AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department is looking to identify the victims of multiple storage unit burglaries that occurred between March 2021 and Dec. 14, 2021.
Police said Texas DPS troopers apprehended 41-year-old Ian Roben Austin Linsey in a stolen U-Haul van on Dec. 14, 2021. The U-Haul van was full of stolen property from storage units throughout the Central Texas area, police said.
APD has a large amount of unclaimed property and would like to return it to the rightful owners. The department has identified storage units were burglarized at the following locations:
- 1321 W. Fifth St., Public Storage
- 1213 W. Sixth St., Public Storage
- 10931 Research Blvd., Public Storage
- 12318 N. MoPac Expy., Public Storage
- 2301 E. Ben White Blvd., Public Storage (S. Industrial Drive)
- 1507 W. William Cannon Drive, Security Self Storage
- 6204 Oakclaire Drive, Stash-N-Go Oakhill
- 1714 E. Parmer Lane, Life Storage
- 2707 O'Neal Lane, Stash-N-Go Storage
- Unknown storage units in Kyle and Buda
- Storage units in Pflugerville behind Casa Garcia’s
- Unknown storage units in Thorndale
APD said it is possible more storage units were burglarized. The suspect is accused of selling many items at nearly 500 pawn shops in the Central Texas area, some of them multiple times.
Linsey allegedly used his skills as a lock picker, so the storage facility employees don’t know the units have been burglarized and tenants have not been contacted.
APD is asking if you have a storage unit at one of the above listed locations to check you units to see if they have been burglarized.
Victims are asked to contact Det. Dawn Hanson at 512-974-4457 or email dawn.hanson@austintexas.gov.
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