Alice Police Arrest Fidencio Gonzalez, Seek Public Tips in Storage-Unit Burglaries

An early-morning patrol at Buck Horn Mini Storage led Alice police to arrest a man identified as Fidencio Gonzalez after officers found burglary tools in his vehicle and observed two storage units had been forcibly opened; police charged Gonzalez with two counts of burglary of a building. The arrest and evidence — including a crowbar, bolt cutters and other tools — were described in a local broadcast account that quoted Alice Police Sgt. Maritza Perez.

“Alice Police Sgt. Maritza Perez said an early morning patrol led to the discovery of a suspicious car parked inside the Buck Horn Mini Storage,” the broadcast reported, and added: “After approaching the vehicle and contacting the driver, who identified himself as Fidencio Gonzalez, he said he was renting a unit and storing items.” The same account states, “A search of Gonzalez's vehicle led the officer to find burglary tools inside the car, including a crowbar, bolt cutters, and other tools,” and that footprints at the facility “were consistent with the thread pattern of the shoes Gonzalez was wearing.”

The Alice Police Department issued a public appeal on Feb. 25, 2026 asking for tips and help from residents after a reported string of thefts from storage units. The department said officers discovered evidence at one facility during a routine patrol that investigators believe may [text truncated in the public fragment provided], and local officials asked the community to come forward with information related to the thefts.

City records show a separate submission dated Tuesday, January 24, 2026 indicating Alice officers responded to reports of multiple storage units that had been targeted, but that January entry is truncated and the department has not publicly linked that submission line-by-line to the Feb. 25 appeal in the material made available. The sequence of the Jan. 24 response, the Feb. 25 public appeal, and the broadcast account of the Buck Horn Mini Storage arrest all appear in public notices and local reporting, but the exact timeline in police reports has not been published in full.

Storage-unit burglary incidents have also been reported elsewhere this winter, though those investigations remain separate from the Alice matter. In Los Alamos, New Mexico, officers responded about 3:30 a.m. on Feb. 17 to J&L Storage after witnesses reported two men returning to the facility; those suspects fled on foot, a perimeter and K-9 resources were deployed, and two people identified by the surnames Stacy and Hillhouse were charged with fleeing, criminal damage to property, four counts of burglary and four counts of possession of burglary tools, with Stacy additionally charged with possession of fentanyl. “This incident demonstrates the coordinated efforts of our patrol officers and regional law enforcement partners,” said Commander Chris Ross, adding that “the effective use of perimeter containment and K-9 resources contributed to the safe apprehension of all involved. We believe these arrests have made our community safer.”

In Bakersfield, California, police asked the public to help identify three people after an alleged break-in on Jan. 21 in the 3200 block of Calloway Drive; that department provided contact numbers for Detective Ko at (661) 326-3541 and the Bakersfield Police Department at (661) 327-7111.

Alice police have charged Gonzalez with two counts of burglary of a building and say the investigation into the reported string of storage-unit thefts is active; the Feb. 25 public appeal requests tips from residents, and the department has not published additional case files or a tip line in the public fragment provided with the appeal.