News Release

A man was arrested in the noon hour for stealing a small gas can from a home on Rebouche Road, said Bossier Sheriff Larry Deen.

Alex Ryan Tuminello, 22, of the 6700 block of Jefferson Paige Road in Shreveport, was arrested earlier today for simple burglary. Tuminello was driving south on La. Hwy. 3 when his vehicle ran out of gas. He crossed the railroad tracks onto Rebouche Road where he walked up to a home and grabbed a small gas can from the garage. He then took the can back to his vehicle to fill it up enough to get him to a gas station, less than a mile away.

Tuminello was spotted by two Sheriff’s Posse members as he was walking across the railroad tracks and back to his vehicle. They thought it was odd that a man would be walking from a home over the tracks and back out onto the highway with a gas can in hand. As they continued down the road, they heard over the radio that someone on Rebouche Road had just called to report a stolen gas can from her garage. The two Posse members immediately knew that the man they had seen had to be the culprit. They turned around and followed him to the gas station and called deputies.

When deputies arrived, Tuminello denied any involvement in the theft. The Posse members and the homeowner positively identified him as the thief. Tuminello was also unaware that the gas can he had taken was filled with a gasoline and oil mixture, often used for lawn equipment.

Tuminello was arrested and transported to the Bossier Maximum Security Facility for booking. He is charged with simple burglary. His bond is pending.