Police arrested four males on Monday, Sept. 6 for burglarizing motor vehicles in the West U area.
An officer conducted a traffic stop around 6:15 a.m. on four males riding bicycles without white lights in the 3600 block of Rice.
During the investigation, the males were found to be in possession of several electronic devices and car keys that they had stolen from several vehicles in the West U area.
While the officer was investigating the men, a West U resident came into the police station to report four suspicious persons in the area, which were the same men who were getting arrested, police said.
The four men burglarized vehicles in the 3700 block of Rice, the 3800 block of Rice, the 3700 block of Elmora in Southside Place and the 3700 block of Ingold in Southside Place.
Rex Donnato, a 23-year-old Houston resident, was arrested and charged with two burglaries of motor vehicles.
He also was found with two outstanding warrants with Harris County Precinct 3 Constables for no insurance and no driver’s license.
Bradley Alexander, Jr., a 20-year-old Houston resident, was arrested and charged with two burglaries of motor vehicles.
Alexander was found with an outstanding warrant for theft from Humble, Texas.
Joseph Batiste, a 19-year-old Houston resident, was arrested and charged with two burglaries of motor vehicles.
Batiste was found with an outstanding warrant for possession of a controlled substance with the Harris County Sheriff’s Department.
Verion Sandles III, a 25-year-old Houston resident, was arrested and charged with two burglaries of motor vehicles.
Sandles had driven into West U and left his vehicle while the men burglarized several vehicles.
He told police that his driver’s license was in his vehicle. When the officer went to retrieve it, they found crack cocaine next to the driver’s license, police said.
Sandles was also charged with possession of a controlled substance.
All four men were transported to Harris County Jail.
West U police have several items including jewelry, electronics and bicycles in its possession from the Sept. 6 car burglaries.
Anyone who is missing property should contact the West U Police Department at 713-668-0330.
September 8th, 2010 at 1:26 pm
An example of one of the primary reasons why I’ve spent the last twenty two years in WestU … one of the finest police departments in the nation.
Thank you, once again, WestU police officers!
September 10th, 2010 at 11:01 pm
Are these the same people riding around selling something from their bikes?