TEXAS CITY, Texas — Five teenagers have been charged with stealing property from about 10 vehicles early Saturday on 15th Avenue North.
Around 4:23 a.m. Saturday, officers responding to a burglary call saw a young man running to a house near the 1500 block of 15th Avenue North, according to a police report.
Officers checked all the cars parked near the street and found about 10 cars that had been burglarized.
All the cars had been left unlocked by their owners, police said.
Three young men were arrested after officers searched an apartment at Tradewinds Apartment Complex and recovered stolen property.
A fourth teenager arrived at the apartment riding a bicycle, which had been reported stolen, and was taken into custody, police said.
At 7 a.m., another officer responded to a call of an intoxicated man at Burger King on 2500 Palmer Highway.
The young man was charged in the car burglaries, police said.
All five are younger than 17 and have been taken to the Juvenile Justice Center. They are facing charges of organized criminal activity.
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