Police ‘like’ wanted suspect’s Facebook post


January 21, 2014 at 12:45p.m.

Police ‘like’ wanted suspect’s Facebook post

FREELAND, Pa. (AP) — Police in one town really “liked” this Facebook post.

The (Wilkes-Barre) Times Leader reports Freeland police arrested 35-year-old Anthony Lescowitch less than two hours after he “shared” a police wanted photo of himself — and taunted police for not being able to find him — on his Facebook page.

Police say Lescowitch shared their wanted bulletin minutes after the department posted it on their Facebook page, about 9:20 p.m. Monday.

After Lescowitch shared the bulletin — which said he was wanted on assault charges — an officer messaged the suspect pretending to be an attractive woman. Although Lescowitch refused the “woman’s” offer of a drink, he eventually agreed to meet for a cigarette, and was arrested at an agreed-upon location.

Lescowitch remained in the Luzerne County Jail today.