Columbus police make arrest in home package thefts

Columbus police are accusing a suspect of stealing packages off of the doorstep of a home.

A homeowner in the 800 block of 15th Street was at work at about 2 yesterday afternoon, but saw a man take the packages through a home security video system. She sent the video to police who searched the area and found 32-year-old Christopher J. George of Columbus in the 1400 block of Pearl Street.

George was arrested on a preliminary misdemeanor charge of theft.