'Dancing Burglar': Teenage Criminal's Dance Moves Gave Him Away, Police Say (VIDEO)

Police in Galveston, Texas, have been able to identify a possible burglary suspect thanks to security camera footage that captured the man busting out "signature" dance moves, the Houston Chronicle reports.

Galveston Police Captain Jeff Heyse released the 38-second video on Wednesday which shows a young man briefly chatting with others before performing a short dance routine, which allowed them to identify a possible suspect.

"The 16-year-old juvenile suspect is known for his 'swag,' or signature dance move, and (he) does it in the hallways at school," Heyse stated in a press release obtained by the Galveston Daily News.

The footage was captured between 8 and 9 p.m. on March 27, when three men reportedly broke into an amphibious automobile that the touring company "Duck Tours" uses to drive sightseers along the streets of Galveston and ferry them across Galveston Bay, the paper reports.

"Three suspects somehow scaled the side of the vehicle and made entry into the emergency exit on the roof," Heyse said in the press release. "They sprayed the fire extinguisher inside the vehicle and subsequently stole the extinguisher."

The other two possible suspects in the burglary have been identified through still photographs taken at the scene, according to the Times Union.

Police have not officially named any suspects, and have asked that anyone with information related to the case call police detective Nicholas McDermott at 409-765-3772.

Watch the 'dancing burglar' surveillance footage above.

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Comments

[cwg12]

12:32 PM on 04/11/2013

haha what a dummy! this young kid is a horrible burglar lol. feel bad for him though, only 16 and already getting into some real crime. this article makes me think of another one talking about some of the dumbest burglars. pretty funny stuff, they do some pretty silly stuff that ends up getting them caught.
http://www.protectamerica.com/home-security-blog/home-security/home-security-news/the-5-stupidest-burglars-and-robbers-to-ever-rob-a-home-ever_190
definitely worth a read if you're looking for a little laugh. i need to get that kid to teach me his dance...

[Isobel Quinn]

12:34 AM on 04/10/2012

pfft. i've seen better on lockdown ;)

[Johnny3021]

09:57 AM on 04/09/2012

Looks like he does his endzone dance scoring off the field.

[theiFyoU]

03:58 PM on 04/08/2012

Oh to be young again, and have a signature dance move.

[theiFyoU]

04:01 PM on 04/08/2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcYFNaIWTwE

[Maximo Ugmo]

02:42 PM on 04/07/2012

Dude needs an Arthur Murray makeover...

[minerva117]

12:01 PM on 04/07/2012

Bust a move--------get busted! :-D

[D-V-H]

09:20 AM on 04/07/2012

Geesh, it's a mirror image of River Dance......the feet don't move but the hands are all over the place.

[fmn]

08:47 AM on 04/07/2012

Burgulary... They were kids being mischievous.. He committed a crime but he's not a criminal for breaking into a Duck Boat and spraying crap all over it. The video had me laughing though

[Romansten10]

07:42 AM on 04/09/2012

News flash for you. when you commit a crime, you are a criminal. Breaking and entering and destroying property is a serious crime. I hope you don't have any kids.

[sasweeney1]

12:06 PM on 04/09/2012

"He committed a crime but he's not a criminal"

Do you realize that makes no sense?

[PlutocratsSuck]

08:44 AM on 04/07/2012

Stop! Hamma time........

[Goldie Treasure]

08:31 AM on 04/07/2012

I hope he gets extra time for his "swag" and those overly huge shorts.

[aicequeen36]

03:16 PM on 04/06/2012

when are young people going to realize ..cameras are everywhere..

[Isobel Quinn]

12:39 AM on 04/10/2012

fanned. as if posting you tube vids of your crimes isn't bad enough, somehow despite the fact that they spend the majority of their time online in some form or another watching other ppl's faux pas, it never seems to occur to them that....yes.....it can indeed happen to you.

[IfIonlyknew]

01:34 PM on 04/06/2012

That is not much of a signature move....Now this guy tears it up

http://youtu.be/apU-cgRnTOQ

[Deliveryguy]

04:00 AM on 04/07/2012

He looks like he's having a fit, if you don't cut the sound on.

[IfIonlyknew]

09:01 AM on 04/07/2012

I bet...Never watched it with the sound off

[ewwthatsnasty]

12:34 PM on 04/06/2012

when you are crowned "Galveston king of the dancehall spring 2012", it's best to not bust a move during a robbery

[J0E1]

10:57 AM on 04/06/2012

Spraying a fire extinguisher in a closed space is not fun.  Might seem hilarious for a second but I bet he was scrambling for the exit pretty quickly after the first spray.

[jbjg24m]

07:19 AM on 04/06/2012

thats dancing?