Burglar Admits Trying to Steal Home's Appliances: Police

A man nabbed near an Odenton house Monday told police that he and an accomplice were trying to steal appliances out of the vacant residence.

Anne Arundel County Police were called to 659 Old Waugh Chapel Road in Odenton for the burglary report. A witness told police they saw two men walk to the back of the home carrying tools, then one of the men left in a red pick-up truck while the other fled on foot.

The alert witness gave police the truck’s tag number and officers located the vehicle and one suspect in the 2500 block of Symphony Lane.

Aviation and K-9 units helped in the search for the second suspect, but he has not been found.

Inside the home, officers found tools with the suspect’s name written on them. Detectives interviewed James Gerald Gowran, 45, of Gambrills, and he reportedly admitted he was trying to remove appliances from the house.

Gowran was charged with fourth-degree burglary and trespassing.

»Photo of James Gowran, courtesy of Anne Arundel County Police