Italian police said they used e-mail information to track down a burglar who used a victim's computer to check his Facebook account.

Investigators said Friday the 26-year-old man sent Facebook messages to friends during an April break-in at a home just outside of Rome, the Italian news agency ANSA reported Friday.

The man was tracked down using his e-mail information by computer experts and arrested by police. Investigators said he was found to be in possession of several stolen items, which have since been returned to the victim.