Janesville police arrest a suspect connected to recent thefts.

Sergeant Aaron Dammen said the investigation began when a white Mitsubishi Lancer was stolen last week.

The vehicle was spotted several times in Janesville over the days that followed, so the department’s street crimes unit conducted a grid search to locate it on Sunday.

46-year-old Patrick Ryan of Milton was in the process of committing another theft when they found and arrested him with the vehicle in the 2700 block of West Court Street.

Officers recovered a large amount of stolen property they believe to be connected to other recent burglaries, and they have been unable to identify the proper owners to return much of it.

Police suspect Ryan committed other thefts that were not reported, and they are asking the public to contact them if anyone else was a victim between May 12 and May 16.

He faces pending charges of burglary, theft, receiving stolen property and operating while intoxicated. He remains in custody in the Rock County Jail on a probation hold.