Within one hour
of the Richmond Police Department posting a surveillance image on its Facebook
page Monday, a Facebook fan called detectives and identified a person of
interest in the theft of several copper planters.
The next day, the man—Brandon
R. Slaughter, 26, of Glen Allen—surrendered to police and was charged with
grand larceny in connection with the theft of several copper planters from the
Jefferson Hotel at 101 W. Franklin St. last week. His mugshot is below.
Detectives would like to thank the community, and especially
our Facebook fans, who immediately called in several tips that identified
Slaughter. Though the Department has received several crime tips via Facebook
previously, this is the first time detectives are aware of a direct link
between a post and an arrest.
