Between Saturday (06/30/2012) and Tuesday (07/03/2012) Travis
County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to seven burglaries and one stolen
pickup calls. All of the victims are residents of the Hills of Lakeway
subdivision and in all but one the victims left either their homes
unlocked or a vehicle unlocked with a garage door remote in the
vehicle. The only burglary in which forced entry was made was
the burglary of the Golf Pro Shop at the golf course. A total of 6
firearms (4-handguns and 2 semi-automatic rifles) were stolen from a victim’s
home. Three of these handguns were found at the golf course when the
suspects fled the scene, leaving them behind. A golf cart was
also discovered to have been stolen from the golf course. Evidence
found at the scene of each crime indicates that they were committed by the
same suspect(s).
Travis County Detectives and Patrol Deputies are working diligently
to identify those responsible for these crimes however, to date no
suspects have been identified.
Between Wednesday (07/11/2012) and Monday (07/16/2012) the Lakeway
Police Department responded to eight vehicle burglaries and two home
burglaries all of which occurred less than a mile away and in a small
geographic area near the Lakeway Airpark. In each of these crimes
the homes garage was left open, unlocked or opened with a garage
door opener found in one of the unlocked vehicles. The
suspects then attempted to gain entry into one of the homes with a key
found in the garage but fled the scene. The M.O. in each of these crimes
are the same, linking them to the same suspect(s) and are believed to have
been committed by the same suspects that committed the burglaries
the previous week in the Hills of Lakeway subdivision. Lakeway
Police Detectives and officers are working closely with the Travis County
Sheriff’s Office to attempt to identify suspects that will be mutually
beneficial in solving all of these related crimes in both
jurisdictions.
All of these crimes have occurred during the overnight hours and in
each case the victims were at home when the suspect(s) entered their home
to commit these crimes. These suspects are very bold and are expected to
continue their crime spree until caught. This information is being
sent out to the public to increase awareness and to assist in the
identification of these suspects, whom should be considered armed
and potentially dangerous.
How can residents assist us in our investigations?
First and foremost, residents are strongly encouraged to reduce
their own likelihood of becoming a victim by LOCKING THE DOORS to their
homes and vehicles.
We encourage residents to remove their garage door opener remotes
from their vehicles. Small key fob remotes can be purchased at local
home improvement stores such as Lowes and Home Depot very inexpensively, and
are easily self-programmed. When attached to their keys, the remote
is carried into the home with the keys instead of being left in their
vehicle – giving a criminal access to their garage and / or home. Residents
are asked to call your respective law enforcement agency – call 9-1-1 if
they observe anything or anyone suspicious in their neighborhood. We
ask that they do not attempt to approach suspicious persons on their own
due to a potential armed suspect encounter.
Additionally we are still actively searching for a stolen White
Ford F-150 Platinum Series 4-door Pickup displaying Texas License Plate
#:BU8-6119. Granted, there are a lot of White Ford F-150 4-door pickups
in Central Texas, but if this vehicle is seen with its accompanying
license plate, residents are asked to please call 9-1-1 and report its
location.
Lastly, we are asking anyone with information regarding these
crimes and / or the suspects are asked to please call Travis County
Sheriff’s Detective Darrell Gibson at (512)854-9728 or Lakeway Police Detective
Mike Pribble at
(512)314-7549
Date: 6:11:41 PM 07/19/2012 EDT
Lakeway Police Department
Travis County Sheriff's Office
Contact Information
Contact Name: Detective Darrell Gibson Contact Name:
Detective Mike Pribble
Contact Email:
Contact Email:
Contact
Phone: 512-854-9728 Contact Phone: 512-314-7549
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