Saturday, April 07, 2012

Dancing burglar caught after police officers recognized his signature move

Galveston police on Thursday learned the name of a teenager detectives dubbed the “dancing burglar,” after school police officers recognized his dance moves. The teenager, seen dancing on a video surveillance camera at the scene of a burglary, is a 16-year-old Ball High School student, Galveston police Capt. Jeff Heyse said.

Charges are pending in the case of the March 27 burglary of a Duck Tours amphibious automobile, which takes sightseers along Galveston streets and the bay. The tip leading to the accused teen’s identity came from school police officers, who watched the 38-second video obtained by Galveston police, Heyse said. “The 16-year-old juvenile suspect is known for his ‘swag,’ or signature dance move, and he does it in the hallways at school,” Heyse said.


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School police noticed the boy didn’t show for class on Thursday, so they went to his house and spoke with his mother, Heyse said. Police showed the mother the video, and she asked her son what it was. “‘That’s my swag, mama,’” Heyse said the boy replied. Police accused the boy and two adults of robbing the amphibious automobile where it was stored for the night in the 900 block of 33rd Street.

The three were accused of scaling the vehicle, entering through the emergency exit on the roof and of spraying the interior with an onboard fire extinguisher. The fire extinguisher, which hadn’t been emptied, was taken, constituting the offence of burglary. The names of the adults will be released after charges are filed, but the name of the boy police dubbed the “dancing burglar” won’t be released because of his age, Heyse said.

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