SYLACAUGA, Ala. (WIAT) — Sylacauga Police say they’ve arrested a trio of thieves, after a tech-savvy tenant provided them with the evidence they needed.

Three burglars broke into Andrew Brown’s house Thursday. Brown said it happened around 10:15 p.m., while he worked an overnight shift.

Brown said this was the second time his home had been burglarized this month.

After the first break-in, he installed a Nest home surveillance system.

About a week after he installed the Nest, it kicked in at the first sign that his home was broken into, by activating surveillance cameras and sending an alert to his smartphone.

In the surveillance video, the intruders can be heard kicking in a side door, and shoving an air conditioning unit through a window to get into the house.

At first, Brown thought his parents had come to his house, since they visit frequently, so he called his mother.

“As soon as I verified it wasn’t anyone in my family, my heart just dropped,” Brown said.

Brown called police, but admits he called them too late. He said the thieves left a few minutes after he and police arrived.

The burglars took with them an expensive bounty of electronics, including computers, a television, watches and video game consoles.

Brown said he used a friend’s computer to download the surveillance footage. He took the footage to police and together, they uploaded it to YouTube and shared it on social media.

“It’s amazing how fast it blew up,” Brown said. “I think we had somewhere like almost 10,000 hits within the first 10 hours it was on YouTube.”

After the upload, police say tips started flooding in, which led them to make three arrests.

Jeffrey Devaughn Johnson, 18; William Bernard Kendrick, 17; and Deshawn Strong, 20, are charged with First Degree Burglary, a felony charge that carries a sentence no shorter than 10 years in prison.

Johnson and Kendrick’s bonds are set at $100,000, while Strong’s bond will be set at an upcoming court appearance.

While Brown calls the incident “terrifying,” he says, “my faith in humanity has grown exponentially.”

“People around the community, they really stepped up and showed me that I’m not really here alone,” Brown said.

Brown said most of the stolen items were returned to him.