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Suspect named in Meadowlake burglaries
Published November 12, 2005
Authorities are searching for a man charged in connection with a string
of burglaries in the Meadowlake Village subdivision.
Harold Floyd Cohen, a 40-year-old McNair resident, is described
as a black male, 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighing 130 pounds. The Harris County Sheriff’s Department released the name
of the suspect Friday.
Sgt. Dana Wolfe, a spokeswoman for the department, said arriving at Cohen as a suspect was the
result of a collaborative effort with Baytown police.
“We’re actively searching for him,” Wolfe said.
“He has been positively identified by a witness, and as far as other people involved, that is still under investigation.”
Wolfe
could not say specifically how the investigation led to Cohen.
Cohen is wanted for at least one of the five incidents,
which have ranged from attempted burglary to a home invasion that ended in a 74-year-old man being hospitalized after he was
beaten by those who broke into his house.
In another incident, a homeowner on Breda Drive was able to scare off a man
roughly matching Cohen’s description who attempted to kick in the front door. In the two other incidents, homes were
burglarized with primarily jewelry stolen.
Over 100 residents were on hand for a homeowner’s association meeting
Thursday at which Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy Larry Bush fielded questions about the rash of burglaries.
The
suspect’s name had not been released when the meeting occurred, but Bush told homeowners to be on the lookout for a
man matching Cohen’s description with the exception that the suspect was believed to be between 17 and 23 years of age.
Bush said the suspect was spotted driving a faded red or pink Chevrolet S-10 with a mountain bike in the back.
The
string of burglaries may have come to a stop. The last incident occurred Nov. 1. But some residents at the meeting said they
have continued to see a man matching the suspect’s description in the neighborhood.
“We’re hoping
that’s a catalyst to get things started in here as far as a crime watch and neighbors getting to know neighbors,”
said Sheila Crianza, president of the homeowners association, of the meeting. “Maybe more will attend the homeowners
meetings, and we can start working with other communities to raise the hours for our off duty sheriffs out here.”
In
light of the burglaries, the homeowners association has already paid to up the hours of the off duty deputies on patrol from
25 to 40 per week.
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