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Reddit user helps trooper identify car part found at hit-and-run scene, leading to an arrest

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Washington state trooper Johnna Batiste credited Reddit for its help, after a user identified the car part in her photo.
Washington state trooper Johnna Batiste credited Reddit for its help, after a user identified the car part in her photo. PHOTO: TWITTER/JOHNNA BATISTE
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It was a photo of a small, black car part, no wider than the palm, left behind at the scene of the crime.

But that was enough for a Reddit user to correctly identify the make of the car, which in turn led to the arrest of a suspect involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on August 19, 2018, with the headline Need help to solve crime? Turn to online community. Subscribe