Michael Baker Arrested After Facebook Picture Shows Him Siphoning Gas From Cop Car

TIP: If you are going to steal Gas from a Police Car, DON'T Post a Picture of yourself on Facebook or anywhere else.

JENKINS, Ky. (CBS Cleveland) – A local man was arrested Monday for siphoning gas from a police cruiser. He may have gotten away with the crime — if he hadn’t posted a picture of himself in the act on his Facebook page.

Jenkins Police Chief Allen Bormes told CBS Cleveland that 20-year-old Michael Baker had posted the picture last Friday.

“It was then forwarded to one of our officers … and it went from there,” he added.

According to CBS affiliate WYMT, Baker’s girlfriend, Joann Sandelin, snapped the photo. The couple had intended for it to be a joke. Read More