On March 11 at 4 a.m., officer Doug Snyder received a report of burglary from a motor vehicle with a wallet stolen from a car in a downtown area, it was later reported that credit cards from the wallet were used fraudulently.

Officer Tom Chryplewicz took over the investigation upon shift change and conducted an investigation with many different leads. Officers Braley and Snyder reported having noticed an individual of interest during their night shift on March 11 and reported this to Chief Bob Hasch and Officer Chryplewicz.

At 7:09 a.m. on March 14, a search warrant was conducted locally, officers recovered evidence and arrested Joshua Hooper, 33, of Rockland and charged him with Burglary of a motor vehicle, Theft (with priors), Violation of Bail, and Operating after Suspension. Mr. Hooper was transported to Two Bridges Regional Jail.

Lead investigator on the case was Officer Chryplewicz, assisted by Officers Snyder, Braley, Brown and Upham.