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JCC Police arrest burglary suspect accused of stealing guns, knife sets from Toano home

A few weeks after the burglary, police arrested 24-year-old Nicholas Haufler. He was charged with several theft and gun crimes. Some of the weapons were recovered.

JAMES CITY COUNTY, Va. — Update: On September 28, police said they had arrested Nicholas Haufler, 24, of Newport News on charges related to the burglary.

He faces counts of burglary, grand larceny, theft of a firearm and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and is being held in the Newport News City Jail. Several of the firearms and electronics have been recovered.

The James City County Police Department reached out for the public's help Monday morning to identify a burglary suspect, who is accused of stealing five long guns and several knife collections from a Toano home on September 7.

Police shared surveillance video from the early morning hours of that day, that shows a white man with red hair and a red beard in the house. 

He was wearing a gold face mask, black pants and a dark long-sleeved shirt during the incident.

The burglar is also suspected of taking two iPhones, and iPad and a Dell laptop.

Police ask anyone who recognizes this man to contact Investigator Tim Renwick at 757.259.5164.

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