SHAWNEE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect for alleged burglary.

Just after 3:30 a.m. Friday, police were patrolling an area in Topeka that had several reports of car burglaries in the recent past, according to Lt. Andrew Beightel.

While scouting the area the officers spotted a subject skulking around a vehicle.

The subject, later identified as Dominque Rodgers-Shortt, 22, was checking for unlocked car doors in the 3900 blk of SW Colley Creek Dr.

While conducting their investigation, Officers found that Rodgers-Shortt had a loaded firearm in his waistband. That firearm was found to be stolen from a burglary of another unlocked vehicle in the area.

Officers also found evidence on Rodgers-Shortt of at least two other vehicle burglaries committed overnight in the same vicinity. Contact was made with the victims of the other burglaries and the property was returned.

Police arrested Rodgers-Shortt and booked him into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on charges of burglary to a vehicle, possession of stolen property, possession of marijuana and obstruction.

Anyone with information regarding this crime is encouraged to contact the Topeka Police Criminal Investigation Bureau at 785-368-9400 or Crime Stoppers at 785-234-0007.