Overview
- Police identified the suspect as Christopher Britton of Fairfield, accused of a string of school burglaries across the Bay Area.
- He was taken into custody Monday in Walnut Creek after a school resource officer spotted him returning a rental vehicle tied to the case, and officers say he tried to run.
- Investigators say he entered classrooms to take teachers’ credit cards and then made purchases at retail stores.
- Reports link related thefts to Solano, Contra Costa, Marin, Alameda and Yolo counties, with coordination among local agencies.
- Fremont police urged schools and individuals who suspect losses to submit reports to their local agency or contact the department’s investigations unit.