
‘Thief’ takes own mug shot
This alleged mugger’s vanity did him in.
A man who swiped a Samsung Galaxy smartphone from a 16-year-old boy decided to snap a self-portrait (pictured) using the stolen gizmo, police said.
Albert Wilson, 19, and five accomplices surrounded the victim at Southern Boulevard and East 175th Street at around 9:50 p.m. Saturday, ordering him to hand over the phone, cops added.
But the boy had the device programmed to automatically send him e-mails of every photo taken — netting him a picture of the accused thief, cops said.
The image allowed police to identify and nab Wilson.
He was charged with robbery, possession of stolen property and possession of a controlled substance.
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