Although you may often hear about criminals using a getaway car after a burglary, an attempted burglary on August 30, 2026 involved three getaway electric bikes . A homeowner near the Carroll T. Welch Elementary School In Horizon City, Texas had heard a loud sound and, upon checking a surveillance video, he saw three masked people trying to break into his house, per KFOX 14.
The homeowner called 911. When officers arrived, the three individuals were already gone although one officer had spotted three people in e-bikes less than half a mile from the home.
Attempts to catch the bikers failed. So, the Horizon City Police Department partnered with the El Paso County Sheriff Office’s Special Operations and the Texas Department of Public Safety to find the culprits…