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Alleged porch thief caught

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A man is seen taking packages off a porch in the 100 block of Mills Crossing Drive in Bastrop. The Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office says the person seen in the video is Octavio Garza.   Facebook / Bastrop County Sheriff’s OfficeOctavio Garza

BASTROP — Missing packages were taken by a man caught on camera, and a suspect was arrested within one day. Octavio Garza has been charged with mail theft, a class A misdemeanor. He was in the Bastrop County Jail Dec. 14 under a $25,000 bond.One day earlier, Dec. 13, a Bastrop County sheriff’s deputy responded to a report of mail theft in the 100 block of Patrick Herndon Drive in Bastrop.“The victim reported that he had (2) packages taken off his front porch, and had Ring video of the theft,” said the Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office in a statement. “In the video, a male subject is observed taking packages off the front porch and ...

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