Rockport police reel in a suspect

CORPUS CHRISTI - H-E-B loss prevention agents smelled something fishy, so they alerted Rockport police, who netted an arrest in a sting that had at least one woman really taking the bait, police said.

Detectives worked with the grocery chain over the last several weeks to investigate theft and resale of fishing tackle and other sporting goods, Lt. Larry Sinclair said in a news release.

Friday morning, police made quite a catch. Acting on a search warrant at Beacon Bait Stand, 320 S. Fulton Beach Road, they recovered about $8,000 in merchandise believed stolen from H-E-B and other retailers, Sinclair said.

A 50-year-old Rockport woman was arrested on suspicion of organized retail theft, a state jail felony. Her bail amount has not been set. Sinclair said additional arrests are expected.

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