6 Suspects Wanted In Dozens Of Burglaries Apprehended In Howard Co.

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Six suspects linked to dozens of commercial burglaries across the region, including three in Ellicott City and a fourth in Columbia, have been arrested.

The suspects were on a months-long burglary spree but were stopped in the act Tuesday. A joint effort between the Howard County Police Department and a regional task force found the suspects in Howard County early Tuesday morning after they carried out three commercial burglaries in Ellicott City and were in the midst of committing a fourth burglary in Columbia, officers were able to apprehend all six suspects.

"This ended a string of potentially dozens of commercial burglaries in the last three months believed to be connected to this group. These suspects mostly targeted the businesses for cash," the police department stated.

For the Howard County cases, Isaac Anderson, 21, of Washington, D.C.; Alphonso Wilson, 20, of Washington, D.C.; Zevian Jones, 21, of Washington, D.C.; and Damari Day, 23, of Capitol Heights are each charged with 20 counts of burglary, theft and destruction of property. Roderick Thomas, 21, of Suitland, has been charged with eight counts of burglary and destruction of property. A teenage boy, 17, of Washington, D.C., also has been charged with burglary and destruction of property. All of the adult suspects are being held at the Howard County Detention Center without bond.