Authorities say Crocs plastic shoes left tread marks that helped link a 22-year-old Fairbanks man to downtown burglaries.
The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner newspaper (http://is.gd/K5ETu0) reports Roland Huntington Grace faces charges of burglary, theft and criminal mischief in connection with the burglaries reported earlier this month.
Grace is accused of breaking into The Crepery, Church of Christ and the 2 St. Gallery.
The owner of a building where some break-ins occurred provided surveillance footage to police, who posted it on the department’s Facebook page.
Authorities say Grace’s name was among several mentioned by tipsters.
Charging documents say Grace admitted to the burglaries during an interview with police.
According to the court documents, Grace was wearing Crocs during the police interview and the shoes matched the tread pattern found at the scene.
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Information from: Fairbanks (Alaska) Daily News-Miner, http://www.newsminer.com
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