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By Albuquerque Journal staff report
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Saturday, 03 January 2009 23:03 |
A suspected automobile burglar was foiled by a cookie and pants that were too loose.
A woman in the area of Aspen and Hermosa NE told police Friday she was walking a friend to his car when she saw a suspicious person standing by a neighbor’s truck. The person then ran to a different vehicle, got in, and sped away. She thought it strange, and took down the vehicle’s license number.
The woman then turned around to check her Jeep and was surprised to find a man, later identified as George C. Sandoval, 27, of Albuquerque, inside, according to a criminal complaint filed in Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court. Sandoval ran, and the woman’s male friend gave chase.
“(The friend) ran after him and detained him after (Sandoval’s) pants fell to the ground, causing him to trip and fall,” the complaint states.
Sandoval told police he intended to steal items he could sell for drugs. He said the Jeep was unlocked. He opened it and began rummaging though it.
“He found a cookie on the passenger’s seat and began eating it,” the complaint reads. “That was when he noticed (the woman and her friend) watching him, and he got out and started running.”
Sandoval said he was feeling the “fading in and out of consciousness” effects of not using drugs.
Sandoval faces an automobile burglary charge, according to the criminal complaint. He was jailed Friday in lieu of $2,500 bail
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 08 January 2009 07:45 )
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