Recovered Property Leads to Arrest in Burglaries

TYLER — Tyler Police say they’ve made an arrest in several burglaries at a local apartment complex. Authorities say Darious Thomas, 19, Cedar Hill, was taken into custody. The burglaries happened on, and just before, the Thanksgiving holiday at the Cambridge Apartments 3088 Old Omen Road. On December 1, officers located a large bag of clothing in the dumpster on the property of the apartment complex. The clothing was identified as belonging to several residents that had their apartments broken into. Investigators also recovered a dog stolen from an apartment that was found in possession of another
resident.

Evidence started to point to a specific apartment within the complex that was being leased by three students from Tyler Junior College who are from Cedar Hill outside of Dallas. Investigators have also identified friends of these students who are from the Cedar Hill area who are not students but were involved with the string of burglaries.

Thomas was charged with two counts of Residential Burglary. Thomas, who is not a student, but attended Kilgore Community College at one time, was connected to a burglary that occurred before the Thanksgiving Holiday and one during the holiday. Thomas was associated with the residents who lived on the Cambridge property. Thomas is currently in Smith County Jail. Investigators have also issued three arrest warrants for Residential Burglary for Larry Dwayne Jones, 19, Cedar Hill. Investigators have not been able to locate him and believe he has returned to the Dallas area.