$55K in Tools Taken in Burglaries at Garage, Gas Station

MILLERSVILLE, MD — A Glen Burnie man has been charged with breaking into a garage and a gas station in two communities, and Anne Arundel County Police suspect he is responsible for other area burglaries.

David Lee Tallman, 41, of the 700 block of Snowden Lane in Glen Burnie, was charged Monday with multiple arrest warrants for commercial burglaries, including a break-in Oct. 5 at Harbor Auto Center, located in the 1200 block of Generals Highway in Crownsville. Officers say the thief forced his way into the business and several pieces of repair equipment valued at an estimated $55,000 were stolen.

Detectives from the department’s pawn unit learned that a suspect had pawned several of the stolen items at an area pawn shop and a recycling company in exchange for cash. The stolen items were returned to the business after they were recovered.

On Oct. 6, police responded to an alarm at the Benfield BP Gas, 8699 Veterans Highway in Millersville. The business had been broken into and property was taken. Evidence recovered at the scene led police to identify Tallman as the suspect; a warrant was issued for his arrest.

Detectives began surveillance of the suspect and on Monday found Tallman and his vehicle near Landmark Road in Glen Burnie, along with stolen property from the burglaries in his possession. After a foot chase, he was arrested and served with multiple arrest warrants for commercial burglaries.

Police ask that anyone with tips or information about burglaries contact Detective D. Pamer at the Western District at 410-222-8762 or Detective Lewis at the Eastern District at 410-222-6145.

»Photo of David Tallman, courtesy of Anne Arundel County Police