Criminals from Houston drove into Corpus Christi in April with theft on their minds. Over $10,000 worth of tools and multiple guns that were left in plain sight were stolen from 6 cars that night in just a matter of hours.
Thanks to the quick and coordinated investigative efforts of the Corpus Christi Auto Theft Task Force, the thieves were caught and arrested, and the stolen property was recovered.
According to CCPD, many of the victims had marked their tools or recorded the serial numbers, so detectives were able to quickly identify and return the stolen property to the rightful owners…