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Man accused of stealing more than $1M in aviation equipment from Southeast Texas airports


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The man accused of stealing more than a $1 million in aviation equipment from multiple airports across Southeast Texas remains behind bars at a jail in Conroe.

Chambers County Sheriff Brian C. Hawthorne on Tuesday identified Hugo Edmundo Urrea, 21, as a suspect in the theft of equipment from the Winnie airport on March 10, after he his arrest by the Conroe Police Department.

Urrea, of Houston, is accused of stealing more than $225,000 from the Jack Brooks airport in Jefferson County.

He is accused of stealing more than $30,000 worth of aviation equipment from several airplanes at the Winnie airport.

Investigators say the Beaumont Municipal Airport, two airports in Chambers County, two in Harris County, an airport in Conroe and an Avionics business in Conroe had been victims of similar thefts during the same time period.

Urrea was arrested in Conroe, allegedly in possession of the stolen property. Jefferson County investigators, working with the Conroe PD investigators, interviewed Urrea, who they say gave a full confession to the crimes.


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