Maine resident Dushko Vulchev, 44 could spend decades behind bars after state, local and federal authorities used various surveillance footage and data collection to piece together Vulchev's whereabouts and place him at or near these crimes.
Vulchev slipped up when he allegedly slashed the tires of a Tesla located not far from the church. Authorities say one of the car's many pre-installed security cameras caught blatant images of the culprit as he damaged the tires, then later returned to steal them along with the vehicle's rims.
"Based on my training and experience and this investigation, I am aware that the Tesla mentioned above is equipped with cameras at various points around the body", said the FBI agent who wrote the affidavit.
"I have reviewed video footage retrieved from the Tesla showing an individual that I can identify as Vulchev...The video footage from the Tesla shows Vulchev at a close distance crouching near the Tesla and using a tire iron to remove the wheels."
Using other data collected and a variety of local surveillance footage, law enforcement built a case against Vulchev.