09-05-2025
Belton HS students detained after alcohol theft, car crash
Belton, Tx (FOX44) – Belton police say a car fleeing officers Thursday after an alcohol theft crashed at Belton High school and two students were detained.
Police reported that about 1:30 p.m. Thursday police had responded to the Walmart for a report of a theft that had just occurred. Police were told that two young males had taken alcohol and fled from the store.
Police were given the license plate and a check showed the vehicle belonged to a Belton High School student. Police said school resource officers and Belton ISD Security began to look for the suspects at school.
The vehicle and the theft suspects were located in the high school parking lot with police saying the driver fled from security and school staff. The car crashed into a fence at the school and continued to flee with the second suspect still in the vehicle.
They were located at the Goodwill (2601 Commerce St) and detained for theft and minor in consumption of alcohol. The driver was also charged with DUI-minor and Failing to Stop and Leave Information for the crash.
After the suspects crashed into the fence and fled, Belton High School was on a brief secure status while officers searched for the suspects. Once they were in custody approximately 10 minutes later, the secure was lifted.
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