Fairfax County police recovered more that $38,787 in goods stolen from the Tysons Corner Center Macy’s and arrested a Bealeton man early Tuesday with the help of a police dog.
Officers at 2:13 a.m. were responding to a burglar alarm at the Macy’s department store at 8000 Tysons Corner Center. The police said a witness called police after seeing Cedric Murrel Milton, 47, pushing the cart of merchandise from the scene.
The suspected thief had broken a store window to get in and had packed merchandise in black trash bags.
A K-9 and an officer started tracking the area and found the bags with $38,787 worth of clothing and accessories in a wooded area.
Fairfax County police released this body camera footage from the scene:
Police nab burglar with assistance from community member and K9 https://t.co/RGB1XlQbgJ #FCPD pic.twitter.com/jE8T1p7KOX
— Fairfax County Police (@FairfaxCountyPD) November 21, 2023
They then found Milton and took him into custody. The police said Milton had outstanding warrants in three Virginia counties — Fairfax, Prince William, and Henrico.
He has been charged with two counts of grand larceny, two counts of larceny with intent to sell, two counts of possession of Schedule I or II drugs, giving false identification to police, burglary, credit card theft, destruction of property, and possession of burglarious tools.
Feature image of bags of stolen merchandise courtesy Fairfax County Police Department
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