YouTube bandit turns himself in
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A teen wanted by police for burglarizing a Grant Park home -- and captured on YouTube doing it -- turned himself in to police Wednesday, authorities said.
Dequan Robbs, 17, was last seen by thousands of Web surfers in streaming online video with three other suspects kicking in the door to the home of Dan and Alyssa Kopp, hurling furniture at the couple's dog, and making off with a laptop.
That happened Aug. 28, and after nearly 4,000 viewers saw the YouTube feed, tipsters helped police identify Robbs and get a warrant for his arrest.
Robbs, of Atlanta, is being charged with burglary, felony burglary and two counts of second-degree criminal property damage, and is being held at the Fulton County Jail. A bond hearing in Superior Court is pending.
Robbs' crew wasn't the first to fall prey to the Kopps' candid crime camera, however.
Online video of a band of bandits breaking into the Kopp house in October 2008 helped DeKalb County police corral that particular crew and end it's two-day robbing spree.
One of the suspects, 21-year-old DeGiorio Jackson, was convicted last month and sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Five others were arrested with Jackson, and await court dates in DeKalb County, court officials said.
Police continue to look for the three men seen helping Robbs in the August burglary.
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