Driver’s pants wet, but not shirt. That’s how Southlake cop finds $10K in stolen pool pumps
Southlake police found almost $10,000 worth of stolen swimming pool pumps early Wednesday during a traffic stop.
A man was arrested after the stop.
An investigation into the pool pumps was underway on Wednesday. Residents have reported several thefts of pool pumps from homes in Southlake and other North Texas cities, according to a WFAA-TV report.
A Southlake police officer stopped a white Nissan Sentra about 3:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 900 block of East Southlake Boulevard for an expired tag.
A police report indicated that the man was nervous and his hands were shaking. Once he stepped out of the car, his shoes and pants were wet, but his shirt was dry.
The man told the officer that he had been in a wet field.
The officer also noticed two wet Polaris pool pumps in the rear seat of the car. The man said he worked for a pool company and explained that he had picked them up early Tuesday morning to repair.
The Southlake officer didn’t believe the repair story.
The car was later searched and three more pool pumps and recent pawn shop receipts were found in the trunk, Southlake police said.
This story was originally published August 31, 2022 at 12:25 PM.
