Arlington Police are turning to the public to crack the case of a burglary at a local vape shop. The heist, which went down in the dead of night on April 18, resulted in a haul of stolen items from a business nestled on the 1000 block of Brown Blvd. Four shadowy figures were caught on camera during the break-in. The department is calling on anyone with a hunch to step forward and help dust off the cobwebs on these unidentified suspects.
Caught in the act by surveillance cameras, images of the suspects have been released, peering into the unknown with covered faces and concealed intentions. The post, which aired on May 1st, plays a game of 'Who's That Wednesday?'—a play on the light-hearted guess-who's of our childhoods twisted into a modern digital neighborhood watch. The Arlington Police Department described the suspects as "involved in a Burglary", and gave no specific details about the stolen items. The thieves left little behind, save for the electronic eye that captured their silent quartet.
If tips are more your style than direct involvement, the authorities have an option for that, too. The Arlington Police are encouraging anonymous tipsters to call Crime Stoppers of Tarrant County. Detective Veale, leading the investigation, hopes someone will connect the dots and deliver justice to a business picked clean. There is a number to dial if hope leads to recognition—(817)459-6482. Here, you can spill what you know without spilling your name.
Community cooperation is often the key that unlocks such urban mysteries. As the fog of anonymity shrouds these burglars, Arlington PD is scooping out hands to its citizens, asking them to fill them with any substantial clues. It is a modern-day posse aiming to restore a semblance of order to the corner of Brown Blvd. Silent the night might have been, when they slipped through the lock's embrace, but the police refuse to let this narrative end with thieves vanishing into the velvet of the night. Until the curtain is pulled back, four faces without names will haunt the screens of Arlington, a testament to the lingering challenge of bringing the faceless to account.
