San Antonio, TX - Brewster Co. Sheriff's Patrol Car Stolen - Pistol, Night Goggles, Bullet Proof Vest Stolen From Vehicle
Stolen squad car
BY ELAINE MARSILIO
August 28, 2008 O.A. Online
Brewster County Sheriff Ronny Dodson could say he's thanking his lucky OnStar
right now.
Dodson said sheriff's deputies traveled to San Antonio this week for an
overnight training conference, and one deputy woke up Thursday morning to find
his patrol car missing from the motel parking lot.
The fully-marked vehicle, equipped with items like weapons, night vision
goggles and a bulletproof vest, was taken from a parking lot and later found
about a mile from the motel.
In all his 28 years of law enforcement, Dodson said he'd never heard of
anything like it, especially for someone to abandon their steal so close to
where it was taken.
"I guess they figured, ‘we're driving around in a marked vehicle,' "
Dodson said. "I can only imagine what they were thinking."
The sheriff's office didn't have OnStar on the vehicle between 2 a.m. and 8 a.m.
Thursday when it was reported taken from the lot.
Dodson said he acted fast and subscribed to the service and it located the
vehicle.
Dodson said though the car was recovered, items like night goggles, a pistol
and a bullet proof vest were taken from the vehicle when it was found.
The incident is under investigation by the San Antonio police, and Brewster
County deputies headed back to their area late Thursday, Dodson said.