Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe NEW YORK, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- Police said a suspected serial burglar was arrested in New York after he used an Xbox taken during one of his alleged crimes to play games online. Pelham, N.Y., police said they traced the Internet protocol address of the stolen Xbox to the New York home of Jeremiah Gilliam, 22, who had already been under police investigation for his suspected involvement in 13 unlocked car burglaries, the New York Post reported Friday. Advertisement "On the day of the burglary, the victim used another Xbox and saw his system was already online," Pelham Detective John Hynes said. "At the house, we found Xboxes, PlayStations, GPS units, laptops -- a total of 53 items, including stolen credit cards." Hynes said the items are believed to be from as many as 200 car break-ins and multiple home burglaries. Gilliam was arrested and charged with grand larceny.
