Sheriff's Office Detectives arrest another suspected of multiple Burglaries in Upper Valley
El Paso County Sheriff's Office
3850 Justice Dr. El Paso, Texas 79938
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Deputy Jesse Tovar / Public Information Officer
(915) 538-2223
Pager: (915) 533-0733 (#5370)
Release Date & Time: Thursday, May 15, 2008 3:30 PM
WHO: El Paso County Sheriff's Office (Upper Valley Patrol /Criminal Investigation Division)
WHAT: Arrest made on Subject suspected of multiple burglaries
WHERE: Canutillo / Westway, TX
WHEN: Tuesday, April 1, 2008
WHY: Update-Arrest made
Information:
Early last month, April 1st, 2008, Sheriff Deputies responded to a burglary call at SteelWay International located at 210 Los Mochis in Canutillo, TX. Sheriff Deputies made contact with the business manager who told Deputies the company had been burglarized multiple times that same week. It was learned that over $3000 worth of items had been taken from the company during these burglaries.
After an extensive investigation, Sheriff Detectives discovered that the suspect responsible for these burglaries was an ex-employee of the company. On the night of the initial burglary, responding Deputies located shoe impressions at & leading away from the crime scene. Deputies working several burglaries in the Westway / Canutillo, TX also found similar shoe impressions at those other crime scenes.
Sheriff's Office Detectives took over the case & initiated their investigation. It was learned that the suspect was burglarizing his neighbor's homes & other businesses and pawning the stolen items at the local pawn shops.
The suspect was identified as Alfonso Hernandez (38) from the 800 block of Coach, Westway, TX.
At the time of being charged with these crimes. Hernandez was already in custody at the El Paso County Detention Facility for other charges of Drug Paraphernalia Possession & Parole violation. On the day Hernandez was arrested by Sheriff Deputies on the Drug Paraphernalia charge, he was wearing the same shoes which make the same impressions found at each burglarized site.
Luis Alfonso Hernandez (DOB 03-03-70)
Charges:
Theft of Property over $50 under $500- $3000 Bond
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia- $700 Bond
Parole Violation- **NO BOND**
Burglary of Building- $25,000 Bond
"Great job by responding Deputies locating the initial shoe impressions & the follow-up investigation by Detectives that led to the arrest of this individual which will bring an end to several unsolved burglary cases"- said Sheriff Jimmy Apodaca