MANOR, Texas (KXAN) — Residents of a 55+ apartment complex in Manor said the security gates are still broken one month after KXAN ran a story about a string of car burglaries and auto thefts that occurred on the property.
One resident, Patricia, who didn’t want to publicize her last name for security reasons, had her car stolen from the parking lot in December. The police department said the suspects used the vehicle to burglarize a nearby smoke shop.
At last check with the Manor Police Department, a person of interest had been identified as being connected to at least some of the burglary of vehicle and/or auto theft cases, but an arrest had not yet been made.
The vehicle was ultimately recovered, and Patricia said she is supposed to get it back this week — but she told us she’s nervous to have it back in the parking lot because of the broken gates.
A representative with the apartment’s corporate owners, LDG Development, told KXAN the complex fixed its security cameras and hired security guards to patrol at night following the issues with the break-ins and auto thefts. The representative also said at least one of the gates was fixed. When KXAN had a crew at the complex two weeks ago, the gates were still stuck open.