A Street View camera mounted on a car and taking photos of Dutch streets for the Google Earth map captured images of suspected muggers who had robbed a teen biker leading to their arrest.

Prosecutors were able to obtain permission from Google to get clear images of the blurred faces of the muggers trailing the victim in a Groningen city street that led to the identification and arrest of the suspects, 25-year-old twins.

The 14-year-old victim told police he was robbed of his money worth 165 euros ($285) in September and reported the Street View images of the suspects in March.

It was the first time that a Street View image was used as evidence in solving a case in the Netherlands.