{"id":249512,"date":"2026-04-14T17:31:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T17:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/249512\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T17:31:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T17:31:08","slug":"texas-police-arrest-11-in-shoplifting-blitz-at-h-e-b-marshalls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/249512\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas police arrest 11 in shoplifting blitz at H-E-B, Marshalls"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eleven people are now in custody for allegedly stealing from\u00a0H-E-B<\/a>, Marshalls, and other major retailers in Central Texas. The Austin Police Department carried out a “shoplifting blitz” operation in Austin’s Mueller area<\/a> earlier this month, according to a news release.<\/p>\n

APD said, \u201cThis operation was designed to assist in combating ongoing retail crime by providing rapid response to thefts in progress and taking appropriate enforcement action.\u201d The April 8 blitz resulted in seven arrests at the Mueller\u00a0H-E-B, one at Home Depot, two at Bath and Body Works and another at Marshalls.<\/p>\n

At the Mueller H-E-B, located at 1801 E. 51st Street in Austin, 55-year-old Michael Lynn Durham was arrested for theft of property with previous convictions. Travis County Court records show Durham has a criminal history including more than a dozen arrests and dismissed felonies dating back to 2005.<\/p>\n

Austin Police then arrested 62-year-old Christine Mead for theft by shoplifting, a Class B citation. Chase\u00a0McCowen, 34, was charged with evading arrest or detention, a Class A misdemeanor.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kendrick Roberton, 55, was charged with theft by shoplifting, a Class C citation. Angel Salgado, 39, and 54-year-old William Floyd were both charged with theft of property with previous convictions, a state jail felony.<\/p>\n

APD arrested 27-year-old Miguel\u00a0Fragoso for theft of property with previous convictions, resisting arrest, search or transportation (class A misdemeanor) and an arrest warrant charging theft at the Home Depot located at 1200 Barbara Jordan\u00a0Boulevard\u00a0in Austin.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Two doors down, authorities also apprehended 51-year-old Michael Bilbo for theft of property with previous convictions at the Marshalls located at 1201 Barbara Jordan Blvd.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Also located in the same Barbara Jordan Boulevard shopping center, police arrested 61-year-old Orlando White for theft of property, with previous convictions, and on an arrest warrant for a parole violation at Bath and Body Works.<\/p>\n

Lastly, APD arrested 31-year-old Ashley Wilson for theft of property with previous convictions and another arrest warrant out of the neighboring Williamson County, charging theft of property with previous convictions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

APD concluded, “These targeted operations demonstrate APD\u2019s continued commitment to supporting local businesses, reducing theft-related crime, and improving safety in high-traffic shopping corridors.” Police said it will continue to work “with retail partners to identify repeat offenders, deter criminal activity, and ensure a safe shopping environment for residents and visitors.”
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Anyone with more information can submit an anonymous tip through the Capital Area Crime Stoppers Program<\/a>\u00a0or by calling 512-472-8477.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Eleven people are now in custody for allegedly stealing from\u00a0H-E-B, Marshalls, and other major retailers in Central Texas.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":249513,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133,2108,847,820],"class_list":{"0":"post-249512","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-austin","8":"tag-austin","9":"tag-austin-headlines","10":"tag-austin-news","11":"tag-mysaaustin","12":"tag-mysanews","13":"tag-mysastaff"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=249512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249512\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/249513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=249512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=249512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=249512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}