Man in selfie posted to stolen phone's cloud comes forward

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - The couple whose selfie was snapped with a phone belonging to a Southern California burglary victim has been identified, authorities said Thursday.

The man shown in the selfie came forward and spoke with detectives, and members of the public identified the woman in the photo, Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputy Joshua Dubin said.

Officials released the selfie Wednesday and have branded the pair persons of interest, not suspects, as the investigation into a July 30 burglary continues. A Santa Clarita woman whose home was ransacked and electronics stolen spotted the selfie when she logged on to her cloud, or online storage account.

Investigators have not released the man's name, but Larry Beltran Jr. told CBS Los Angeles that he and his girlfriend are the people in the photo.

Beltran told the station he thought he'd been framed after his selfie appeared on TV and in newspapers.

Beltran's aunt Angie Cabrera said the phone was one of two she bought at a swap meet for a total of $80.

"I thought it was a good deal. Didn't turn out that way," Cabrera told CBS Los Angeles.

The investigation into the burglary is ongoing, Dubin said.