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Police Beat for March 18, 2010

Parking lot crimes

Police took reports on two vehicles that were burglarized Tuesday while parked in the mall parking lot in the 6900 block of Garth Road.

Approximately $1,200 worth of electronic equipment, plus some jewelry and a purse were stolen from one vehicle that was burglarized between 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.

Someone broke into the second vehicle between 1:50 p.m. and 4 p.m. and stole approximately $100 worth of items.

Related vehicle burglaries?

Police said that someone witnessed the crime when a tall thin white male burglarized an unlocked vehicle in the 5400 block of Vae Road about 4:30 a.m. Wednesday. The suspect was driving a two-door silver car, police said.

Someone burglarized another vehicle left unlocked while parked in the same subdivision at approximately 5:12 a.m. police said.

In each case, only small amounts of money were stolen.

Stolen vehicle recovered

Baytown police found a vehicle in the 1100 block of Barrymore about 4 p.m. Tuesday that had been reported stolen out of Deer Park earlier.

17 offenses

Between Tuesday and Wednesday, Baytown police wrote 17 offense reports and investigated incidents that included one burglary of a building; four vehicle burglaries; one driving while intoxicated case; a forgery; a theft case; and six miscellaneous cases.

Officers worked three traffic accidents during that time period and reported no related injuries at any of the wrecks.

Police Beat is compiled from Baytown Police Department reports. The entire report is available on the city’s Web site at www.baytown.org.

Crime Stoppers pays cash rewards for information that leads to the arrest and charging of anyone who commits a felony. Callers remain anonymous, even when collecting a reward. Call Baytown Crime Stoppers at 281-425-8024.
March 18, 2010

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