Thief's sagging pants, bright-red underwear leads to capture

"I just happened to sit in the car for a moment and in my rear-view mirror about 500 hundred yards away I see a guy bending over putting garbage bags down,” Officer Russell Harris said.

“What do I see, lo and behold. I see red underwear standing out."

Harris was on the lookout for a man with baggy pants and bright-red underdrawers after the report of a robbery earlier that night.

Police told the AP Taykim Ross made off with electronics, cash, and a pair of blue Air Jordan's. However, Ross was too anxious to sport his brand-new booty.

When he paused to put on the kicks, a neighbor snapped a photo and sent it to police. It showed a man in sagging jeans and red underwear.

Harris was on the beat when he spotted the offending briefs and arrested Ross without incident. "If he would have gone home and put a belt on, I probably wouldn't have noticed him," Harris noted.

Ross now faces a charge of burglary. He was released on probation.

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