Facebook login trips up alleged Beverly felon in Danvers

Where did I go wrong?

GateHouse News Service by Myrna Fearer, Aug 14, 2010

Danvers —
Not logging out of Facebook may have led to the arrest of an alleged housebreaker.

On Aug. 9, at 4:38 a.m., Danvers Police Officer Stephen Baldassare arrested Douglas Wilgo, 19, of 18 Windsor Road, Beverly, near McDonald’s on High Street for disturbing the peace. He was also charged with disorderly conduct, breaking and entering at nighttime for a felony and malicious destruction of property over $250.

Police had been investigating a report of a suspicious motor vehicle at an Ash Street address, said Lt. Carole Germano. When the police arrived, they were able to get into a second floor apartment where there was evidence that someone had been there. They also discovered the person’s identity because he had logged onto his Facebook account with his name, which was still on the computer.

When Officer Baldassare went looking for him, he found Wilgo walking the resident’s dog on High Street, Germano said. When Baldassare approached Wilgo, he became belligerent. The officer placed Wilgo under arrest and the dog was taken back to the residence.