RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Rapid City man was arrested late Saturday night after police say he threw a rock through a glass door of a business along East Highway 44 and stole several items before fleeing on foot.

Officers were dispatched at approximately 11:35 p.m. on May 17 to 2700 E. Highway 44 following a report of a burglary in progress the Sinclair gas station. According to police, a male suspect shattered a glass door by throwing a rock through it, entered the business and took several items before leaving the area on foot.

As officers arrived in the area, they spotted a male subject walking in the 2400 block of E. Highway 44 carrying multiple packages of unopened cigarettes who matched the witness description of the suspect.

The man was detained and identified as Alfred Richards, 22, of Rapid City. A witness to the burglary positively identified Richards as the suspect.

Richards was placed under arrest transported to the Pennington County Jail and booked at 11:38pm. He was charged with petty theft, intentional damage to property, and 3rd degree burglary.