DURING THE LATE NIGHT HOURS OF SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26TH, 2009 UNKNOWN THIEVES ENTERED THE HOME AT 1800 HONDO IN COLLEGE STATION TO COMMIT A BURGLARY.  EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT THE THIEVES ENTERED THE HOUSE BY PRYING OPEN A LOCKED SLIDING GLASS DOOR.  ONCE INSIDE THE RESIDENCE, THE BURGLARS RUMMAGED THROUGH TH EHOME FOR ITEMS TO STEAL AND PICKED UP A SADDLE ALONG WITH SOME ELECTRONIC ITEMS.  BEFORE LEAVING THE HOUSE THE THIEVES SET A FIRE ON A MATTRESS IN ONE OF THE BEDROOMS AND THEN FLED FROM THE SCENE.

FIRE INVESTIGATORS STATED THAT THERE WERE INDICATIONS THAT THE THIEVES INTENDED FOR THE FIRE TO DESTROY THE HOUSE.

ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27TH, 2009 AROUND 10AM AN UNKNOWN WHITE FEMALE KNOCKED ON THE DOOR AT 1301 BARTHELOW IN COLLEGE STATION.  WHEN THE RESIDENT OPENED THE DOOR, THE WHITE FEMALE IMMEDIATELY STARTED ASKING FOR MONEY.  THE RESIDENT DID NOT SPEAK ENGLISH AND INDICATED TO THE FEMALE TO LEAVE AFTER TRYING TO COMMUNICATE THAT THERE WAS NO MONEY.  A FEW MINUTES AFTER THE FEMALE LEAVES, THE DOOR TO THE APARTMENT IS KICKED IN BY A BLACK MALE WIELDING A KNIFE, THEN A SECOND BLACK MALE FOLLOWED THE FIRST INTO THE APARTMENT.  WHILE ONE HELD THE RESIDENT AT BAY WITH THE KNIFE, THE OTHER SEARCHED THROUGH THE BEDROOMS LOOKING FOR MONEY.  THE SUSPECTS DID NOT FIND WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR, THOUGH THEY STOLE A CELL PHONE AS THEY FLED FROM THE APARTMENT.

WITNESSES STATED THAT BOTH BLACK MALES GOT IN TO A LATE 90`S MODEL RED FOUR-DOOR DODGE PICKUP TRUCK THAT WAS BEING DRIVEN BY THE UNKNOWN WHITE FEMALE.  THE FEMALE WAS DESCRIBED AS BEING SHORT WITH SHOULDER LENGTH BROWN HAIR.  COLLEGE STATION POLICE DETECTIVES BELIEVE THAT THE WHITE FEMALE WAS ACTING AS A SCOUT LOOKING FOR POTENTIAL TARGETS AND THEN ACTED AS THE LOOK-OUT AND GET-AWAY DRIVER.

It was on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 when a male victim was hit by a vehicle as he was crossing Texas Avenue at the intersection of East 17th Street.  The Victim was crossing the street from the east to the west side at 9:30pm when a south bound vehicle struck him.  The driver of the vehicle did not stop and continued driving south on Texas Avenue.

A witness describes the hit and run vehicle as a dark colored pick-up truck.  A security video at a  store located a block south of the incident captured a brief glimpse of the suspect vehicle as it passed the store:  a black or dark blue 4-door or extended cab pick-up truck.  Bryan Police Detectives say that they expect that damages to the vehicle will be confined to the front.

If anyone has any information regarding this hit and run homicide or know the identity of the driver involved, to call Crime Stoppers.

On Tuesday, October 20, 2009 the building at 1721 Birmingham in College Station was burglarized.

The building`s security video captured the suspect as he arrives at the building at 5:55am and pries open the door.  After gaining access to the building, the suspect then proceeds to the second floor and pries open the doors to three offices.  After stealing money from the building, the suspect then leaves the building at 6:07am.

The suspect is a black male approximately 23 years old.  The suspect has medium complexioned skin and was wearing a dark colored hoodie and hat.  The suspect also had a blue button up collared shirt that was unbuttoned. The shirt looked like it was a business shirt with a patch on one side and a name tag on the other side.  The suspect was also wearing dark colored jeans.

A dark colored SUV was seen in the parking lot prior to the burglary and College Station Investigators believe this vehicle may be connected to the suspect.

Crime of the Week video

Robbery Suspect

DESCRIPTION

Black male

Approximately 5’8”-5’11”

Thin build

Medium complexion

Early 20’s

Goatee

On 10/25/09, at 7:17 PM, officers with the College Station Police Department responded to The Zone Apartments at 2001 Holleman Drive West, in College Station, in reference to a report of a robbery, in which a weapon was used. Officers investigating the robbery met with the victim, who is a local pizza delivery driver. The victim advised he had just delivered pizza in the complex and was walking to his vehicle in the parking lot when he was approached by a suspect pointing a handgun at him. The suspect demanded that the victim give him money or he would be shot or beaten. The victim gave the suspect his property and the suspect fled the scene running in towards the area of Holleman Drive West and FM 2818. The victim was not injured during the incident.

On November 2, 2009 at approximately 8:00 PM, officers were called to 1331 Harvey Mitchell Parkway, Walden Pond Apartments, for a report of an aggravated robbery.  The victim was not injured during the offense.  Investigation revealed the victim parked a vehicle and was walking towards an apartment when approached by a black male suspect who pointed a silver pistol at the victim and demanded money. The suspect then fled the area westbound on foot.

The case continues to be investigated by the College Station Police Department Criminal Investigation Division.  Anyone who has information regarding this suspect or the investigation, please contact the College Station Police Department at 979-764-3600.

SOMETIME AFTER 5PM ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH AND NOON THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY, THIEVES STOLE A TRAILER LOADED WITH SPEAKERS, LIGHTS AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS AUDIO EQUIPMENT FROM RDM AUDIO LOCATED AT 3602 EAST 29TH STREET IN BRYAN.

THE STOLEN TRAILER WAS A 20 FOOT WHITE 2008 PACE UTILITY TRAILER WITH TXLP 90ZVDC.  THE TRAILER WAS UNMARKED ON THE SIDES AND DOES NOT HAVE FENDERS.  THERE ARE DOORS ON THE REAR OF THE TRAILER AND A DOOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE WITH A PLYWOOD DIVIDING WALL BUILT BEHIND THAT DOOR.  INSIDE THE TRAILER FOUR LIGHTS WERE MOUNTED ON THE CEILING.

AMONG OTHER ITEMS, THE TRAILER CONTAINED 16 LARGE CUSTOMIZED SPEAKER BOXES WITH 18" JBL SPEAKER, 8 LOW BOXES WITH 12" SPEAKERS AND 8 MONITOR SPEAKERS.

BRYAN POLICE DETECTIVES BELIEVE SOMEONE MAY HAVE BEEN IN THE AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE THEFT AND MAY HAVE INFORMATION THAT COULD LEAD TO THE IDENTITY OF THE SUSPECT OR SUSPECTS INVOLVED OR THE RECOVERY OF THE STOLEN PROPERTY.

IDENTITY OF SUSPECT SOLVED BY CALL TO CRIME STOPPERS.  WARRANTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED.

ON SATURDAY, APRIL 18TH, A VISITOR FROM SAN ANTONIO REPORTED TO THE COLLEGE STATION POLICE THAT THEIR WALLET WITH CREDIT CARDS HAD BEEN STOLEN FROM THEIR VEHICLE AS IT WAS PARKED IN THE AREA OF TRADITIONS.  THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE NEXT DAY THE THIEF USED THEIR CREDIT CARD AT NUMEROUS STORES IN COLLEGE STATION AND BRYAN.

COLLEGE STATION POLICE DETECTIVES CHECKED THE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO AT THE TARGET AND LOWES STORES IN BRYAN AND WALGREENS AND KROGERS IN COLLEGE STATION AND FOUND THAT THE SAME WHIE MALE HAD USED THE STOLEN CARD AT EACH STORE.  THE SURVEILLANCE VIDEOS SHOW A WHITE MALE, 20 TO 30 YEARS OF AGE WITH A DISTINCTIVE HAIRCUT, SHORT ON THE SIDES AND LONG ON THE TOP AND BACK AND NUMEROUS TATTOOS ON HIS ARMS.  ONE OF THE VIDEOS SHOWS HIM DRIVING AWAY FROM THE STORE IN AN OLDER SILVER DODGE STYLE VEHICLE.  HE PURCHASED OVER $2000 WORTH OF MERCHANDISE WITH THE STOLEN CREDIT CARD.

IT WAS JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 31ST WHEN TWO MASKED SUSPECTS ENTERED A CONVENIENCE STORE IN THE 2600 BLOCK OF FINFEATHER ROAD IN BRYAN WITH THE INTENTION OF ROBBING THE STORE.

SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS BOTH MASKED SUSPECTS ENTER THE STORE.  WHILE ONE OF THE SUSPECTS, WHO WAS ARMED WITH A PISTOL, RUNS TO THE BACK OF THE STORE TO CONFRONT THE CLERK, THE SECOND SUSPECT RUNS TOWARDS THE COUNTER.  THE SECOND SUSPECT IS SEEN KNEELING DOWN BEHIND THE COUNTER, THEN HE GETS UP AND RUNS TO JOIN THE OTHER ROBBER AND THEY BOTH LEAVE THE STORE THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR.

THE FIRST SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS TALL AND SKINNY AND WAS WEARING A DARK BLUE HOODED SWEATSHIRT, MAROON UNDERSHIRT, BLACK PANTS, BROWN SHOES, GLOVES AND A SKI MASK.  THE SECOND SUSPECT IS SHORTER AND HEAVIER THAN THE FIRST AND WAS WEARING A BLACK JACKET WITH A GRAY STRIPE DOWN THE SLEEVES AND UPPER PORTION OF THE JACKET, GRAY PANTS, WHITE SHOES, GLOVES AND A SKI MASK.

BRYAN POLICE DETECTIVES ADVISE THAT THE VIDEO SHOWS THAT A FEMALE CUSTOMER LEFT THE STORE SECONDS BEFORE THE SUSPECTS ENTERED.  DETECTIVES BELIEVE THAT THE CUSTOMER MAY HAVE SOME INFORMATION THAT COULD BE HELPFUL TO THE INVESTIGATION AND ASK FOR HELP TO IDENTIFY THE CUSTOMER.

ON MONDAY MARCH 16TH A THEIF IS CAUGHT ON TAPE AS HE ROBS THE CONVENIENCE STORE IN THE 1800 BLOCK OF HARVEY MITCHELL PARKWAY IN COLLEGE STATION.

SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS THE MALE SUSPECT AS HE ENTERS THE STORE AND WALKS TOWARDS THE COUNTER.  THE SUSPECT IS THEN SEEN CONFRONTING A STORE EMPLOYEE.  BOTH THE SUSPECT AND THE STORE EMPLOYEE ARE SEEN GOING BEHIND THE COUNTER WHERE THE SUSPECT RETRIEVES THE MONEY.  BOTH THE SUSPECT AND THE STORE EMPLOYEE WALK TO THE FRONT OF THE STORE.  THE STORE EMPLOYEE IS THEN TOLD TO LAY DOWN ON THE FLOOR WHILE THE SUSPECT EXITS THE BUILDING.

THE MALE SUSPECT WAS WEARING A GRAY HOODED SWEATSHIRT AND BLUE JEANS.  HE HAD A PALE WHITE `MICHAEL MEYERS` MASK COVERING HIS FACE.  THE MASK HAD RED COLORED HAIR ATTACHED TO IT AND THE SUSPECT HAD HIS HOOD PULLED UP TO THE BACK OF HIS HEAD PARTIALLY COVERING THE RED HAIR ON THE MASK. 

THE SUSPECT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS A WHITE MALE APPROXIMATELY 5`07" TALL, WEIGHING ABOUT 190 LBS. AND HAD A YOUNG HIGH PITCHED VOICE.