Students nabbed in car burglaries

Rockdale police have arrested three Rockdale High School students in connection with a recent rash of vehicle burglaries.

Lt. Stephen Goodrich said the three are two adults and one 16-year-old male juvenile.

Charged Saturday with burglary of a vehicle were John (J.J.) Moreno, 18, and 17-year-old Malaki McKenzie, both of Rockdale.

Moreno posted $1,500 bail and was released the same day while McKenzie remained in the Milam County Jail at presstime.

Juvenile authorities are handling the case of the third suspect.

Lt. Goodrich said police had received reports of four to five burglaries, all involving unlocked vehicles.

“But the suspects confessed to probably 20 to 25 burglaries,” Goodrich said. “This, of course makes us believe a lot of incidents were not reported by the victims.”

Goodrich termed the items taken “loose change.” He noted there had been reports of similar break-ins from the Thorndale-Thrall area.

“So far as we can tell, all of the burglaries in connection with these arrests were in Rockdale,” he said.

COLLISION—Firefighters and an AMR ambulance crew were called to a major collision at 7:16 p.m. Saturday on US 79 in front of Murphy Oil (Walmart).

Police said drivers were Misti Horn, 21, of Call and 34-year-old Ricardo Bolivar of Cameron.

Bolivar was flown to Seton Williamson Hospital, Round Rock. “We believe he is going to be okay,” Goodrich said.

Damages were termed “extensive.”

Police responded to a report of a vehicle hitting a curb at Pear and East Cameron (US 79) at 11:55 p.m. Thursday and discovered a utility pole and been knocked from the ground.

Driver was listed as Bahyleigh Stratton of College Station. No injuries were reported and damage was termed “extensive.”

Police said a tw0-vehicle collision was reported at 4:18 p.m. Feb. 25 in the 100 block of East Cameron (US 79) between a pickup operated by Harry McBride of Rockdale and an unoccupied pickup.

ASSAULT—Police said a male sub-teen, initially reported as a run away, was taken to McLane Children’s Hospital for mental observation after an attack on two officers.

PHOTOS—Police expect an arrest warrant to be issued in connection with “intimate visual material sent over a Snapchat app.

CITATIONS—Pol ic e issued 29 citations during the past week including 26 for speeding.

SERVICE CALLS—Officers responded to 142 calls for service during the past week and there were 89 calls received through the 911 emergency system.