Couch Torchers Get Burned

Steelers fans got a little too excited in the wake of their team's February Super Bowl win. Even in the small town of Indiana, Pa., a crowd of more than a thousand took to the streets, overwhelming the local police force and destroying property. But when pictures of two men lighting a couch on fire wound up on Facebook, police were able to make an ID and quickly moved to arrest Ryan James Gould, 20 and Adam Alhabashi. "We are using [Facebook] as a crime-fighting tool. It's becoming pretty common," Indiana police chief William Sutton told Pittsburgh's ABC affiliate. The pair faced charges including reckless endangerment and dangerous burning.

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