Suspected balloon thief arrested by APD

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Police arrested a suspect accused of stealing a remote-controlled hot air balloon from a Balloon Fiesta warehouse on Thanksgiving in Albuquerque.

Jesse Sanchez was arrested Friday for allegedly stealing the “Patriot” balloon — only one of three balloons Balloon Fiesta owns.

According to court documents, an anonymous tipster recognized Sanchez on surveillance footage by what they described as a distinctive limp and tattoos. According to APD, Sanchez also allegedly had a dog at that scene and at a US Eagle Credit Union location where he is accused of check fraud…

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