An Alexandria man is being held without bond after allegedly stealing a number of bicycles, breaking into an apartment in Old Town to steal a purse, and then using a debit card at a nearby convenience store.
The 54-year-old suspect was arrested on May 8 and charged with possession of burglary tools, entering a dwelling with intent to commit larceny, and multiple counts of destruction of property, trespassing, and petit larceny.
On April 11, a juvenile reported that her bicycle was stolen from George Washington Middle School at 1005 Mount Vernon Avenue in Del Ray. According to the search warrant affidavit, surveillance captured a Black male with a distinctive watch, necklace, and goatee wearing a black hooded raincoat.
On the early morning of Tuesday, April 22, a woman called 911 to report a burglary at her home in the 400 block of N. Columbus Street in Old Town. The woman told police that she had heard someone enter through her back door and move around her home. She said that she yelled for the suspect to get out, and he replied, “Okay,” and left. According to the search warrant affidavit, she then discovered that her electric tricycle and purse were missing.
While speaking to police, the victim learned in a text that the suspect used her TD Bank debit card at a nearby 7-Eleven at 421 E. Braddock Road. APD found surveillance video of the suspect, this time dressed in a blue athletic suit, taken from a nearby alley and “dragging the tricycle,” according to the search warrant affidavit. The victim’s neighbor also reported to police that their bicycle had been stolen a week before, and police found video of what appears to be the same suspect taking the bicycle.
The suspect goes to court on June 18.
