SAN ANTONIO – A woman was arrested after San Antonio police say she used a makeshift hook to steal a pickup truck from a U-Haul location.
A San Antonio Police Department report states officers located the Chevrolet Silverado near a Motel 6 on Interstate 10 West on Monday. The truck had been reported stolen.
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Police say officers watched the vehicle and later saw Kendra Bridges leave the motel, get inside the pickup and drive away. Investigators followed her to a home, where officers took her into custody.
According to the report, Bridges told investigators someone had given her a “code” to take the vehicle. She also said she needed a way to get home to Corpus Christi.
Officers say surveillance video showed Bridges using a hook to get inside the business and reach the vehicle’s keys. The truck was recovered and turned over to U-Haul. Police also confiscated the hook as evidence.
Bridges was booked on a felony charge of theft of a vehicle valued between $30,000 and $150,000.
