Police Chief Albers reports arrests in local burglaries

Center Police Chief Jim Albers issued a statement Tuesday regarding the Center Police Department Criminal Investigation Division’s investigation of the influx of burglaries that started around January of this year.

According to Albers, multiple businesses, churches, homes, and storage buildings have been burglarized in the northern part of the city.

Albers’ press release states that in the later part of March, the Center Police Department implemented a task force to put more officers and detectives on patrol during the time the burglaries were happening.

On March 31st, officers with the Center Police Department Patrol Division conducted a traffic stop that resulted in some stolen property being recovered.

On April 1, members of the Criminal Investigation Division conducted interviews and gathered probable cause to obtain a search warrant for a piece of property within the city.

When officers and detectives arrived at the location, multiple items that had been reported stolen from multiple reported burglaries were recovered.

On April 2, members of the Criminal Investigation Division conducted more interviews and obtained probable cause for a search warrant at another location within the city.

The second search warrant was served, and stolen property, narcotics, and drug paraphernalia were recovered.

With the information obtained during this investigation the Center Police Department was able to recover stolen property from seven of the reported burglaries, and have made four arrests.

The Center Police Department expressed thanks the Shelby County District Attorney, Shelby County Sheriff ’s Office, and Texas Department of Public Safety for all their assistance in this investigation.

According to the release, this is still an ongoing investigation, and further details will be released when available.