Two teenagers who did a beer run last week and stole a 24 pack of beer were later caught by police, but another suspect who stole three 18 packs the next night got away clean with his booze.
The first beer run happened the morning of March 18 at the Randall’s on Bellaire Boulevard. Someone called police to report two boys had stolen a case of beer, left the store and jumped in a waiting car to flee the scene. But police found the teenagers and arrested them for theft later that day. The boys were also charged with minor in possession of alcohol.
But on Friday, another suspect got away with three 18 packs of beer that he stole from the Shell gas station in the 5900 block of West Loop South. The theft happened at about 8:30 a.m.
Two other businesses reported thefts during the week of March 14 to 22. Someone stole film negatives on March 16 from a store in the 5400 block of Bissonnet Street. Then on March 18, someone reported that a man had stolen and cashed a check from a reception hall in the 5200 block of Bissonnet Street.
Other incidents during the week included:
- On March 18, two vehicles in the 4500 block of Evergreen Street were burglarized. In both cases, the burglars stole purses from the cars.
- On March 16, someone used a rock to smash the glass in a back door of a home in the 4600 block of Holt Street, but no items appeared to be missing.
- Someone stole cash from a home burglary that happened March 18 in the 4300 block of Bissonnet Street. The burglar used a key to enter an apartment home through the front door.
- On March 15, someone used a white marker to vandalize the book drop at the Bellaire City Library.
- On March 14, a resident in the 8100 block of Ferris Street flagged down a police officer and reported there was a laptop on the sidewalk. The officer took the computer to the police department.
- On March 17, a resident reported someone used her credit card to make unauthorized purchases.
- On March 20, another resident reported that someone had tried to use his credit card information to buy things over the phone and in a store.
- On March 19, police tracked down and arrested a man who was accused of being involved in a car accident, but failing to stop at the scene and exchange car insurance information.
