Del Rio recovers stolen motorcycle, arrests Rene Garcia on Unauthorized Use charge

The Del Rio Police Department reports it "recovered a stolen motorcycle and arrested Rene Garcia on a charge of Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle after surveill," according to an excerpt of the department's release provided to this outlet. The person arrested is identified as 31-year-old Rene Garcia and described as a Del Rio resident in the material supplied.

An Instagram post included with the reporting places the stop and arrest "around 2AM February 24th," stating in the supplied excerpt that "31-year-old Rene Garcia was arrested for Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle around 2AM February 24th when he was stopped while riding the" — the post excerpt is truncated and does not complete the sentence in the copy provided here. The Instagram fragment supplies the most specific time attributed to the incident.

A Facebook post repeated the charge and supplied the alleged basis for the offense, saying "Rene Garcia was placed under arrest for the offense of Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle, as he did not have the owner's consent to operate" in the exact wording furnished to this reporter. All three supplied items — the police excerpt, the Instagram fragment, and the Facebook fragment — identify the same person, the same charge, and the recovery of a stolen motorcycle.

Several operational details were not included in the excerpts made available. The police quote included the cut-off phrase "after surveill," which suggests surveillance played a role in the investigation, but the full description of any surveillance activity, the location of the stop in Del Rio, a make/model or plate for the recovered motorcycle, who originally reported the motorcycle stolen, and whether the motorcycle was taken from or returned to an owner are not present in the supplied text. Booking information for Rene Garcia, any additional charges, bond amount, and arraignment date likewise were not part of the excerpts.

As of March 3, 2026, the Del Rio Police Department has not provided a complete public release or incident report in the materials supplied here to confirm the truncated passages or to resolve the timeline discrepancy between the department excerpt and the Instagram timestamp. Court and jail records will be necessary to verify booking details and whether formal charges beyond Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle have been filed.

This story will be updated when Del Rio Police Department incident reports, booking records, or statements from the motorcycle owner are made available to clarify the arrest location, the role of surveillance in the recovery, and the status of the recovered motorcycle.