Several teens were arrested on various charges connected to a vehicle burglary in a South San Angelo neighborhood.
SAN ANGELO — Police say several teenagers were arrested on various charges connected to a vehicle burglary in a south San Angelo neighborhood Thursday morning, according to a news release from the San Angelo Police Department.
At about 2 a.m., officers were dispatched to an apartment complex in the 1700 block of Knickerbocker Road for the report of suspicious subjects who were reportedly dressed in dark clothing, carrying backpacks and looking through vehicles in the parking lot, the release states.
"When officers arrived, the subjects fled on foot. Additional units converged on the area and two of the subjects were quickly located and detained without incident," according to the release.
Police say two additional persons — one who was carrying a backpack — crossed Knickerbocker Road and entered the PAYS Academic Alternative School parking lot before being detained.
Investigators discovered "the subjects matched the description of a group of subjects who were observed in the area of a recent burglary of a motor vehicle at the Sunset Apartments where a Coach purse had been stolen," the release states.
Police say investigators found the stolen Coach purse inside the backpack and later returned it to the owner.
Martin Cano, age 17, was charged with Evading arrest Detention.
Angel Ledesma, age 17, was charged with Criminal Trespass.
An unnamed 15-year-old male was charged with Evading arrest Detention and Resisting Arrest.
Officers transported Cano and Ledesma to the Tom Green County Jail. Both juveniles were transported to the Tom Green County Juvenile Justice Center, according to the release.