Austin police are asking for help tracking down brothers Christopher Dale Claypool and Larry Dale Claypool Jr., who are each wanted on multiple outstanding warrants for burglary of a building. The Austin Police Department highlighted the pair in its regular “Wanted Wednesday” bulletin, sharing photos and brief descriptions and urging anyone who spots them to send in tips. Investigators say information can be shared anonymously through Crime Stoppers or by contacting APD directly.
Details from APD's bulletin
In the bulletin posted by the Austin Police Department, officers list Christopher D. Claypool, 38, at about 5-foot-4 and 150 pounds, wanted under warrant number D1DC26301442. His brother, Larry D. Claypool Jr., 48, is listed at about 6-foot-1 and 165 pounds with warrant number D1DC26301486. The department’s post includes photos dated in early February and identifies both men as wanted for burglary of a building.
How to submit tips and possible reward
Anyone with information is asked to send an anonymous tip to Capital Area Crime Stoppers at austincrimestoppers.org or by calling 512-472-TIPS (8477). Capital Area Crime Stoppers notes that people who provide information leading to an arrest could qualify for a cash reward of up to $1,000.
APD has used social appeals before
The department has been leaning on social media to crowdsource leads on property crimes this spring. In mid-April, APD detectives went public with a call for tips after a construction site on Shady Lane was repeatedly targeted, according to an Austin Police Department release. Local coverage of those thefts pointed to the same pattern of multiple hits at one location and highlighted APD’s use of anonymous tip lines and rewards to drum up leads.
Legal note
Under Texas law, burglary of a building is generally treated as a state-jail felony under Texas Penal Code §30.02, which can carry roughly 180 days to two years in state jail and possible fines depending on the case. Warrants allow officers to arrest the named individuals if they are located. Members of the public are advised not to approach anyone they believe to be wanted in connection with these cases, to call 9-1-1 in an immediate emergency, and to use the anonymous channels above to share non-emergency information.
