Police: Burglary Suspect Identified By Name On Shirt
LATROBE (AP/KDKA) - Police say a suspect had his first name stenciled on a sweatshirt he wore while breaking into a western Pennsylvania taxi company where he used to work.
That's why 26-year-old Joshua Jording, of Latrobe, faces a preliminary hearing on burglary, theft and related charges Dec. 14 for the burglary that took place on Dec. 2.
"We had an individual that forced his way into the Veterans Cab Company, where he was a former employee," said State Police Tpr. Stephen Limani.
State police say the former employee was Jording, but they may have never figured that out, except…
"He was able to provide us all the information on how to arrest him," Limani said.
According to state police, shortly after Jording broke into the business, his image was captured by video cameras.
"He was captured on surveillance footage, and the key part of the investigation was on his shirt," Limani said. "There was his name and the new company he was working for."
According to investigators, Jording made it easy for police to capture him.
"It was pretty much a slam dunk for us to get a search warrant," Limani said, "and then when we conducted the search, we were able to find all the items that we needed at the home, including some of the recovered items, which two were firearms."
Police also found marijuana and drug paraphernalia during the search.
Jording is free on $10,000 unsecured bond.
He didn't immediately respond to a Facebook message and The Associated Press could not immediately locate a listed phone number for him.
"I wish everyone that committed a burglary would wear a shirt with their name on it," Limani said. "I think that would make our solving rate significantly higher."
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