by two white males; (2) the suspects' getaway car had been abandoned on Fourth Street, the next street north of St. James Road; (3) the suspects were escaping on foot in the immediate vicinity; (4) Burhoe, a white male, emerged from a private yard, consistent with the route of a fugitive escaping from the abandoned car on Fourth Street one block to the north; (5) Burhoe did not look like he belonged there—at 10:30 on a workday morning, Burhoe was disheveled, dirty, and possibly intoxicated, not the usual sight in a residential neighborhood; (6) Burhoe behaved strangely: his furtive, "hide-and-seek" movements, quick dash across the road, and his attempt to remain hidden; (7) Fahey noticed an abnormal bulge in Burhoe's waist; and (8) to boot, Burhoe attempted toRobert Parker, Amazon's director of engineering, has joined Samsung's SmartThings smart home team.

In Parker's new job as senior vice president of engineering, which SmartThings confirmed Monday to CNET, he is overseeing software and hardware development for connected homes. Parker stands to help the platform clean house following months of glitches that have left many users and developers disgruntled.

The news comes just days ahead of Samsung's Developers Conference, where SmartThings is expected to play a central role.

Parker worked nearly five years at Amazon. Before that, according to his LinkedIn page, Parker spent 18 years as a general manager at Microsoft.

"Having something that really works is critical," Parker told The Verge. "That's one of the things that working at Amazon, I carry to SmartThings."