46 Theft Charges Filed Against Gambrills Man

More than 40 theft charges have been filed against a Gambrills man for allegedly stealing from vehicles in the Four Seasons community, police say.

Over the past three months, more than 60 theft from vehicles were reported along the Waugh Chapel Road corridor in Gambrills, according to Anne Arundel County Police. Overnight surveillance in the neighborhood in the last week by police spotted a suspect on Sept. 4 hiding in a back yard on Fall Ridge Way during a domestic violence call at that address.

While detectives were handling the domestic violence incident, they saw numerous pieces of property inside and outside the suspect’s home that investigators believed had been reported stolen vehicles in the community. A search of the residence turned up numerous pieces of suspected stolen property, some of which has been returned to owners.

Floyd James Carpenter, 28, of 935 Fall Ridge Way in Gambrills, has been charged with 46 different criminal counts tied to the vehicle thefts.

Anyone with information about the thefts, or anyone who is missing property taken from a vehicle in the Four Seasons community, is encouraged to contact Detective Greg Pamer at 410-222-6155.

»Photo of suspect Floyd James Carpenter, courtesy of Anne Arundel County Police