Man Arrested For Stealing A Bench

Occurred Thursday, May 17, 2012, 10:00am, 4900 Weber Road, Theft, 1205170073

A 25-year-old man was arrested Thursday afternoon for stealing a bench from a house at the 4900 block of Weber Road.

Corpus Christi Police responded to a call for a suspicious person that carried a bench on Delphine. Officers found 25-year-old Edwardo Quezada (12/20/1986) and continued to investigate. Police Officers saw a 30-year-old woman on a cell phone who told the officers she intended to call police because her bench was taken from her front yard. The 30-year-old woman described her bench which was returned.

Quezada was arrested and taken to the city detention center for theft, a Class B misdemeanor punishable by up to 6 months in jail and up to a $2,000 fine.