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Dopey criminals are making life easier for cops by bragging about their murders, rapes and robberies on social sites, often with telltale photos or clips that can put them away.
Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube have become everyday crime-fighting tools, police say.
Gun-toting Manhattan thief James Roberts gave detectives all they needed to bust him: ill-advised crowing on his MySpace page a day after he mugged a man at a Chelsea bus stop.
"This guy's boasting, 'I've got new bling!' " said a police source.
Roberts, 27, sealed his fate with pictures of himself and his ill-gotten gain, which included an expensive watch and ring he swiped from the victim at 10th Avenue and 25th Street in 2008.
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