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Derik Reyes continues eluding cops
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Posted on Jun 07 2012
Derik Reyes, the suspect in the burglary at the U.S. Army Reserve Center’s troop store in Puerto Rico, Saipan, continues to elude authorities.
Police spokesman Jason Tarkong said yesterday that they have yet to locate Reyes as of press time.
Tarkong said the Department of Public Safety’s elite Tactical Response Enforcement Team has yet to be activated to go after Reyes.
Saipan Tribune learned that in the last four days, police officers checked the houses of Reyes, his girlfriend, former wife, former girlfriends, and family members, but failed to track him down.
Police believe that the suspect is still hiding on Saipan.
On Monday Superior Court associate judge Joseph N. Camacho signed a warrant for the arrest of the 31-year-old Reyes for burglary, theft, and criminal mischief. Camacho imposed an $11,250 cash bail.
Acting DPS commissioner Ambrosio Ogumoro earlier stated that police have made several attempts to locate Reyes at his residence and have contacted family and friends, hoping he would surrender.
Tarkong said that DPS calls on all law enforcement in the CNMI and the community to work together to capture the suspect.
The U.S. Army Reserve Center’s troop store was burglarized on May 30 and the suspect was caught on surveillance camera committing the crime. Items stolen were a 32-inch Panasonic LCD flat screen TV, HP 201 monitors, and Bose portable music systems, all estimated to cost over $1,500.
Police investigation showed that the suspect used a bolt cutter to cut the padlock on a shipping container being used as a storage room of the troop store.
