A man was arrested Christmas Day after allegedly going on a crime spree burlgarizing several Brownsville buildings, including a church and a mosque, police said.
Leonardo Oscar Vela, 25, was arrested Sunday afternoon on two counts of criminal mischief and two counts of burlgarizing a building.
Sgt. Felix Sauceda of the Brownsville Police Department said Vela is suspected of breaking into a realty office on the 2800 block of Central Boulevard around noon. The burglar reportedly fled when an alarm went off, but officers found a broken window and a rock. A witness described Vela to the officers.
Shortly after, police received a call for a burglary at a mosque on Gilson Road, near where Vela lives. Witnesses reported that a man matching Vela?s description broke in and stole a jacket and metal safe.
One of the burlgary victims at the mosque told police the man fled to a nearby church on Old Highway 77.
Officers followed the trail and found Vela sitting outside the church with blood on his hand, Sauceda said.
?They proceeded to inspect the premises and found the front glass door shattered with blood on the glass as well,? Sauceda said.
Officers arrested Vela and booked him in the city jail late Sunday afternoon.
Sauceda said police often see a spike in crime during the holidays.
?The holidays are just one of the times of year with more opportunities to offend, so we do see an increase,? he said.
Source: http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/articles/vela-135186-police-mosque.html
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