Police captured a man as he sped away in a car with women's underwear stashed inside.

Michael Sean Ostrander, 33, was arrested Monday after alleging breaking into the Burke County home of a woman and stealing some of her clothes.

The woman told police she was visiting a neighbor when she heard the burglar alarm go off and saw a man hop in his car and speed away.

The woman chased the man and called police. In time, the state Highway Patrol and local officers joined the chase along North Carolina's Highway 181.

Ostrander was arrested near the Burke-Avery county line after stopping his car. The Burke County Sheriff's office said it found panties and photos belonging to the woman inside Ostrander's car.

He has been charged with breaking and entering, larceny, possession of stolen goods and speeding to avoid arrest.