PRESTONSBURG - Floyd Spears, 19, of Allen, was arrested Thursday after the Prestonsburg Police were alerted to a suspect breaking into cars parked in the student lot of Prestonsburg High school at 9:20 Thursday morning.

Officer Brian Walker was able to pull over the suspect minutes after receiving a description of the vehicle he was driving after a senior at the school called the police with a description of the vehicle.

The student parking lot is located behind the school and down a steep hill, which made it a ripe location for the thefts. The suspect allegedly broke into six vehicles and took car stereos and any loose items available before moving on to the next car.

"The suspect is getting medical treatment for his hand at the moment and hasn't been formally arrested yet," said Major Petry of the Prestonsburg Police Department. "He had a tool but must have gotten careless and cut himself."

Petry opined that there may be a connection between these "smash-and-grabs" and several others in the area, with two of them occurring at the high school last Friday. One student was at the police station and identified his belongings which were stolen that morning.

Tyler Hall, a senior at PHS who was one of the victims, said, "The thing is it happened last week, too. They need to do something."

Hall's truck was broken into via the driver's side window but the thief could not get his stereo out in time.

"He ripped the dash apart, too," Hall said.

Hall's mother was on hand to help her son get the car serviced and noted, "These kids work hard. It's very upsetting. He got this truck from his papaw."