Police seek coin purse owner following burglary

Published 11:37 am Monday, December 11, 2017

Port Arthur police are seeking the owner of a coin purse following a burglary in the vicinity of Avalon Avenue.

Officers responded to a burglary in progress around 2:15 p.m. in the 3600 block of Avalon Avenue on Sunday. When police arrived they reportedly found one suspect leaving the house and after a brief foot chase, was able to apprehend the suspect, according to information from the Port Arthur Police Department.

During a search of the area, a second suspect was found and apprehended.

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From the investigation, officers were able to link these two suspects to four burglaries in the area. Both suspects were in possession of more properties that are not yet linked to any burglary at this time.

Police are looking for persons living in the vicinity of Avalon Avenue that had a burglary at their residence and had a small “clutch type coin purse containing silver coins.”

Persons with information are asked to call PAPD Criminal Investigation Division Det. Barboza at 983-8624.