El Paso woman arrested, accused of lying to police about car burglary, theft of $9,000
Erica Rodarte, 38, was arrested after allegedly lying to police that her vehicle was burglarized and her wallet with $9,000 had been stolen.
El Paso woman arrested, accused of lying to police about car burglary, theft of $9,000 Erica Rodarte, 38, was arrested after allegedly lying to police that her vehicle was burglarized and her wallet with $9,000 had been stolen. Check out this story on ElPasoTimes.com: https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/crime/2019/02/15/woman-accused-lying-police-car-burglary-theft-9-000/2883458002/
Aaron Martinez, El Paso Times Published 2:07 p.m. MT Feb. 15, 2019
A man stole more than $1,000 in Michael Kors watches Jan. 3, 2019, from the Macy's department store at 8401 Gateway Blvd. West in Cielo Vista Mall. Crime Stoppers of El Paso, El Paso Times
A woman was arrested after police said she lied to them about her vehicle being burglarized and $9,000 being stolen from her wallet.
Erica Rodarte, 38, called police Jan. 23 and reported that her car had been broken into at her East El Paso home the previous day and $9,000 was taken from a wallet inside her vehicle, Police Department officials said.
Erica Rodarte (Photo: Courtesy El Paso Police Department)
Officers then began an investigation that revealed Rodarte had allegedly provided false information regarding the burglary, officials said.
Investigators found that Rodarte's vehicle had not been burglarized and $9,000 was not stolen from her wallet, officials said.
A warrant was then issued for Rodarte's arrest.
Rodarte was arrested Thursday on suspicion of making a false report to a peace officer.
She was booked into the El Paso County Jail on a bond of $5,000. She posted bail the same day, jail logs show.
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