Woman Arrested After Being Caught On Camera ‘stealing Keepsakes From Houston Mausoleum’ With Child In Tow

A Texas female has been arrested aft being caught connected camera stealing keepsakes from a Houston mausoleum, authorities say. ​

Renee Amber Fennel, 37, was arrested Wednesday astatine her location successful Conroe, a metropolis astir 40 miles from Houston. Fennel was caught connected surveillance footage breaking into niches astatine nan mausoleum, according to Terry Allbritton, Harris County Constable Precinct 5.​

Fennel’s toddler tin beryllium seen pinch her mother successful nan footage of nan allege crime and shared by police. The kid has since been turned complete to a family personnel pursuing her mom’s arrest, Allbritton says.

​According to a probable origin affidavit obtained by KPRC 2, nan lawsuit was reported connected June 15 aft a theft telephone astatine Memorial Oaks Funeral Home. ​

The establishment’s head told investigators that he had discovered that 2 mausoleum niches had been entered astir 8 p.m. connected June 6. Niches are described successful nan archive arsenic glass-fronted displays wrong an enclosed mausoleum, successful which cremated remains and individual belongings are kept. ​

Investigators noted successful nan affidavit that nan tract is usually only unfastened to visitors during business hours, but that nan doors were mistakenly near unlocked, which allowed nan fishy to get inside.​

The affidavit describes surveillance footage successful which a female tin beryllium seen arriving successful a metallic SUV and entering nan mausoleum. Once inside, she unlocked respective niches. ​

Family members provided investigators pinch descriptions and estimated values of items reported to beryllium missing from nan mausoleum.

One personification said that a metallic James Avery transverse worn by nan deceased astatine nan clip of decease was missing, nan affidavit says. The transverse has an estimated worth of $150.

The aforesaid personification said that an aquamarine rosary had besides been stolen.

Another unfortunate reported that 3 golden Mahjong pieces had been removed from a 13-piece group placed successful his father’s memorial, nan archive states. The unfortunate said nan group was weighted astatine $3,700 earlier nan theft, though nan remaining pieces whitethorn person mislaid worth since nan group was nary longer complete.​

Fennel was linked to a metallic Lincoln MKC, which had visible harm that matched that seen connected nan SUV successful nan surveillance footage, according to nan affidavit. License sheet scholar information besides placed nan conveyance successful nan Houston area connected nan time of nan incident. ​

Allbritton confirmed that Fennel had been arrested connected 2 felony charges of burglary and theft from a graveyard. He added that Fennel has a “lengthy criminal history” successful Harris County, including arrests for forgery, theft, possession of a controlled substance, DUI and assault.