March 26, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
Smithville Police have arrested a man believed to have been responsible for the theft of a vehicle from a car lot, a radio from another automobile, a license tag, and several items from Wal-mart.
41 year old Benjamin Roberto Garcia of 250 Moore Taylor Road is charged with two counts of theft, two counts of burglary, two counts of vandalism, and he is cited for an additional two counts of theft.
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According to police, a report was filed on February 19 that someone had broken into an automobile at Davis Auto and stolen a radio causing damage to the vehicle. The following day another report was filed of someone having taken a 1994 Dodge Dakota from Auto Hut after breaking the lock and entering the gate of the car lot. During the investigation and after viewing surveillance video, police identified Garcia as a person of interest. After recovering the truck taken from Auto Hut, police checked the license plate on it through Central Dispatch and learned that the plate was stolen. Garcia found himself in more trouble after he was spotted on Sunday, March 11 shoplifting a pair of ear buds and a rugged speaker from Wal-mart. He was taken into custody on Tuesday, March 13. Garcia’s bond is $57,500 and his court date is March 29.