Since the beginning of March 2012, the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office and the Howard County Police Department have responded to numerous daytime burglaries in which suspects entered victims' homes through rear unsecured/unlocked doors, according to a news release.

Police said that during a surveillance operation, a suspect was apprehended while allegedly committing a burglary in the southern part of Carroll County.

The suspect, who was identified as Kenneth William Vollmerhausen of the 4500 block of Broad Blvd. in Beltsville, MD, was arrested and charged with first degree burglary, theft less than $100 and malicious destruction of property, police said.

Anyone with information relating to this case is asked to contact Corporal Dayton of the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division at 410 386-2572.