World's dumbest burglar

When it comes to criminals and the stupid things they do, this one is right up there.

A 26-year-old Minnesota man has been tracked down by police after leaving his Facebook profile logged in at a house he allegedly robbed.

Authorities say Nicholas Wig burgled a home in South St. Paul on June 19 and must have decided to use the computer before he fled the property.

But he forgot to sign out.

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World’s dumbest criminal?: Police say 26-year-old Nicholas Wig checked his profile from a home he broke into, and then he didn’t log off

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Owner James Wood returned to his home in South St. Paul, Minnesota, and found it ransacked. But an all-important clue was waiting on his computer

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Nicholas Wig allegedly stole cash, credit cards and a watch from this address in St. Paul

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Mr Wood said he came home to find someone had broken in via this window

When the owner, James Wood, arrived home and found his place had been ransacked, he reported it to police, CBS reported.

Missing was cash, credit cards and a watch, but he found a pair of jeans, a belt and some Nike tennis shoes.

Sometime later Mr Wood noticed a Facebook page on his computer he didn’t recognize.