A thief’s hankering for a burrito was the break that authorities said led deputies to a suspect in a recent rash of entering autos in Oconee and Madison counties.

“When you buy food at McDonald’s they videotape it,” Oconee County Sheriff Scott Berry said Friday. “A breakfast burrito is what got him caught and I’ll let it go at that."

The sheriff didn't mention at which McDonald's the suspect ordered his breakfast.

The suspect, Jerod Tyron Crumbley, 18, of Clarkston was charged Thursday with 25 counts of entering auto, three counts of burglary and four counts of felony theft.

“We used a lot of resources and identified him as the ringleader of this group,” the sheriff said.

The crimes occurred March 28 in Oconee County, where thieves stole guns, electronics and more from vehicles in three subdivisions, according to reports.

Two days earlier, investigators believe the same group stole from several cars in Madison County on the Georgia Highway 72 corridor from Hull to Comer.

Berry said his deputies worked jointly with law enforcement in Madison, Jackson and DeKalb counties.

Crumbley was serving probation in DeKalb County after he was convicted of similar crimes in Jackson County, according to Berry. He was nabbed at his home in Clarkston.

“I sent investigators Vic Green, Golden Sanders, Sarah House and patrol deputy Jamie Elder to DeKalb County, but the probation officer actually entered the house,” Berry said.

A stolen gun was recovered under the pillow the suspect was sleeping on, the sheriff said.

Investigators are still working on identifying and capturing the three remaining suspects, Berry said.

“This was good, dogged police work” the lawman said.