Scoot Richmond Thief Undone by Facebook

Style Weekly took an active role in catching an alleged thief of $50,000 from southbank business Scoot Richmond. Scoot was previously profiled by CNN and at the time the thief was still on the run.

Two weeks ago, Style Weekly ran a Google search for Tourtelot and found her Facebook page. Tourtelot responded and accepted a request from a Style reporter to be her online friend within 40 minutes.

With access to her Facebook page, Style found Tourtelot had posted pictures of a new car — a green Firebird — with a clearly visible license plate.

Check out the article for the rest of the story. I am smelling a made for TV movie or even a series. The series will be called “Social Media Action Strike Heroes or S.M.A.S.H.” and will star group of sassy young people dressed in too much leather solving crime through Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace.