Suspect in Numerous Auto Burglaries in Custody

TYLER � A suspect in numerous auto burglaries in East Texas, Southeast Texas, and Louisiana is in custody after being arrested in Lufkin. On Sunday, Tyler police responded to over 30 auto burglaries that occurred during daytime hours in the city of Tyler. The suspect was later identified as Brian Ruston Linscomb, 44, of Orange, Texas. He�s suspected of breaking into vehicles at Willowbrook Country Club, Bergfeld Park, Faulkner Park, Rose Rudman Park, Woodcreek Center, Broadway Square Mall, Children�s Park, Tyler Tennis and Swim, and Tyler Internal Medicine.

A witness followed Linscomb�s vehicle down 69 South towards Mixon. Law enforcement authorities were notified of the information on Linscomb�s vehicle and determined that he was wanted out of Orange, Texas, for felony auto burglary, with a $100,000 bond. Linscomb was spotted in Lufkin Sunday night and was taken into custody by authorities. Linscomb is a suspect in over 92 cases of auto burglary in Louisiana. Tyler investigators are checking into the incidents that occurred Sunday in Tyler, and charges are pending.