Burglary
July 6 (2:25 a.m.) A suspicious person was observed standing by two vehicles in the 1300 block of Crawford Drive. The owner of the vehicles alerted the suspicious person. The person fled, on foot, toward John Street.
Police believe the person was a juvenile who they know to be unsupervised and has been known to break into vehicles and peek through windows. Video surveillance showed a white male pulling on the doors handles of the vehicles.
July 8 (1:35 p.m.) A witness reported what appeared to be burglary of a vehicle in progress in the HEB parking lot located at 701 W. Parkwood Avenue. The witness observed a black male standing in front of a red Honda.
He was the “look out” while another black male was leaning through the front passenger window of the Honda and rummaging through the vehicle. The witness believes he may have spooked the burglars. They got back in their vehicle, a gray, newer model Hyundai SUV, and fled from the scene. The owner of the red Honda was located.
The suspects smashed the front window to enter the vehicle. Nothing of value was taken. However, the victim had just left Chase Bank after making a withdrawal. The entire incident was captured on store surveillance video.
Theft
July 7 (8:46 a.m.) The theft of a tailgate was reported at the Reserve at Autumn Creek Apartments located at 3102 W. Bay Area Blvd. The tailgate was affixed to a white Ford F350. It was taken between 6:30 p.m. and 8:12 p.m. on July 6.
July 7 (3:43 p.m.) A package theft was reported in the 400 block of Meadow Bend Drive. Fed Ex delivered the package at 10:06 a.m. However, when the homeowner went to retrieve the package at 10:18 a.m. it was open, and the contents were removed.
Fraud
July 5 (8:58 a.m.) A Friendswood man made an Identity Theft report after discovering that someone attempted to use his personal information to open a Best Buy account and received a bill for Verizon service.
July 6 (11:18 a.m.) A Friendswood woman received a phone call from someone claiming to be with Chase Bank. The person had several pieces of personal identifiers and tried to get more personal information out of the woman. She became suspicious, hung up the phone, and called her bank. They confirmed that the call was from a scammer. Later, she received an email about a credit card application being denied.
July 6 (5:09 p.m.) An 83-year-old Friendswood woman was working on her computer when she received a screen on her computer that said she had been hacked and to call a phone number. She called the number and spoke to a man with an accent who claimed to work for a security company and informed the victim that someone had stolen money from her bank account.
She was instructed to withdraw the same amount of money and to meet him at an address on Scarsdale Blvd in Houston. She drove to her bank and was instructed to remain on the telephone.
She made the withdrawal, was questioned by the bank teller who tried to find out if she was being scammed and left the bank. Fortunately, she received a call from a family member who told her she was being scammed and to pull over. The family member met up with the victim.
As they drove away, they were followed by a black Mercedes Benz SUV. The driver was honking his horn and flashing his lights to get them to stop. They drove to the Friendswood Police Department. The Mercedes continued driving past.
Criminal Mischief
July 3 (9:08 a.m.) A mailbox was damaged in the 300 block of Dawn Hill Drive overnight. When the officer arrived, he observed vehicle tracks on the grass and the damaged property. A neighbor may have surveillance video of the incident.
July 5 (6:02 p.m.) A Corvette was keyed and burglarized in the 100 block of Imperial Avenue sometime between July 2nd and July 5th. A Louis Vuitton duffel bag, sandals, and shoes were stolen. During the same time, a fountain was knocked over in the front yard.
Missing Person
July 8 (9:55 p.m.) Friendswood Police are investigating a Missing Person case involving Cameron Ray Burroughs, 29, of Friendswood. Burroughs left his home, in the 16900 block of Bougainvilla Lane, on July 7 at approximately 5:00 a.m. He received an Uber ride to an unknown location. Burroughs is a black male, 5’ 11” tall, 190 pounds. He has black medium length hair and brown eyes.
Other Incidents
July 9 (1:45 a.m.) Officers responded to the 4000 block of Firenze Drive where a vehicle crashed into a residence. When officers arrived, they found an 18-year-old female who was having a seizure inside the residence. She was face down in a bathtub.
An officer began lifesaving measures until medics arrived. The same female was identified as the driver of the vehicle that crashed into the home. According to witnesses who remained on the scene, the female was highly intoxicated when she arrived at the party.
Other juvenile witnesses who were on scene, fled when police arrived. One juvenile female was issued a citation for minor consuming alcohol. Other juveniles still on scene were released to the custody of their parents.
Arrests
A 52 year old male, of Friendswood, was charged with Public Intoxication.
A 31 year old male, of Pearland, was charged with Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd offense.
A 32 year old woman, of Friendswood, was charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon.
A 41 year old male, of Dickinson, was charged with Driving While Intoxicated – 3rd or more.
A 60 year old Friendswood man was charged with Assault.
A 17 year old teenager of Friendswood was charged with Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor.
