Police Arrest Local Man for Theft

LONGVIEW — A man is in custody in Longview, charged in a Thursday night theft. At 11:42 p.m. Thursday, officers responded to an alarm call in the 1700 Block of East Whaley Street. The alarm company employee told dispatchers they could see a person inside the fenced area removing a cover from one of the boats in the yard. Officers gained access to the secured area of the lot and located the suspect. The man had a marine boat radio in his possession that police say appeared to have been removed from one of the boats at the location.

The suspect was identified as 42-year old Guadalupe Guillermo Hinojos of Longview. Officials say Hinojos also gave police a false name. They were able to positively identify him from jail records. He was charged with theft under $1,500 with two previous convictions, a state jail felony, and failure to identify, a Class B misdemeanor.