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During Snapchat’s latest round of funding, Alibaba — the Chinese e-commerce giant — pledged to invest $200 million in the popular social media app._ by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Mar 25, 2015 5:24 PM UTC  The logo of mobile app "Snapchat" is displayed on a tablet The logo of mobile app "Snapchat" is displayed on a tablet LIONEL BONAVENTURE—AFP/Getty Images by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Mar 25, 2015 5:24 PM UTC A man was successfully evading arrest for burglary until he sent friends a Snapchat that revealed he was hiding in a cabinet during a police search. Just as the Somerset, Maine, police were wrapping up what they thought was an unsuccessful search, they received phone calls from people who followed the alleged thief, Christopher Wallace, 24, on Snapchat. According to the police, Wallace shared very specific details about his hiding place in his message. “A search of the kitchen cabinets turned up some food, some pots and pans, and also a pair of feet,” the police explained on its [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/somersetcountysheriff/posts/1545104059088469) page. “The pair of feet just so happened to be attached to a person, and that person was Christopher Wallace. He was removed from the cabinet, and placed under arrest.” This was Wallace’s second social media gaffe of the day. Earlier Wallace posted to Snapchat that he had returned to his house after weeks on the lam. He allegedly stole a propane cook stove and cast iron wood stove from a campground in January, the _Bangor Daily News_ [reports](https://bangordailynews.com/2015/03/23/news/mid-maine/snapchat-leads-somerset-county-sheriffs-deputies-to-wanted-man/). Also arrested was 20-year-old Erika Hall, the police’s Facebook explains, for the following: “Hindering apprehension, because…well…let’s put it this way, when the police ask you multiple times if someone is in the house, and you answer repeatedly that they are not in the house, and that you have not seen said person in ‘weeks’, you’re just going to get arrested. That’s how it happens.” Moral of the story? “Always remain humble, my friends.” _Read next:_ [_8 Outstanding Google Tools You Should Know About_](http://time.com/3722820/8-outstanding-google-tools/?iid=time%5Freadnext) [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/?sl%5Fautoplay=true&xid=spl-fullbrief-article) ## Transcript Turning down Facebook's $ 3 billion offer is looking better and better for the growing photo based social media power house Snapchat. Oh, there it is. Bloomberg reports during Snapchat's latest round of funding, Alibaba, the Chinese e- commerce giant who had the largest global IPO ever. Pledged to invest $ 200 million in the popular social media app. Meaning that puny $ 3 billion Facebook offer has been overshadowed by a $ 15 billion evaluation. As to why investors at Giddeo or Snapchat and its potential, the app that makes pictures disappear seems to have a nach for making numbers appear. Back in May of 2014, SnapChat reported more than 700 millions snaps were sent daily and that was almost a year ago. Since then, the app has added it's our story, snapcash, and discover features. It's also had an enormous jump in its potential value to investors. In December of 2013, it was reported that SnapChat received a valuation of about $ 2 billion. By May 2014, the number jumped to 10 billion and now it sits at a cool $ 15 billion. This puts the teen friendly app in very exclusive company. [ CROSSTALK ]. The remarkably valuable and controversial ride book and service Uber was valued at more than $ 40 billion during its last round of funding. And smartphone maker Jao Me was valued even higher at $ 46 billion. 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