Private investigator in MA assists in aprehending a thief living in New Hampshire.

SALEM, N.H. — Even though the painting was worth up to $20,000 by some estimates, John McCulloch was offering the one-of-a-kind Douglas Van Howd work for $1,000 on the Web site Craigslist, police said.
But the 25-year-old Salem resident didn't realize the buyer he was negotiating with by phone on Friday had tricked him. The so-called buyer was actually a private investigator from Massachusetts, hired by the painting's real owner to track down who had the stolen art, police said. McCulloch's negotiations led to his arrest late Friday night, after he presented the rolled-up painting to Salem Detective Mike Rogers for the negotiated price of $700.
"Once we confirmed the painting was stolen, we started talking to the private investigator. We were going to keep him as the buyer. They agreed on $700," Rogers said. "(McCulloch) insisted they did the deal at his home on 6 Dexter Road."
The investigator was instructed to tell McCulloch that Rogers was his brother and would pick up the painting. Rogers went to the house in plain clothes, talked to McCulloch briefly about the sale, and then signaled a group of police officers waiting down the street to assist with the arrest. Detective Juan Valerio was sitting in a nearby car in case anything went wrong.

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