A D.C. man with a history of sticky fingers has been indicted for swiping goods from a local CVS, prosecutors say. Kenneth Collins, 37, faces felony second-degree theft charges and could be looking at hard time due to his past rap sheet, which includes multiple theft convictions.

Collins is scheduled to appear before a Superior Court judge for an arraignment come May 22, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office. The D.C. native's latest alleged caper took place on January 17, when he purportedly helped himself to merchandise from a CVS in Southeast Washington without paying. Cops tracked him down after an investigation by the MPD.

Prosecutors are throwing the book at Collins, thanks to his prior convictions, and his record could mean a minimum of one year behind bars for each theft count if the court finds him guilty. It seems the city's attorneys aren't messing around; since last September, they've come down on 42 cases with similar charges involving defendants with a pattern of pilfering.

An Assistant U.S. Attorney, Anne Cotter, is leading the prosecution of Collins – part of the district's broader crackdown on repeat retail thieves. In a statement obtained by the Justice Department, authorities highlighted the collaborative effort between local police and federal prosecutors to put serial shoplifters like Collins before a judge.