Longview Boys Charged with Burglary

LONGVIEW — Two 12-year-old boys were arrested Tuesday evening on charges related to bicycles that were stolen from a Longview home. Officers responded to a residential burglary in progress shortly after 5 p.m. A witness said he saw three young males walking up and down the street. He said he saw them open the garage door to a home located on Rockwall Drive. He reportedly saw them take at least one bicycle out of the garage and leave the area. Authorities found the boys on bicycles in the 200 block of Ward Street. After speaking to them and to other witnesses, officers say they determined that the bicycles were taken from the garage of the home on Rockwall Drive by two of the youths. The bicycles were valued at approximately $800.

Both suspects were transported to the Gregg County Juvenile Detention Facility and charged with burglary of a habitation. Police say it was later determined that both youths had given the arresting officers false information about their identities, so both were also charged with failure to identify.

Once again, Longview police remind citizens to do their part and be aware of their neighborhood and suspicious circumstances and people. Police say being a proactive and watchful neighbor, just as in this case, will deter and help solve crime in Longview neighborhoods.