By Nancy Flake
Conroe police arrested four men who allegedly tried to disable the alarm at a Conroe jewelry Monday in a failed attempt to steal merchandise.
Alberto Carlos Escobar, 30, William Renee Vasquez, 29, Christian Javier Ramos, 25, and Santos Orlando Machados-Chicas, 34, all of Houston, were charged with burglary of a building and engaging in organized criminal activity in the alleged attempted robbery of Camillo’s Fine Jewelry at 2107 W. Davis St.
Officers responded to an alarm at the store around 2 a.m. Monday, according to a Conroe Police Department press release. When the officers arrived, they positioned themselves at the front and rear of the building. As officers checked the back of the store, the door opened and two men ran out.
Officers and captured the suspects about 100 yards from the building and located a third suspect near the rear of the store.
Two of the men climbed a ladder to gain access to the roof of the store, according to the Conroe Police Department, and had cut a hole in the roof to gain access inside. The third suspect was believed to be the lookout and was responsible for disabling the alarm.
That didn’t happen, however, according to police and Maryanne Camillo, one of the store’s owners.
“I guess the alarm maybe scared them off,” she said. “The alarm company called us at 2 a.m., so we went to meet the police.”
The alarm apparently wasn’t disarmed, the CPD stated, and the alarm company notified the police.
The fourth suspect, believed to be the getaway driver, was located less than a quarter-mile from the store sleeping in a 1998 Chevrolet Lumina.
Evidence at the store and inside the Chevrolet connected the driver to the three men at the store, police said.
Burglary of a building is a state jail felony, punishable by 180 days to two years in state jail and a fine up to $10,000. Engaging in organized criminal activity is a third-degree felony, punishable by two to 10 years in prison and a fine up to $10,000, according to the Texas Penal Code.
All four men were in the process of being booked into the Montgomery County Jail Monday afternoon.
Camillo and her family returned Sunday from a cruise, and the welcome back to her store wasn’t quite as warm because of the damage to the roof.
“It was 28 degrees outside, and it was freezing in the store,” she said.
Alberto Carlos Escobar, 30, William Renee Vasquez, 29, Christian Javier Ramos, 25, and Santos Orlando Machados-Chicas, 34, all of Houston, were charged with burglary of a building and engaging in organized criminal activity in the alleged attempted robbery of Camillo’s Fine Jewelry at 2107 W. Davis St.
Officers responded to an alarm at the store around 2 a.m. Monday, according to a Conroe Police Department press release. When the officers arrived, they positioned themselves at the front and rear of the building. As officers checked the back of the store, the door opened and two men ran out.
Officers and captured the suspects about 100 yards from the building and located a third suspect near the rear of the store.
Two of the men climbed a ladder to gain access to the roof of the store, according to the Conroe Police Department, and had cut a hole in the roof to gain access inside. The third suspect was believed to be the lookout and was responsible for disabling the alarm.
That didn’t happen, however, according to police and Maryanne Camillo, one of the store’s owners.
“I guess the alarm maybe scared them off,” she said. “The alarm company called us at 2 a.m., so we went to meet the police.”
The alarm apparently wasn’t disarmed, the CPD stated, and the alarm company notified the police.
The fourth suspect, believed to be the getaway driver, was located less than a quarter-mile from the store sleeping in a 1998 Chevrolet Lumina.
Evidence at the store and inside the Chevrolet connected the driver to the three men at the store, police said.
Burglary of a building is a state jail felony, punishable by 180 days to two years in state jail and a fine up to $10,000. Engaging in organized criminal activity is a third-degree felony, punishable by two to 10 years in prison and a fine up to $10,000, according to the Texas Penal Code.
All four men were in the process of being booked into the Montgomery County Jail Monday afternoon.
Camillo and her family returned Sunday from a cruise, and the welcome back to her store wasn’t quite as warm because of the damage to the roof.
“It was 28 degrees outside, and it was freezing in the store,” she said.
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