Crime & Public Safety

Police catch burglary suspects after safe wouldn't fit into getaway car

By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Jan 29, 2016

Police in Texas were able to nab burglary suspects Thursday after they had trouble getting away with the loot.

That’s because the loot was contained in a large safe, and the suspects were caught on surveillance video attempting to load the safe into a sedan-sized getaway car.

A homeowner received a cellphone message about a motion detector sensor being tripped at his home, so he called 911.

When the suspects could not get the safe into the back seat of the car, they abandoned the vehicle and were caught after a brief pursuit by police, according to WFAA.

For Immediate Release:   Burglary Suspects apprehended in San Marcos January 28, 2016 – 6:00 p.m.On Thursday, January...

Posted by Hays County Sheriff's Office on Thursday, January 28, 2016

Joel Rene Perez, 20, and Oscar Perez Jr., 21, were arrested at the scene. They each face a felony charge of burglary of a habitation. A third man detained during the incident will not be charged and has been released.

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