Police officers have narrowed down one at least possible suspect involved a rash of bike thefts over the last several months in the Midtown area.
Around 30 of those bike thefts occurred at the Metro Midtown apartment complex in the 2300 block of Bagby Street. Another 35 were reported over the previous four months in the area.
Some of the bikes have even been located at pawn shops. The suspect also used a similar method of operation in the first 35 bike thefts, but police aren’t ready to rule out other suspects.
Multiple residents have posted about the thefts in a Facebook group, “Stolen Bike Search Houston.” In surveillance images, one person posted on Sept. 10, 2018, a man with a goatee and a backpack can be seen stealing a bike from inside a garage.
Meanwhile, in the greater Houston area, authorities have arrested a second suspect on suspicions of stealing more than $33,000 worth of goods from at least 20 Home Depot stores.
The second suspect was arrested “without incident” Thursday morning at his home in north Houston. He was taken into custody on charges of “engaging in organized criminal activity” and faces up to 20 years in prison.
The first suspect was arrested on June 22, 2018. Rather than simply pilfering goods, the suspect instead would swap bar code stickers off the expensive items at Home Depot and replace them with bar code stickers from items costing considerably less, according to authorities.
Under the law of Texas, theft or robbery is a criminal offense that can have extremely serious legal consequences. The police authorities are now actively searching for people who violate the law.
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