You have 1 friend request (from the guy that stole your phone)

A US man has been accused of stealing a phone from a woman he later asked to be his friend on a social networking site.

According to the authorities, Juan Gonzales Jr. - who was arrested for burglary and theft - is thought to have taken the gadget from an unsuspecting woman who woke up early one morning in her home to find him in her room.

She then received a Facebook friend request from the 22-year-old man, who she identified as the intruder, the Greeley Tribune reports.

He was tracked down by the officials via signals from the stolen phone.