US EditionSerial Burglar Suspected Of Terrorizing Bay Area Schools Arrested: Police
Christopher Britton was arrested for stealing teacher credit cards from multiple Bay Area schools and using them at retail stores, police said.
- Christopher Britton, Fairfield resident, was taken into custody Monday in Walnut Creek while returning a rental car; Hamblin said, `Suspect arrived in a rental car that we believed he was driving at the time. There was a marked unit in the parking lot.`
- On Oct. 3, a Fremont elementary school reported a person walking around campus, sparking the inquiry that linked a Sept. 16 theft at Crocker School, Hillsborough, to the case.
- Surveillance video and transaction reviews helped link Britton to thefts at two Lafayette schools, where police say he stole teachers' credit cards during busy times to use at retail stores.
- The case has been forwarded to the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office for possible charges, and the suspect remains jailed at Contra Costa County Jail with court expected next week.
- Officials say the suspect's repeated campus presence alarmed communities, prompting warnings and cooperation among neighboring police departments, with Fremont Mayor Raj Salwan praising the collaboration and safety efforts.
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Man arrested in Bay Area crime spree involving stolen teacher credit cards in 5 counties
Fremont police tracked the suspect to Walnut Creek -- when he was returning a rental car -- and arrested him. Police say the suspect is wanted in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Mateo, Solano and Yolo Counties for similar thefts occurring on school campuses.
Man arrested in connection to multiple school burglaries across Bay Area
(KRON) -- A man wanted in connection to a series of burglaries at schools across the Bay Area was arrested this week, the Fremont Police Department announced Wednesday. The suspect, identified as Fairfield resident Christopher Britton, was sought by law enforcement in Solano, Contra Costa, Marin, Alameda and Yolo counties for thefts that targeted school classrooms. On Monday, a Fremont school resource officer who had been tracking Britton’s acti…
School burglary attempt foiled, suspect in custody
Winters Police Department officials confirmed that Christopher Dante Britton, 34, of Fairfield, was arrested on Nov. 4, in connection with attempted burglaries on Winters school campuses and fraudulent use of stolen credit cards throughout the Bay Area.
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