Police Turn to YouTube to Catch Suspects


	Police Turn to YouTube to Catch Suspects

k9riley99

3-4-2007 10:09 PM

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surveillance video, stolen credit cards, home depot, youtube, police department, security camera, law enforcement tool

k9riley99 says:

"You don't have to be a technology wizard to figure out how to watch a video on YouTube," Johnson said of the decision to post on the site that hosts millions of amateur and commercial videos.

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