SAN ANTONIO \u2013 A man is in custody for allegedly stealing brass materials in the City Base area almost every day during the month of March, according to an arrest affidavit. <\/p>\n
Carlos Garcia, 57, faces a charge of theft of material less than $20,000, records show. Police arrested him on Friday.<\/p>\n
In March, detectives from the San Antonio Police Department\u2019s Human Exploitation Unit were notified of brass backflow preventers being cut off and stolen in the City Base area. <\/p>\n
The affidavit said investigators noticed tire marks over the area where the brass backflow preventers were located. In some locations, detectives noticed the pipe had been cut with a power tool. <\/p>\n
On March 4, detectives found a piece of a fog light left at the scene of one theft, which helped them narrow the suspect vehicle to a truck or SUV.<\/p>\n
On March 11, an off-duty officer working at Brooks Development Authority spotted a blue Chevrolet Tahoe parked with its hazard lights on. Garcia was seen damaging a brass backflow preventer, causing water to flow from the pipe, according to the affidavit.<\/p>\n
The officer attempted to stop Garcia, but he fled the scene.<\/p>\n
On March 30, detectives were investigating another theft in the same area when an off-duty officer spotted Garcia\u2019s vehicle. The officer attempted to stop him, but Garcia fled. <\/p>\n
Authorities ran the license plate and obtained a Texas identification photograph, which matched Garcia as the driver.<\/p>\n
Detectives located multiple transactions showing Garcia selling brass cut-off valves at a local salvage yard, with records dating back to Feb. 27 through April 1, the affidavit said. <\/p>\n
The salvage yard confirmed Garcia had sold brass at that location.<\/p>\n
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