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Suspect in break-in spree tells police ‘catch me if you can,’ so they do

Police captured a suspect in a Texas car break-in spree on Monday minutes after he posted the words "catch me if u can" to the department's Facebook page. (Photo via Rosenberg Police Department)

Police captured a suspect in a Texas car break-in spree on Monday minutes after he posted the words "catch me if u can" to the department's Facebook page.

Police posted photos of brothers Rolando and Damian Lozano to Facebook on Monday, with a description saying Damian was in custody on charges of burglarizing 17 vehicles in Rosenberg, but Rolando was still at large. Police asked for tips about where Rolando could be found.

Oddly, a Facebook user under the name Rolando Lozano posted a taunting remark on the exact thread containing his wanted photo, according to a screen shot from the Rosenberg Police.

"F*** all yall hoes, im innocent, catch me if you can muthasuckas [sic]" Lozano wrote.

Challenge accepted.

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"Rolando Lozano ... we caught you five minutes after you posted this ... Thank you to the community for your help!!!" the Rosenberg Police Department wrote.

The police department's follow-up says officers found Rolando at a family member's house where he was hiding.

He isn't the first suspect to type his way to prison; last week, a New Hampshire man wanted for a firearm violation commented on a news story about his arrest warrant, according to Patch. Nicholas Emond defended himself online, saying he wasn't "armed and dangerous." He was arrested on Friday.

In July, Huffington Post reported a robbery suspect named Matthew Oliver tried a similar online defence tactic, posting in the comment section below his wanted photo that he wasn't guilty two days before his arrest.