An armed robber Omar Famuyide was caught after popping up in the ‘People You May Know’ feed on one of his victims’ social media pages.
The 21-year-old was caught following a two month crime spree.
A court heard he was one of two men who assaulted and threatened two women with gun at the Ambassador’s Relaxation Suite in Birmingham city centre on July 13 last year.
Famuyide then struck again a month later on August 11 when he walked up to a man in the Highgate area of the city and held a gun to his head.
The victim in that robbery contacted officers in August to say he recognised Famuyide from his feed on Facebook.
But when officers tried to arrest Famuyide he fled on foot through the city centre ditching a combat knife and a mobile phone as he ran away.
He was eventually caught and jailed at Birmingham Crown Court after being convicted of robbery, attempted robbery and possession of a firearm and a knife.
Detective Constable Rhiannon Daff, from West Midlands Police, said after the case: ‘Old fashioned detective work got us most of the way and we were able to build enough evidence to link all of the different items and offences, but we still didn’t have a name.
‘It was a crucial part of the investigation when one of the victims got in touch after recognising Famuyide on Facebook and was the final piece of the jigsaw that we were looking for. He said.
The 21-year-old was caught following a two month crime spree.
A court heard he was one of two men who assaulted and threatened two women with gun at the Ambassador’s Relaxation Suite in Birmingham city centre on July 13 last year.
Famuyide then struck again a month later on August 11 when he walked up to a man in the Highgate area of the city and held a gun to his head.
The victim in that robbery contacted officers in August to say he recognised Famuyide from his feed on Facebook.
But when officers tried to arrest Famuyide he fled on foot through the city centre ditching a combat knife and a mobile phone as he ran away.
He was eventually caught and jailed at Birmingham Crown Court after being convicted of robbery, attempted robbery and possession of a firearm and a knife.
Detective Constable Rhiannon Daff, from West Midlands Police, said after the case: ‘Old fashioned detective work got us most of the way and we were able to build enough evidence to link all of the different items and offences, but we still didn’t have a name.
‘It was a crucial part of the investigation when one of the victims got in touch after recognising Famuyide on Facebook and was the final piece of the jigsaw that we were looking for. He said.