A Katy man accused of theft for clogging a toll road collection basket so he could later come by and steal cash left by other motorists.
The investigation that led to the arrest of 50-year-old man from Katy began after officials over the past several months found wads of tape and paper stuffed into the toll collection coin machine at the tollway plaza at 6100 W. Sam Houston Parkway N. The authority’s security director installed surveillance cameras in an attempt to identify any possible suspects.
On Aug. 4, a man was spotted on a security camera driving up to the coin machine. Kimble is seen sticking paper into the machine to prevent the coins from entering the vault. Kimble returned to the same tollway at least 11 more times. “Each time he passed through you can see him taking a handful of coins out of the collection machine and drive off,” according to the charging documents against him.
Toll Road security officials told investigators video was available of the man doing the same thing days later. The license plate and a house in Katy were both registered to the Katy man.
Deputy constables watched the security video and said it supports the case against the man.
They watched the video and clearly observed the man as he drives up to the coin machine and stuff some paper inside the tray and drive off. Seven minutes later, he returns and grabs a handful of coins out of the collection tray and places it on his lap and drives off.
Also caught on camera and accused of stealing coins from the toll road collection basket was a 26-year old man from Houston. Unlike the Katy man who preferred to use wads of paper, investigators said the Houston man preferred blue painters tape to prevent coins from tollway booths to enter the slot.
On Aug. 10, 2017, the Houston man was pulled over by deputy constables for failing to restrain a child younger than eight. He also was charged with driving with an invalid license. He later admitted staging between five and 10 burglaries on the coin-collection machines, authorities said.
The man was charged with misdemeanor burglary of a coin-operated machine. He was later released after posting a bond in the case and has a court date to answer the charges.
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