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Red Jumpsuit Bandit and Gas Station Juveniles Rattle Texas Town with High-Speed Heists

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Published on November 23, 2023
Red Jumpsuit Bandit and Gas Station Juveniles Rattle Texas Town with High-Speed HeistsSource: Manor Police Department

Chaos broke loose in Manor, Texas, with two high-octane crimes rocking the peaceful streets. Four individuals were arrested following a car theft, with one desperado in a red jumpsuit giving the police a chase as a DPS aircraft joined the pursuit. The Manor Police, assisted by TCSO K-9 units, canvassed the Carriage Hills and Bell Farms neighborhoods, swiftly bringing three suspects to heel, while the scarlet-clad runner was later collared FOX 7 Austin reported.

Adding to Manor's woes, a gang of five juveniles hailing from Austin turned a gas station into their personal grab-and-dash store. The early hours of October 28 at the Texaco on Tillgang Pass were disrupted when the teens, after looting the store, zoomed off in a Hyundai that didn't belong to them. An eagle-eyed police officer spotted the vehicle, sparking a frantic high-speed chase that ended with the escape car abandoned and the treasure trove of Delta and nicotine vape cartridges found inside CBS Austin detailed.

Two of the four taken into custody for the initial car theft are staring down the barrel of auto theft charges.

From the ransacked Texaco, one juvenile didn't make the getaway—nabbed on the scene—while the others were eventually rounded up by the relentless Manor PD. The stolen Hyundai, harboring the contraband, had been freshly snatched from Austin.