Records: Burglary suspect nabbed after leaving resume, cellphone behind

A convicted felon was arrested in connection with a series of home burglaries in metro Phoenix after he left his resume inside one house and his cellphone in another, according to Maricopa County Superior Court documents.

Erin Sullivan, 39, is accused of stealing items worth more than $225,000 from multiple homes within the past month, court documents say.

Sullivan entered a Scottsdale house near Hayden Road and 80th Place through an unlocked back door Oct. 24, police say in court records.

The documents state the victim later noticed nearly $15,000 of jewelry as well as a handgun was missing. The victim also found a black binder that did not belong to anyone in the home.

The Scottsdale police officers who responded to the incident opened the binder and found Sullivan's resume, records state.

This led to a background check, in which officers found Sullivan to be an 11-time convicted felon, who was on probation and had been released from prison in June 2016, the court documents say.

Sullivan's probation officer said the man was working as a salesman going door to door, court records say.

On Nov. 3, detectives linked Sullivan to home burglaries in other areas, including Phoenix and Surprise.

The Surprise Police Department confirmed camera equipment and a gaming system were stolen from a home in Surprise.

Detectives found another burglary in Phoenix connected to Sullivan, in which the homeowner reported more than $200,000 in bags, jewelry, watches and luggage stolen, documents stated. Sullivan had left his cellphone in that home.

When questioned, Sullivan denied any involvement in the burglaries despite some of the stolen items being found in his home, according to records. Officials found luxury watches hidden in cereal boxes in Sullivan's kitchen.

The documents state that additional items from different residential burglaries were found. Some items, such as the gaming system and camera equipment, were recovered, according to officials.

Sullivan is being charged with theft and multiple counts of burglary, records state.