Occurred on 01/24/13, 4:43pm  Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle  10402 S. Padre Island Drive 1301240128

Officer J. Tello contacted a 55-year-old woman who reported her silver Hummer HU3 stolen.  She told Officer Tello she left her vehicle running while she went into the Bang’s Chevron to purchase some cigarettes.  Upon her return, her Hummer was gone.

The Officer recognized the suspect in the store surveillance video as he had contacted Wesley Lavender (05/29/90) several minutes earlier at a disturbance call.  Dispatchers issued a B.O.L.O. (Be On the Look-Out) for the Hummer and Lavender.

Several hours later, Officer D. Sotello located the stolen vehicle in the Sun Suites parking lot at 5142 Oakhurst Drive.  Officers Sotello, C. Durbin, and B. Tackett found Lavender taking a shower in one of the rooms and placed him under arrest.

Lavender was charged with Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle which is a State Jail Felony punishable by up to two years in a state jail and a $10,000 fine.