Prince William police briefs

Police say 4 responsible for car break-ins

Manassas police were called to check out a report of a suspicious man in the 8300 block of Summer Lake Boulevard about 3 a.m. Saturday.

Officers found a 17-year-old boy carrying a backpack. Inside were GPS systems, electronic chargers and other electronic equipment—all believed to be stolen from unlocked cars parked in the surrounding neighborhood.

Petitions for grand larceny are pending for the teenager and three other unidentified teenage boys police said were with the 17-year-old at the time they found him with the stolen electronics.

An investigation is underway to see if these four teenagers could be responsible for other thefts from cars throughout the city.

Md. couple arrested at soda machine

Police said they nabbed two burglars near a soda machine in Woodbridge on Thursday.

The two were standing next to the vending machine at an auto repair shop in the 14700 block of U.S. 1 in Woodbridge when a police officer saw them and went to investigate.

The officer found a screwdriver next to the machine, a tool commonly used to break into vending machines in an effort to get the cash inside.

When the officer checked the vehicle the two were using, he also found more than $100 in cash.

David Freeman, 35, and Lee Ann Freeman, 31, both of Ashburton Drive in Millersville, Md., were each charged with possession of burglarious tools and petit larceny.

They both were held on $1,000 bond and are scheduled to appear in court July 27.