A man is accused of stealing a woman's mobile phone and then sending her a friend request on Facebook.

The Greeley Tribune in Colorado reported today that the victim awoke early one morning to see a man standing over her bed. When she screamed, the man grabbed her mobile phone and fled.

She says she later received a Facebook friend request from a man she identified as the intruder.

Police say they located the man by tracking signals from the stolen phone and text messages to one of the victim's friends.

Authorities say 22-year-old Juan Gonzales was arrested on suspicion of burglary and theft.

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