Package thief arrested after asking detectives for cigarette

RICHMOND, Virginia — A package thief in Virginia was arrested after he asked detectives for a cigarette.

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Detectives with the Richmond Police Department were conducting surveillance in Downtown Richmond, Virginia, when a man approached and asked for a cigarette, according to a social media post.

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The detectives realized the man, identified as 59-year-old Aubrey Brown, was the suspect they were looking for in a string of package thefts and burglaries.

Brown was arrested on 9 outstanding warrants, and several stolen packages were recovered.