Accused thief 'stealing from cars' caught after falling asleep in vehicle
Authorities say a man stole credit cards and IDs from eight cars before he fell asleep in one of them and got arrested.
The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, in the US state of Georgia, tells news outlets in a statement 23-year-old Timothy Zacharie was arrested on Tuesday after a deputy found him sleeping inside the parked car of a resident in an Acworth neighbourhood, northwest of Atlanta.
The sheriff’s office says it had been contacted about someone stealing from vehicles and the deputy discovered Zacharie while searching the area.
Investigators say he was found with cash and gift cards that also belong to residents.
Zacharie was charged with several offences including burglary.
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It is unclear if he has a lawyer who could comment.
The neighbourhood is about 48 kilometres northwest of Atlanta.
