A Leesburg man was arrested for burglary after riding a bicycle into a private yard to take money for cigarettes.
Surveillance cameras at an undisclosed Leesburg residence caught 59-year-old Scott Alan Thompson riding a bicycle into the front yard around 8 a.m. Monday, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department.
The homeowner watched the footage back to see he walked to a small table on the carport to take $6 or $7 from a wallet and a partial pack of 305 Menthol Shorts cigarettes. He pocketed these items, all while she was inside the house, the report said.
Officers later spotted Thompson riding the bicycle near 7 Stars Discount, located at 2005 W Main St., which was less than a minute from the homeowner’s place. He stopped to smoke a cigarette in front of the business. When confronted about the theft, he stated he took the cash because he needed money for cigarettes, the report said…