While many people were warm inside their homes spending the Christmas holiday with their families, police said at least two men were caught in the act while trying to take advantage of what is thought to be a quiet holiday.
• Police arrested a Woodbridge man they said was trying break into a plant nursery on U.S. 1 in Wood-bridge.
Police were called to investigate a burglar alarm sounding at Meadows Farms Nursery at 14135 Jefferson Davis Highway around 4 a.m.
When he arrived, Master Police Officer S.C. Mercer saw a man trying to get into the business, said Officer Erika Hernandez, Prince William police spokeswoman.
Mercer waited for more officers to show up and then took the man into custody, Hernandez said.
Juan Alvarez Salas, 18, of 13950 Jefferson Davis Highway, Apt. 33 in Woodbridge was charged with statutory burglary and resisting arrest.
He never made it into the business,
Hernandez said.
He was held without bond and will appear in court on Feb. 5.
• Prince William police said they were also able to catch someone else committing a crime.
Officer K.M. Strobel was patrolling in the area of Minnieville and Telegraph roads in Lake Ridge when he saw a man painting graffiti on a retaining wall alongside the road, said Officer Erika Hernandez, Prince William police spokeswoman.
When Strobel tried to confront the man, the spray painter ran. The officer chased him for a short distance before arresting him, Hernandez said.
Craig Douglas Arundale, 19, of no fixed address, was charged with destruction of both public and private property and obstruction of justice.
When Strobel put Arundale in his police car, the man kicked a rear passenger door and damaged the frame, Hernan-dez said.
He was held on a $10,000 bond and will appear in court on Jan. 19.
Staff writer Uriah A. Kiser can be reached at 703-878-8065.
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