RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- The suspect in a case of serial package theft was found and arrested after he asked Richmond detectives for a cigarette.

On Wednesday, Oct. 1, the Richmond Police Department announced that it had made an arrest in connection with a series of package thefts.

Recently, in the early morning hours, Richmond detectives were in the city's downtown conducting surveillance when a man, identified as 59-year-old Aubrey Brown of Richmond, approached them. He asked them for a cigarette.

"Turns out, he was the very suspect they were looking for in a string of package thefts and burglaries," police said.

The detectives took Brown into custody on nine outstanding warrants. Several stolen packages were also recovered.

"Big thanks to our detectives for their persistence in this

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