Police arrested a suspect in a string of home robberies that occurred within the past 60 days after identifying the suspect’s car at Stephens Lake Park.
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James Napoleon Woods, who has been identified as the suspect in three home robberies during the past 60 days, was arrested at the park Monday.
Police had been chasing him since Jan. 19, when the most recent robbery occurred. The suspect in the Jan. 19 robbery was seen in possession of a handgun when he attempted to force himself into the victim’s house. The victim was not injured.
Evidence came largely from surveillance videos from a local business on Broadway, where one of the female victims had been shopping prior to the invasion. Surveillance video showed a vehicle that appeared to be following the victim, and the same car in the video was later identified at 1 p.m. Monday in the parking lot of Stephens Lake Park.
When patrol officers identified the vehicle, they waited for the suspect to approach and then arrested him.
Woods did not attempt to resist arrest, Columbia Police Department spokeswoman Latisha Stroer said
Woods was charged with first-degree robbery and armed criminal action, according to a CPD news release.
After the arrest, police contacted Woods’ wife and she confessed that she had received a necklace from her husband as a gift on Jan. 20, which was identified as part of victims’ stolen property.
Stroer said police do not discuss any other items that might or might not have been found due to the ongoing investigation in the other two home invasion robberies.
Stroer said police are still discussing whether any special policing should be applied in the future in the area of the home robberies.
Police said citizens are encouraged to give any information about these robberies by calling Crime Stoppers at 875-TIPS.
