Police: Serial Hamburglar Behind Bars

Robble, robble.

Fairfax County police believe a man who was arrested in Potomac, Md., on Wednesday may be responsible for the string of more than 100 burglaries in Fairfax between August and October.

Brad K. Edmonds, age 34, of the 1100 block of Kennebec Street in Oxon Hill, was charged in Montgomery County with first-degree burglary, attempted first-degree burglary, two counts of malicious destruction of property under $500, two counts of theft between $1,000 and $10,000, two counts of rogue and vagabond, theft under $1,000, fourth-degree burglary tools, possession of a firearm after a felony conviction, possession of a stolen firearm, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

The burglaries, mostly in upscale neighborhoods in Fairfax, were linked because they occurred in the early morning hours, largely involved entry through unlocked doors or windows, and mostly resulted in the theft of purses or cash. No one was hurt in any of the burglaries.

Fairfax police said a resident who spotted a suspicious vehicle, at 4 a.m. on Nov. 8, gave police a lead to follow, and eventually investigators tracked it to the suspect in Maryland.

Any burglaries from this point onward will be attributed to a lovable purple furry.