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Police zero in on thieves who moved in while victims were on vacation
Greenbelt police have identified a man and a woman who broke into a woman's apartment last month and stayed there while she was on vacation.
GREENBELT, Md. - Greenbelt police have identified the two suspects who broke into a woman's apartment last month and stayed there while she was on vacation.
The homeowner returned to find the couple lying on her bed and all of her belongings gone.
Police say they received a lot of tips about those two suspects over the past few days, which has helped them figure out who those two are.
No arrests have been made yet as the investigation is ongoing.
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Some have raised questions about why it took nearly a month after the incident happened for it to be publicized.
Hannah Glasglow, public information officer with Greenbelt Police, told FOX 5 that part of any investigation has an element that's kept internal first.
"Once those means of investigation ended, we then can turn to some other avenues to try to elicit some information," Glasglow said. "Social media is a big one. We knew that it was likely someone out there was going to recognize them and luckily that did end up happening."
Police say they aren’t sure if the two suspects have done this before, but the male suspect said in a video, recorded by the victim, that he planned to do it again.
FOX 5 asked police if they were concerned the suspects could do this somewhere else, but we were told, "No."
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They also said that they are still looking for the victim's missing belongings.
An officer actively patrols the area now and is aware of the situation. Management at the apartment complex is also on the lookout.
FOX 5 asked Greenbelt police if they believe the suspects and victim could be connected to each other through a third party.
They say, at this point, they're investigating all possibilities.