GREENVILLE, N.C. -- Greenville police say a pair of thieves was easy to track down thanks to a little help from Mother Nature.

Officers say Carlos Whitaker and Demetrius Jenkins were breaking into cars in the city Wednesday night on a fresh canopy of snow.

The footprints they left behind them made the search for the culprits pretty simple.

The Greenville Police Department posted their mugshots to Facebook with hashtags including "#gotem", "#cantmakethisstuffup" and "#dynamicduo.”

Both Whitaker and Jenkins are in the Pitt County Detention Center facing breaking and entering charges.