Police: Suspected Storrs Serial Burglar Arrested

A 43-year-old was arrested Tuesday following a burglary on Mansfield Hollow Road, Mansfield Resident State Troopers said.

, of 115 Gurleyville Rd. was charged with third-degree burglary, third-degree criminal mischief and sixth-degree larceny.

said Gardiner forced her way into an apartment at 111 Mansfield Hollow Rd. Tuesday afternoon and proceeded to steal numerous items from within the residence, including prescription medications.

Following a thorough investigation, police were able to locate Gardiner and recover the stolen property taken from the apartment with the exception of the medications, Woodward said.

Police said Gardiner later confessed to nine previous burglaries that were committed in Mansfield ranging from mid-November 2011 to earlier this month.

In response to the criminal activity in downtown Storrs during that time period,

Concerned residents in the Lorraine Drive, Charles Lane, Gurleyville and Chaffeeville Roads area .

Gardiner was arraigned in Rockville Superior Court Wednesday. Bond was set at $5,000. She is scheduled to next appear in Rockville Superior Court on April 25 to face .