CBP in Laredo, Texas Detains ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ Suspect Wanted on Bank Robbery Charges

Thursday, December 27, 2007

Laredo, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers apprehended a San Antonio, Texas man wanted for bank robbery charges in New Orleans on Christmas Eve.

On Monday, December 24, at approximately 9:30 p.m., CBP officers at the Colombia Solidarity Bridge referred a 1994 Chevrolet Cavalier driven by a 52-year-old U.S. citizen from San Antonio for secondary inspection. During the examination, CBP officers queried David Rodriguez’s name and discovered that Rodriguez had an outstanding federal warrant out of New Orleans for bank robbery. CBP officers confirmed the active arrest warrant and turned the man over to Laredo FBI Special Agents for incarceration pending extradition.

According to Rodriguez, he had been featured on the television show “Unsolved Mysteries” for his alleged involvement in a theft at a Wells Fargo Bank in New Orleans almost 15 years ago.

“It doesn’t matter if it’s a month or 50 years if you are a wanted felon the system will find you,” said Lupe Ramirez, CBP acting port director, Laredo. “Our officers continually update our informational infrastructure to ensure that no one escapes the tough blue line. All law enforcement agencies continue to work together and this is yet another example of how it all works.”