On May 23rd, two burglars broke into ✓ Mary Smith's apartment in White Street, New York, and stole all the electronic goods. As soon as Mary and her two roommates got home, they reported the burglary ✓ to the police. The police took the fingerprints left on the door and furniture. The fingerprints helped them to understand who had committed the crime. They searched the area the same evening and soon the criminal was arrested. The was questioned and he about the burglary.