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FBI Uses Instagram, Etsy Review To Nab Woman Accused Of Torching Philly Cop Car

Emily Zanotti
FBI Uses Instagram, Etsy Review To Nab Woman Accused Of Torching Philly Cop Car
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One accused arsonist learned the hard way that if you’re going to wear your new shirt to torch a cop car, you may want to think twice about leaving a product review for your new threads.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Philadelphia Police Department used Instagram, LinkedIn, and a photo left in a review on the e-commerce site Etsy to locate and arrest a woman shown hurling what appears to be “flaming debris” into a Philadelphia Police Department vehicle during a May 30th protest, ostensibly honoring the memory of George Floyd, a black man who died while in the custody of Minneapolis police.

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