Clearwater Police Arrest Burglary Suspect After Mom Sees Video

CLEARWATER, FL -- When the Clearwater Police Department posted a video of a burglar on social media captured on a Ring Video Doorbell, officers hoped someone would call in a tip to his identity.

They never expected the person who recognized the accused burglar and called in would be his mother.

On April 25, a man rang the doorbell of a home in the 3200 block of San Mateo Street. When no one answered, the man and two accomplices went to the back of the house, entered through the sliding-glass door and stole three items worth $5,000.

What burglars didn't realize was the homeowner's front door was equipped with a state-of-the-art doorbell that allows homeowners to see, hear and respond to visitors fom their cell phones.

Riverview resident Sandra Green said she was stunned when she saw a video of her 18-year-old son, Kevin, on a television crime report. She promptly called the Clearwater Police and arranged for her son to turn himself in at Clearwater Police headquarters.

As promised, King brought her son to the police Thursday, May 10, and he was booked into the Pinellas County Jail.

Some of the stolen property has been recovered. Police are still searching for the accomplices who reportedly helped King burglarize the home.

Image via Clearwater Police

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