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AUSTIN, Texas - The Austin Police Department says four people have been arrested in connection to two separate car burglary incidents.

The backstory:

Taleja Jenkins (L) and Deshuana Penson (R). Courtesy Austin Police Department.

The first incident happened on July 16 at around 3:20 p.m. at Zilker Park.

APD says officers responded to reports of a group of people breaking into vehicles.

Callers told APD that suspects had broken into several vehicles and had fled the scene in a silver Hyundai vehicle.

Officers located the Hyundai and did a traffic stop. During the stop, they recovered stolen property that belonged to one of the victims.

26-year-old Taleja Jenkins and 28-year-old Deshauna Penson were arrested for burglary of a vehicle and other related offenses.

Randy Counci

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