns out he left behind some rather compelling evidence - the video machine and videotape that recorded his face each time he stood in front of the cameras at the Southside Laundry.
Police said they came away with several close-ups of the suspect, Robert Lynn White, 52, whom they arrested on suspicion of grand larceny.
Even if the portraits were a little fuzzy, police said they would have been able to easily identify the suspect. They said he was wearing cowboy chaps and a trench coat.
Police are still working to recover the missing cameras.