Presidio police investigating burglary, auto theft mini-spree - Bigbendnow
PRESIDIO – The city has seen a recent upsurge in crime with two vehicles stolen and a burglary in the past two weeks. A red Ford pickup truck was stolen from Park Boulevard two weeks ago. Then again, last Monday night, a city-owned vehicle that was also parked on Park Boulevard was stolen. Laisa Arevalo, whose parents run the store, said they opened shop on Tuesday morning to find the back door had been forcibly opened. Nothing else was stolen but Arevalo said her mother calculated that they incurred some $1,000 in damages and stolen inventory. City of Presidio Police Chief Marco Baeza said that the police department has launched an investigation of the recent thefts. Baeza added that the department alerted the U. S. Customs and Border Patrol of the situation. Baeza said that part of the investigation has involved looking over camera footage recorded at the Presidio-Ojinaga International Port of Entry. Baeza added that while no video footage showed the city vehicle—a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500—had also been brought to Mexico, he had reason to believe that it had been, too. According to the vehicle valuation company Kelley Blue Book, a vehicle of that same make and model is valued at approximately $15,000. “It is very bold that they stole a city vehicle. Source: bigbendnow.com
