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SAN RAMON \u2014 If a local comic had taken the stage at Tommy T\u2019s in a shirt with long sleeves instead of short ones, it might have saved him a trip to county jail.<\/p>\n

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The 33-year-old Walnut Creek man was arrested on suspicion of grand theft this month after police matched tattoos seen from a video of his standup comedy performance to surveillance footage of a man stealing a cash register from a San Ramon Starbucks, authorities said.<\/p>\n

San Ramon police say that on Aug. 10, the man went into a Safeway on San Ramon Valley Boulevard and ran off with an entire cash register, stealing less than $200 in cash but removing the $1,000 register in the process. In a coincidental twist, he was first recognized by a Union City detective, who saw a flyer about the crime and said the suspect looked like an old colleague of his, from before he worked in law enforcement, authorities said.<\/p>\n

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Police found videos on social media of the 33-year-old\u2019s comedy performance at Tommy T\u2019s, a standup club in Pleasanton. They say both videos show a \u201cdistinct rectangular shaped tattoo\u201d on the same arm.<\/p>\n

Officers came to the man\u2019s Walnut Creek apartment and booked him on a grand theft warrant. He was subsequently released, and thus far no charges have been filed, court records show.<\/p>\n

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