Detectives Credit Solving Crime With Oversized Magnifying Glass Just Like Sherlock Holmes

THE BAD PART OF TOWN — In the bad part of town, between 4th and 4.5th street, detectives credit cracking the case and catching burglar Ben Peters in broad daylight with a giant magnifying glass just like a 19th-century detective.

“I felt just like Sherlock Holmes,” said Detective (Det.) Jake Maloney as he recalled using the jumbo-sized magnifying glass to spot Ben outside a luxury store post-theft, “It's clear how Detective Holmes solved so many crimes."

Maloney went into detail on how exactly he caught burglar Ben Peters even though other detectives could piece together that it probably had something to do with the magnifying glass he was carrying around.

“Once I got the burglary call, I responded, at which point I was able to use the 10-foot Sherlock-style magnifying glass to see Ben standing right in front of me,” said Det. Malone as he attempted to place the glass into his front pocket. 

When asked how he usually solves crimes, Det. Malone said he typically follows muddy footprints that are left at virtually every crime scene, just like the movies. But now combines that tactic with the jumbo Sherlock Holmes magnifying glass, and now he feels "unstoppable."

“This case was tricky, so to be able to find Ben was the best part of solving the case,” said Malone as he followed Ben’s footprints to the squad car just to be certain he was locked up.