Police announced Friday they have linked a 17-year-old boy to two area burglaries after arresting him while he was armed with a handgun.
Police said they arrested Wayne Robinson, of Capital Heights, around 2 a.m. June 24 after a brief foot chase in Silver Spring.
Police had responded to the scene in the 700 block of Pershing Drive after a homeowner on the block called police when he heard someone attempting to open his front door. When the homeowner looked out the window, he made eye contact with a man later identified as Robinson, which caused Robinson to flee the scene, police said.
Responding officers caught up with Robinson and took him into custody. At the time he had a .40 caliber Beretta handgun on him as well as a credit card, police said. The credit card was later linked to a June 20 burglary, which took place up the street, in the 400 block of Pershing Drive. The handgun was linked to a different burglary that occurred in Rockville in 2014, according to police.
Robinson is charged with burglary and theft offenses as well as two handgun offenses. He is currently being held on a $100,000 bond.
