Sled Tracks Led Police to Thief’s House

A thief literally “didn’t cover his tracks,” which led police right to his front door.

sleigh tracks in snow

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28-year-old Matthew McClure broke into someone’s garage in Erie, Pennsylvania on Monday, and stole a bunch of stuff.  He got his hands on some hunting gear, tools, and other various items.  But all that stuff was pretty heavy, and he didn’t want to make multiple trips.

So, he also stole a sled from the garage to transport the stuff . . . and the tracks he left in the snow led cops straight to his house, less than two blocks away.

He’s facing multiple felonies for burglary, criminal trespass, theft, and receiving stolen property.  Turns out he was also arrested back in October for two other thefts in the same neighborhood.  So he’s facing a parole violation as well.


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