Police catch auto burglar with goods

Port Aransas police charged two people with burglary of a vehicle on Wednesday, Aug. 22, after the burglary victim located their car and called police.

Detective Lt. Darryl Johnson said the victim noticed that her purse was missing from her vehicle on Aug. 22 after she saw a man walking away from her vehicle. She followed the suspected burglar's car to a convenience store and called police.

Officer Derral Harvill found the vehicle at the convenience store and confirmed that the victim's purse was still in it, Johnson said.

Mitchell Ray McClendon, 44, and Lorna Lynne Reilly, 37, both of Port Aransas, are charged with burglary of a vehicle, a Class A misdemeanor. Johnson said Reilly was also wanted on warrants from Nueces County and the Port Aransas Municipal Court.

Under Texas law, a Class A misdemeanor is punishable by a jail term of up to a year, a fine of up to $4,000, or both.