CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx — The owners of three restaurants are cleaning up the mess burglary suspects left behind. Luckily, one restaurant owner has video of the suspects in action.
According to the Corpus Christi Police Department's Public Information Officer Tony Contreras, three businesses within a one-mile radius were broken into on the city's Westside early Wednesday morning.
The first call came in from the Taqueria La Cabana on the 2700 block of South Port around 4 a.m.
About 20 minutes later, the burglary suspects hit a restaurant about ten blocks away, Hermano Solis Restaurant on the 3500 block of Baldwin Boulevard. Police say the burglars broke the glass from the side door forcing the alarm to go off. That alarm scared the would-be burglars away.
The manager of Hermano Solis restaurant, Marcos Solis, Jr., said that is bad enough dealing with tough economic times without having to deal with crimes like this.
"Thankfully we still have the support of the community that's willing to come out, come give us business and it's been a beauty," Solis said. "To be honest with you because without their support we wouldn't be nothing here on the Westside community of Corpus Christi."
They didn't give up. Instead, they stopped at another small business eight blocks away, Jalisco Supermarket on the 1100 block of South Port Avenue. That's where police say the burglars broke in through a drive-thru window and took an undisclosed amount of money from the register.
Police are looking for the three males in the Wednesday morning crime spree. If they are caught, they will be charged with burglary, attempted burglary, and criminal mischief.
If you have any information on these three individuals, contact the Corpus Christi Police Department at 361-888-TIPS (8477).
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