Suspected undies bandit under arrest

LAS CRUSES, N.M., Sept. 7 (UPI) -- A suspect in a string of Las Cruces, N.M., robberies has been charged with breaking into homes and stealing, among other things, women's undies.

Police dubbed the thief "the serial lingerie bandit" because of his proclivity for taking underwear, the El Paso (Texas) Times reported Friday.

The burglaries "were spread out over the last two months," Las Cruces Police spokesman Dan Trujillo said. "It could be more, and there could be other victims out there."

Although jailed on two burglary counts, investigators said they suspect Martin Angel Moreno, 23, broke into at least six homes to steal women's panties.

When searching the suspect's home, police found, among other things, lingerie, DVDs, television sets and photos of victims and their families.

"We think (the photos are) probably like a memento for him, an additional memento beside the undergarments," Trujillo said.