Crew of burglars wanted in Virginia, Indiana arrested in Georgia

MARIETTA, Ga. - A major multi-state crew of burglars was caught red-handed in Georgia, according to Cobb County police. Officials say the arrest was the result of timing, a lot of agencies working together and technology.

Police in Virginia and Indiana were trying to track down the thieves who hit house after house, stealing more than half a million dollars. 

Cobb County police say they got a tip that those same people were believed to be in Marietta. The information came in as police were working a burglary case at a home on Rivercliff Drive on Jan. 18. Police also learned a home in Duluth was hit. $70,000 was stolen in that case.

Investigators say the burglars had a simple yet effective way of knowing which houses to break into.

"Pretending to be a flower delivery person. If someone did not come to the door, they knew nobody's home, this is a good target to hit," said Cobb County Officer Aaron Wilson.

Detectives began to piece it all together.

"Using Flock cameras they were able to track the vehicle that hit the house in east Cobb," said Officer Wilson.

The crew was known to stay in hotels relatively close to where the crimes took place.

"They started doing zone patrols through the hotels and found the vehicle that they found on a Flock camera," said Officer Wilson.

(Credit: Cobb County Police Department)

Investigators found out which room the four people they were looking for were in, knocked on the door and took three men and one woman into custody. Police also found about $30,000 in gift cards.

Police say putting an end to their crime spree was the result of multiple law enforcement agencies, hundreds of miles apart, working together.

"Cobb County police officers were able to catch them, so that's great for us. But now that we have these people in custody, officers in other jurisdictions are able to follow suit and get justice for their victims as well," said Officer Wilson.

The crew is being held at the Cobb County Jail.