Missoula County Sheriff's Department Public Information Officer Jason Johnson says law enforcement has a powerful new ally, the social media. Johnson says a photo that appeared on the Sheriff's Department's Facebook page led to the arrest of two suspected shoplifters after only about ten minutes.

Johnson says one suspect called to turn himself in, asking only that his photo be removed from the internet. My interview with Johnson is below.

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