Thief breaks into elementary school

HISD: Burglary happened at Luther Burbank Elementary School

HOUSTON – Police are looking for the person who pulled off a spring break break-in at a northeast Houston elementary school.

Houston Independent School District police said they saw someone on camera stealing computers from Luther Burbank Elementary School, 216 Tidwell, about 1 a.m. on Tuesday.

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Investigators said the crook put a tarp over a barbed wire fence between the HISD maintenance facility and the school campus to gain access to the school grounds.

Police called for K-9 units to help search for the thief, but they couldn't find the person.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.


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