The Brief
- Rowlett police arrested 18-year-old Ulysses Flowers on Wednesday morning. It was the second major car burglary arrest in the city since the fall.
- Flowers is allegedly connected to at least 42 car burglaries within walking distance of his home.
- Neighbors say they’re happy a suspect is in custody.
ROWLETT, Texas – Police have arrested an 18-year-old man believed to be responsible for dozens of car break-ins in a northwest Rowlett neighborhood.
Rowlett Car Burglaries
The backstory:
Cpl. Jaqueline Vergara with the Rowlett Police Department said the break-ins started in late December.
“Although the incidents briefly stopped, they picked back up on the nights of Feb. 1 and Feb. 2, leaving seven burglarized vehicles,” she said. …