CRIME OF THE WEEK
Released July 3, 2009

POLICE SEEK SUSPECTS IN THEFT
OF TRACTOR-TRAILER WITH TV’S

Crime Stoppers of El Paso is assisting officers from the El Paso Police Department’s Auto Theft Task Force in identifying the person or persons who stole an 18-wheeler truck with a load of TV’s, making this the “Crime of the Week.”

On Saturday, May 16th, the truck driver parked his white Landstar vehicle at Montana Self Storage, 11010 Montana Avenue; and left it there overnight. When he returned the next day, it was gone. The tractor, trailer, and its contents of brand new high-definition television sets had been stolen.

The following day, the tractor and trailer were located in the 12400 block of Rojas, but the TV sets were missing. Only some bolt cutters were left behind at the scene. It is believed that the theft took place some time between the hours of 2:00 A.M. on Saturday, May 16th, and 1:00 P.M. on Sunday, May 17th.

There is no description of the subjects involved, nor of any getaway vehicle they may have used. However, because the location of the theft and also the location where the vehicle was found are both very public places, on major thoroughfares, investigators believe that someone must have seen either the theft, or the unloading of the vehicle on Rojas

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