Wednesday, February 13, 2002 1:54:58 PM
Sheriff Personally Recovers Stolen Pickup Truck
Vehicle Belonged To Top Cop
Posted: 8:33 a.m. CST February 13, 2002
SAN ANTONIO -- Bexar County Sheriff Ralph Lopez made an arrest of his own Tuesday when he busted a teenager who allegedly stole the sheriff's pickup truck.
The Chevrolet pickup truck was taken from Lopez's son's driveway last Friday morning.
Since then, Lopez (pictured, left) played detective in hopes of recovering the vehicle.
"I was up this (Tuesday) morning at six in the morning doing surveillance, watching cars go by," Lopez said.
But the sheriff's hard work didn't pay off. It would be luck that would help him apprehend the suspect and get his vehicle back.
When Lopez pulled into the West Side substation Tuesday afternoon to refuel his county vehicle, he saw his stolen pickup truck headed eastbound on Culebra.
The sheriff followed the vehicle for a 1 1/2 miles and then pulled in front of it at the intersection of El Centro and Culebra.
Lopez arrested a 15-year-old boy without incident. The teenager is in juvenile detention.
"I was fortunate enough the suspect was passive," Lopez said.
Lopez said he was amazed how the crime came full circle after 45 years of police work.
"There's the old thing that apprehension and good crime solving is one-third luck, one-third experience and one-third instinct ... and all those came together."
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Vehicle Belonged To Top Cop
Posted: 8:33 a.m. CST February 13, 2002
SAN ANTONIO -- Bexar County Sheriff Ralph Lopez made an arrest of his own Tuesday when he busted a teenager who allegedly stole the sheriff's pickup truck.
The Chevrolet pickup truck was taken from Lopez's son's driveway last Friday morning.
Since then, Lopez (pictured, left) played detective in hopes of recovering the vehicle.
"I was up this (Tuesday) morning at six in the morning doing surveillance, watching cars go by," Lopez said.
But the sheriff's hard work didn't pay off. It would be luck that would help him apprehend the suspect and get his vehicle back.
When Lopez pulled into the West Side substation Tuesday afternoon to refuel his county vehicle, he saw his stolen pickup truck headed eastbound on Culebra.
The sheriff followed the vehicle for a 1 1/2 miles and then pulled in front of it at the intersection of El Centro and Culebra.
Lopez arrested a 15-year-old boy without incident. The teenager is in juvenile detention.
"I was fortunate enough the suspect was passive," Lopez said.
Lopez said he was amazed how the crime came full circle after 45 years of police work.
"There's the old thing that apprehension and good crime solving is one-third luck, one-third experience and one-third instinct ... and all those came together."
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