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Scottsdale Man Arrested for Using Social Media to Target Vacationing Homeowners in Burglary Spree
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Police have arrested Tyler Lee Johnston, a 41-year-old Scottsdale man, who allegedly used Instagram posts to track out-of-town homeowners and commit more than a dozen burglaries across Arizona. Authorities suspect he stole luxury goods worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, including designer bags and a Kobe Bryant jersey, by monitoring victims' social media activity to determine when their homes were empty.
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