Officers responding to a burglary in progress at a Columbia home arrested a man fleeing with a bag Wednesday morning after a short chase, Howard County police said.
According to police, a burglar pried open a home's window in the 9100 block of Brunners Run Court in Long Reach village shortly after 10 a.m. Wednesday.
A resident saw him and called police.
Raymond Andrew Burke, 19, was charged with breaking and entering and was held at the Howard County Detention Center in lieu of $25,000 bond yesterday, a District Court commissioner said.