Men Caught Stealing From Vehicles in Stafford: Police

STAFFORD, VA — Two men were arrested early Tuesday morning after being caught breaking into vehicles on Masters Drive in the Somerset/Season's Landing neighborhood, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office.

Ethan Blake Roberts, 19 (above), and John Buddy Brown, 18 (inset), were charged with:

• Grand Larceny
• Possession of burglary tools
• Conspiracy to commit larceny
• Entering a vehicle
• Larceny of property with intent to sell
• Petit larceny

Shortly after 12:30 a.m., police responded to a report of suspicious persons. A man said he saw two people trying to break into his vehicle while it was parked in his driveway, and that he had seen the same two people try to break into a neighbor's vehicle.

Patrol units canvassed the area on foot, and one officer on Pebble Beach Drive saw two people running away from him. He gave chase and ordered them to the ground. Both men had tasers, and one had a large flashlight. They said they simply were going to 7-Eleven for snacks.

But along a fence line about 100 feet from where they were apprehended, police found several pairs of athletic shoes valued at more than $100 each, a jacket, a multi-tool glass breaker and a seat belt cutter. Further investigation found the shoes had been stolen from a vehicle on Pebble Beach Drive.

Photos: Stafford County Sheriff's Office