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Thief arrested after returning to house he robbed looking for his phone

He also forgot his car keys.

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A MAN HAS been charged with burglary after police say he returned to the house he robbed looking for his mobile phone and car keys.

A woman called police when she found her home in Idaho was ransacked. There was a stranger’s mobile phone on the bed and a strange car parked behind the property.

Times-News reports that police were at the scene when 22-year-old Caleb Shay Funke was dropped off near the vehicle.

Officers say Funke told them he loaned the car to a friend and the keys got locked inside.

Keys found inside the house that was burgled unlocked and started the vehicle.

Court documents say Funke acknowledged during an interview with police to being involved in at least two other burglaries on the same day.

He’s due back in court on 25 September.

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    Sep 17th 2015, 7:29 AM

    Forget prison……put him on the window sil and water him once a week……

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    Sep 17th 2015, 6:27 AM

    Perhaps it was a case of mistaken identity. They were really looking for another man named Celeb Shay Funke.

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    Sep 17th 2015, 7:25 AM

    What that poor Divil needs now is a kick in the arse.

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    Sep 17th 2015, 7:41 AM

    He should be arrested for the beard alone!

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    Sep 17th 2015, 6:08 AM

    Omadhan!!

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    Sep 17th 2015, 6:38 AM

    He was in the house but didn’t rob anything. He left the door open on the way out and someone dishonest must have got in!

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    Sep 17th 2015, 8:14 AM

    What a muppet, hope he’s in prison for a good long time, at least until he is in his 30′s

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    Sep 17th 2015, 7:34 AM

    typical yanks

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    Sep 17th 2015, 8:49 AM

    May as well be hung for the sheep as the lamb. Knew he was going to get caught because of his phone, but if he went back and got the phone without being spotted me might have got away with it. Worth the risk

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