Police Say 'Grinch' Suspect Nabbed 40 Holiday Packages Off Front Porches

The Arlington County Police Department’s Burglary/Larceny Unit has charged a suspect with multiple theft offenses, following his arrest in the Ballston-area, according to a news release from Arlington County Police. Here’s more about the arrest, from the release:

The suspect is responsible for the theft of numerous delivered packages stolen from the front doorsteps of residences.

On Monday, Dec. 22, 2014 at approximately 2:45 p.m., undercover, plain-clothes officers assigned to the Arlington County Police Department’s Tactical Unit were conducting directed-patrols, in response to multiple package thefts in the 1100-block of N. Vermont Street, when they observed a suspect acting suspiciously. The Tactical Unit then observed the suspect opening packages he took from doorsteps and removing the contents.

Arrested was Keith Moore, 22, of District Heights, Md. and Washington, DC. He was apprehended without incident and transported to the police station where he was interviewed by detectives.

The investigation by the Burglary/Larceny Unit is ongoing; however it is believed that the suspect is responsible for at least 40 thefts of packages over the last several months. The suspect was charged with two counts of grand larceny, four counts of petit larceny, credit card theft, credit card fraud, and identity theft. Additional charges are pending. Moore was denied bond and is currently being held in the Arlington County Detention Facility.

The Arlington County Police Department is encouraging residents, who believe that they have had packages stolen, to file a report either by calling the Emergency Communications Center non-emergency line at703.558.2222 or file a report online at http://police.arlingtonva.us.

PHOTO courtesy of Arlington Police Dept.: Keith Moore, 22, District Heights, MD and Washington, DC