LAREDO MORNING TIMES
LAREDO, Texas -- An unmarked take-home police vehicle, which was parked in the driveway of a Laredo Police Department investigators residence, was stolen while the officer slept, police said.Police spokesman Jose Baeza said Internal Affairs investigator and SWAT member Victor Barbarena noticed the vehicle missing early Wednesday morning, while getting ready to go to work.
"The officer woke up and the vehicle was not there," Baeza said, adding that a subsequent investigation revealed the unmarked Dodge Durango had made its way into Mexico sometime during the night.
It is unclear whether anything else was stolen.
Investigators with the Laredo Police Auto Theft Division launched an investigation Wednesday morning.
Baeza said that as of Wednesday evening, no arrests had been made.
"Right now we are investigating the who, what and where," Baeza said. "The investigation will take time."
Posted by Richard at June 28, 2007