The Syracuse Police Department arrested a man suspected of three burglaries in the last two weeks in the neighborhood east of campus, said Capt. Drew Buske of Public Safety.

Michael Townsend, 51, was arrested Tuesday afternoon after police received a tip from a Syracuse University student that a suspicious man was leaving a house on Euclid Avenue, Buske said.

The student was able to give an accurate physical description of Townsend and his direction of travel, Buske said. Syracuse police were able to apprehend and arrest him within minutes. Townsend was carrying two stolen laptops, which he had allegedly stolen within the hour.

Townsend may be connected to a total of four burglaries of primarily laptops and other electronics. He allegedly usually entered through unlocked doors, Buske said. During one burglary, he was startled by an occupant of the house.