Intruder caught peeking by way of window just before breaking into Baytown apartment

The thief was seen roaming about the Cedar Ridge Condominium Advanced about 2:30 a.m. Saturday. He was donning a white T-shirt, black pants with a white stripe, crimson sneakers and carrying a black backpack.

Surveillance footage captures him leaping on an air conditioning device and peeking above the patio of an condominium. He is then seen strolling back and forth, looking as a result of other home windows, ahead of opening the entrance doorway of an condominium.

Two folks had been dwelling at the time of the incident. One was awake participating in video game titles and the other was sleeping.

Robert Jurez, who lives at the condominium, mentioned he was at operate and his girlfriend was sleeping in his area.

He mentioned they remaining the door unlocked because his roommate was awake taking part in video clip online games.

“Late evening gaming,” Jurez claimed. “You have your headset on. You are unable to actually hear anything at all. … (I was) stunned, really. You don’t anticipate somebody to walk into your dwelling when you happen to be there.”

Jurez mentioned they originally went to examine the neighbor’s digital camera simply because his truck was also damaged into. His car or truck radio was stolen, along with his girlfriend’s backpack and her wallet.

The suspect was noticed carrying that very same backpack as he roamed close to their property and peeked through their condominium.

“He checks a few of times,” Jurez mentioned. “He walks absent and then checks the doorway again and walks in. He took a pair of Jordans.”

The intruder is viewed keeping the sneakers as he leaves the victim’s apartment. Jurez claimed the stolen objects are replaceable. But the burglar stole some thing a great deal additional valuable by breaking into an apartment with his girlfriend inside.

“He stole her peace of thoughts,” Jurez reported. “That subsequent working day, she was very jumpy at just our dog creating a sound.”

ABC13 achieved out to Baytown police but have not read again.