Police use twitter to try and catch criminals

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by Tiffany Shepherd

Story Created: Jan 21, 2012 at 7:44 PM CDT

Story Updated: Jan 21, 2012

CUDAHY--Cudahy police are seeking help from the public to a catch a robbery suspect.

On December 5 a male suspect went through the drive thru of an Arby’s on reached through the window and grabbed some money.

An employee chased the suspect to a small trailer park nearby, but the suspect got away after punching the employee in the face.

After no leads in the case the Cudahy police posted a picture of the suspect on twitter looking for the public’s assistance in catching them.

This is a new technique that department has been employing to assist in crime fighting.

The suspect in this case is described as white or Hispanic male thought to be in his 30’s weighting about 180 pounds and estimated height of between 5 foot 8 and 5 foot 10.

Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call the Cudahy police at 414-769-2260.

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