Unlikely Ally Helps Va. Police Nab Accused Burglar: Little Debbie

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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