Say Cheese! Selfies on Stolen iPad Led to Teen's Arrest

A Woonsocket teen was all smiles after he allegedly stole an iPad during a vehicle break in Monday in Wrentham.

Until it got him arrested.

Ralphy Olivero, 19, is now facing charges for possession of stolen property after selfies he took on a stolen iPad led to his arrest, according to the Wrentham Police Department’s Facebook page.

Police had been investigating the theft in Wrentham’s West End since Monday, when the victim noticed some photos of a stranger uploaded to his iCloud. It was Olivero — grinning ear to ear. The victim sent the photos to the Wrentham Police Department, which later contacted the Woonsocket police for assistance.

Using the Find my iPhone app, the police were led to the 600 block of Manville Road in Woonsocket, where Olivero was arrested and ultimately admitted to his involvement in the vehicle break in.

Apparently, the iPad theft wasn’t Olivero’s only daring theft recently. Woonsocket police said they discovered that Olivero pawned a Playstation and 10 games that were stolen from a Woonsocket home on December 29.

Olivero is being held in an ACI facility in Rhode Island for 30 days on a probation violation, according to the Wrentham police.

[Photo courtesy of Wrentham Police Department]