Three prolific car prowlers and automobile thieves were arrested last week after a lengthy police investigation.

Amando Murphy, Alexandra Geiger and Daniel Mark Gormley-Bell were charged in King County Superior Court on Aug. 22 with possession of a stolen vehicle. Murphy, 24, was also charged with identity theft in the second degree and attempting to elude police, while Geiger, 23, was additionally charged with identity theft in the first degree. Police said that additional charges are likely as they continue to investigate the defendants.

The trio had been suspected in a series of crimes throughout the region.

They would reportedly go into driveways without visible cameras or open windows and avoided busier apartment complex parking lots. The group would first break into the cars, then steal vehicles in which they found hidden spare keys, according to the Bellevue Police Department.

One suspect told investigators that he would prowl vehicles by checking every car door handle in every neighborhood he went into. Another said that he specifically avoided neighborhoods where there appeared to be a neighborhood watch, more alert citizens, or heavier police presence.

“These individuals provided valuable insight into criminal tactics and techniques that they have been using to victimize area residents,” Bellevue Police Chief Steve Mylett said of the information given by the alleged criminals. “Through the hard work of our patrol Officers and Special Enforcement Team investigators, three suspected thieves are now in jail, and are no longer victimizing the residents of our communities.”