The illicit activity of cattle rustling is on an upsurge in places like Texas and Oklahoma. According to authorities, rising beef prices and drug addiction are to blame. Approximately 4,000 head of cattle have been reported missing or stolen in Texas and Oklahoma in...
Theft & Property Crimes
Texas credit card fraud laws define acts, defenses
Credit card fraud is a felony in Texas. Its definition includes a number of different acts. To offer a few examples, each of using another person's credit card, selling a card, buying a card from other than its issuer, making use of a fictitious card, or using a card...
Texas man has his kids help with shoplifting
Police say that a 32-year-old man was taken into custody for committing theft at a Saratoga Boulevard Walmart in Corpus Christi. Cameras showed the man walking around the store with his 9-year-old daughter putting merchandise into empty plastic bags. Authorities say...
College football recruit faces theft charges in Texas
A football player set to start his college playing career as a wide receiver at the University of North Texas was arrested on theft charges at a Texas Wal-Mart. The man was taken into custody after he and another man were arrested for stealing goods valued between $50...
2 accused of Texas convenience store robbery
On April 7, Texas authorities reported that two teenagers were taken into custody after they were accused of being involved in a robbery that occurred on March 16. Both individuals, age 17, were ultimately charged with aggravated robbery. Detectives involved in the...
2 Huston men sentenced in felony theft prosecution
Two man have been convicted on felony theft charges in connection with items taken from a truck earlier this year. The two Huston natives took pictures and incriminating videos of themselves and posted the items on their victim's iCloud account. The two men stole the...
Man faces robbery charges following purse-snatching incidents
Houston police say that a tip from Crime Stoppers helped them identify a man who may have been involved in three robberies that occurred in local Walmart parking lots on Feb. 2, Feb. 21 and March 1. According to news sources, the 21-year-old man has been taken into...
Police charge 2 men with aggravated robbery
According to law enforcement authorities in Texas, two men were charged with aggravated robbery following an incident that reportedly occurred on Feb. 4 in the Katy area of Fort Bend County. The alleged aggravated robbery occurred at a Lifetime Fitness facility around...
Texas police chase results in 3 arrests
As Texas residents may know, a police chase in Dallas on Feb. 4 resulted in the apprehension of three individuals. According to sheriff's deputies from Dallas County, the fleeing vehicle had been stolen the previous month.The driver of the GMC Terrain, 34, and a...
4 accused of Texas bicycle theft ring
On Jan. 13, Texas authorities announced that a high-end bicycle theft ring that allegedly resulted in $70,000worth of stolen property was busted. Four individuals who were accused of being involved were identified as a 20-year-old woman, a 30-year-old man, a...