BELLAIRE, Texas – A man was arrested in Bellaire for allegedly stealing over $1,000 of FIFA World Cup merchandise.
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Man caught with stolen FIFA merchandise
What we know:
Police say Gerald Dawson walked into a Walgreen Sunday morning, stole about $1,100 in FIFA merchandise, and fled toward Bissonnet Street.
Patrol officers in the area were told that someone was seen hiding in bushes near Bissonnet and moving clothes into a backpack. At the same time, a rideshare vehicle came to the scene, and Dawson allegedly came out of the bushes and got into the car.
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Police say they stopped the car, identified Dawson as the suspect, and found all the stolen merchandise.
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What we don’t know:
Other details about Dawson’s arrest are not available at this time.