Louisiana Tech Police arrested a Monroe man early Monday morning after he allegedly burglarized several vehicles on campus.
Campus police received a report from a witness about 3:00 a.m. Monday who said he saw a man entering his friend’s truck in the Mississippi Avenue parking lot and then attempting to enter other vehicles. Patrol officers responded and the witness pointed out Eddie J. Gray, 30.
Gray was detained while the owner of the truck was contacted. The owner said $18 in cash was missing from the center console. Gray was found with numerous small bills of currency and numerous coins in his pockets.
Under questioning, Gray admitted entering vehicles because he wanted money to buy a drink from a gas station.
Tech Police records showed Gray had been encountered previously by officers and barred from the campus.
Gray was booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center for six counts of simple burglary of a vehicle and criminal trespass by entering and remaining after being forbidden.
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