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TRUCK THIEF CAPTURED IN EMC

Tuesday after noon Jason with Saddle Creek Towing of New Caney was dispatched to a call on M.G. Lane in New Caney where a pickup was stuck in a yard. When he arrived a neighbor told him that this man had driven into the yard of a family who was on vacation. That is when the truck became stuck. Jason, knowing something was suspicious blocked the driveway of the home and approached the male. The male offered $100 to pull his truck out. Jason, decided to wait a bit knowing the neighbor had called 911 and thinking also something was not right, told the man he would after the Sheriff’s Office arrived as they were enroute. The driver of the vehicle stated he had warrants and then fled over a back fence. Deputies arrived on the scene and discovered the truck was reported stolen to the Houston Police Department. Other units were called in to start searching for the male. A deputy pulled into a convenience store on FM 1485 and noticed a male, sweaty, dirty and no shoes. She recognized him as a person who had been handled before. He was detained and returned to the scene where he was positively identified. He was then transported to the Montgomery County Jail. THe home owner who was notified returned home and didn’t see anything that had been disturbed. THe suspect told deputies he was looking for a place to rent and thought the home was vacant.

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