Richmond man wanted for serial package theft caught after asking officers for a cigarette

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…

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