Man accused of peeping through Fairfax County homes caught within seconds
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Fairfax County, VA - A drone launched by authorities helped officers quickly find and arrest a man accused of peeping into homes in Reston, Virginia.
According to the Fairfax County Police Department (FCPS), officers responded around 11:17 p.m. on March 13 to the 12000 block of Waterside View Drive after a victim reported seeing a man looking through her bedroom window.
The department’s Real Time Crime Center immediately launched a drone that arrived at the scene in just 38 seconds.
Officials said the drone operator spotted 35-year-old Larry Mudd, of Reston, looking into other windows nearby and directed patrol officers to his location.
Mudd was taken into custody and taken to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center. He was charged with three counts of peeping into an occupied dwelling.
He was later released on a personal recognizance bond.
FCPS said they do not believe Mudd is connected to ongoing burglary investigations in Centreville.