TRENTON — A wildlife camera and tips from users on Twitter and Facebook have led to the arrests of three men suspected of stealing scrap metal from a home in Pilesgrove Township, two of whom also allegedly burglarized a home in Monroe Township, State Police said today.

On Aug. 7, Trooper Michael Legatie began investigating the theft of scrap metal and determined that a deer camera set up on the property by the victim had captured multiple images of the suspects committing the crime, the division said in a news release.

The State Police posted two of the pictures to Facebook and Twitter and asked the public for help identifying the individuals. The request generated a flood of tips, the division said, which led Legatie and Glassboro police to arrest Joshua Figarola, 24, and Theodore Figarola, 52, of Williamstown, and Robert Mayers, 27, of Mullica Hill.

As part of the investigation, Legatie and other troopers determined the Figarolas were also responsible for a May 5 burglary in Monroe Township. They were charged with burglary, theft, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of hollow point ammunition, the division said, and Mayers was charged with theft.

All three men are being held in Salem County Jail on $15,000 to $75,000 bail.

MORE CRIME COVERAGE

FOLLOW STAR-LEDGER POLITICS: TWITTER • FACEBOOK • GOOGLE+