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A. 900 block of Allende Street

SEGUIN — Police found marijuana plants and a runaway juvenile at a west Seguin residence.

Police Detective Lt. Johnny San Miguel said police received information that people who lived in a detached building behind another residence were growing, smoking and possibly selling marijuana. When detectives and patrol officers arrived at the property at about 9:30 a.m. on May 13, San Miguel said they made contact with the property owner and learned that he was unaware of the situation.

“His grandson was the person living in the detached building and he called his grandson to come out and there was no answer,” San Miguel said.

Officers were granted permission to search the building and found two potted marijuana plants in the front room.

“Someone ran into the back of the area and we found one male and one female,” he said. “Another male went into the other room and when we came back we found the marijuana plants were gone. We asked him where they were and he admitted that he hid them under the couch.”

Joseph Simon Rivera, 18, was arrested for tampering with evidence and Leon Rodriguez, 22, was arrested for possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana.

San Miguel said the female was found to be a middle-school-aged runaway who was living in the building. She was picked up by authorities who returned her to her guardians.

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B. 1400 block of North Austin

SEGUIN — A would-be thief was almost apprehended while attempting to steal a chain saw from a vehicle.

According to Seguin police reports, the caller came out of a business on May 12 at about 6 p.m. to find someone taking a chain saw out of his car.

“He yelled and started chasing him and the guy dropped the chain saw,” San Miguel said.

The chain saw, valued at $228 was returned to its owner and officers are still looking for the suspect.

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C. 1800 block of Interstate 10

(out of area to the west)

SEGUIN — One motel guest took more than guest soaps from his rented room. San Miguel said that a television set was reported stolen from a motel on May 12.

“Someone stayed in the room overnight, and when the hotel employees came to clean up the room after they checked out, it was found that the TV was gone,” he said.

The missing TV is a 28-inch Zenith valued at about $300.

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D 900 block of Campbell

SEGUIN — A resident claims that someone swiped thousands of dollars in jewelry. According to Seguin police, two gemstone rings were reported stolen from a bedroom jewelry box on May 9. The resident said a cable repair person visited the house.

The items reported missing include a diamond ring valued at $3,500 and a diamond and sapphire ring valued at $2,000.

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