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Anti-Crime Unit Recovers Stolen Vehicle, Stolen Credit Cards, Solve Robbery during High Risk Traffic

On Wednesday morning, September 12, 2018, San Angelo Police received a report of a white 2017 Toyota RAV-4 stolen from Goodnight Trail.  During extensive follow up investigation, 19-year-old Rocky Ramirez Jr. was developed as a potential suspect.  

Late last night, Officers with the Department’s Anti-Crime Unit spotted the RAV-4 being operated in the 2500 block of W. Avenue N.  

Pursuant to immediate coordination with the Department’s Patrol Division, a high-risk traffic stop was initiated in the 2200 block of S. Johnson Street.  The driver was taken into custody without incident and identified as Ramirez. 

During the subsequent search of Ramirez and the recovered stolen vehicle, Officers located and seized numerous pieces of identifying information and credit and debit cards issued to people other than Ramirez as well as electronics and a women’s purse.  Some of the items were confirmed to belong to the registered owner of the RAV-4, while other items were confirmed to belong to victims of several recent burglaries.  

During the lengthy field investigation, the Anti-Crime Unit Officers discovered Ramirez had committed a yet-to-be reported robbery at the 7-11 Convenience store located at 1801 W. Avenue N. sometime Wednesday morning and subsequently obtained surveillance video of Ramirez arriving at the store in the stolen RAV-4.  As a result, an arrest warrant for the offense of Robbery was obtained.     

Ramirez was ultimately charged with Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle, Credit Card/Debit Card Abuse, and the warrant for Robbery.  Ramirez was transported to the Tom Green County Jail without incident.  His bond was set at $30,000.  

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