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Trail of Little Debbie wrappers helps cops crack string of thefts, Virginia police say

The accused burglar was found with items stolen from a bakery and a dental clinic, police say.
The accused burglar was found with items stolen from a bakery and a dental clinic, police say. AP

Little Debbie played a big role in helping police arrest an accused burglar in Virginia, officials announced.

The Virginia Beach Police Department got a call at 7:40 a.m. Aug. 15 about an unsecured door at an endodontics building, police said in a news release.

When officers arrived, they learned that someone had entered the building and stolen several items, including food, the Aug. 25 release said.

During the investigation, police found a “trail” of Little Debbie wrappers leading to a secretive location nearby. It was there they found the accused burglar with most of the stolen items, according to the release.

The accused burglar, identified as a 52-year-old man, was also found in possession of stolen property from a bakery’s vehicle, police said.

The man was arrested on charges of burglary, auto tampering, auto tampering-destruction and two counts of possession of stolen property, according to the release.

Anyone with information about the incidents is asked to contact the VBPD Detective Bureau at 757-385-4101.

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Alison Cutler
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Alison Cutler is a National Real Time Reporter for the Southeast at McClatchy. She graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and previously worked for The News Leader in Staunton, VA, a branch of USAToday.
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