Auto Burglary Probe Continues

TYLER — Tyler property crime investigators make a significant haul using the off road Yamaha Rhino Police Vehicle to search the median and roadside areas of Highway 69 South to search for stolen property. That follows the recent arrest of an Orange, Texas, man on suspicion of numerous auto burglaries. Investigators searched a 10 mile stretch of the highway on Wednesday and recovered various items that belonged to victims in auto burglaries that occurred this past Sunday in Tyler. Investigators recovered eight purses, two billfolds, two identification cards, numerous credit cards, and one passport. Police say a witness observed a suspect later identified as Brian Linscomb discarding stolen items out his vehicle window as he was leaving Tyler. Investigators advise they will notify the victims if their property was recovered as soon as possible.

Linscomb is suspected in numerous auto burglaries in East Texas, Southeast Texas, and Louisiana; he was arrested Sunday 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 Linscomb, 44. 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.