You might say that this porch pirate’s plans were “altared” by the law.

Police in Redwood City have arrested a man suspected of swiping a package off a porch that contained a woman’s expensive wedding dress, the department said Wednesday.

A porch pirate stole the $2,000 dress on April 11 during a short, 22-minute window of time between 8:24 and 8:46 p.m. from a home in the 800 block of Adams Street.

“Thief steals wedding dress and ruins wedding plans! Can you ID?” said police in a news release after the theft, along with a surveillance image of the suspect.

On Wednesday, police said the dress was located and Henry Fonesca, 65, was arrested on suspicion of stealing it, along with several other packages. He was booked into the San Mateo County Jail on suspicion of grand theft.

“We received multiple tips from residents which led us to identify and arrest the suspect,” said police. “The dress was located by a concerned citizen and has been returned to its rightful owner. We appreciate everyone’s help in solving this crime.”

Katy St. Clair got her start in journalism by working in the classifieds department at the East Bay Express during the height of alt weeklies, then sweet talked her way into becoming staff writer, submissions editor, and music editor. She has been a columnist in the East Bay Express, SF Weekly, and the San Francisco Examiner. Starting in 2015, she begrudgingly scaled the inverted pyramid at dailies such as the Vallejo Times-Herald, The Vacaville Reporter, and the Daily Republic. She has her own independent news site and blog that covers the delightfully dysfunctional town of Vallejo, California, where she also collaborates with the investigative team at Open Vallejo. A passionate advocate for people with developmental disabilities, she serves on both the Board of the Arc of Solano and the Arc of California. She lives in Vallejo.