On June 30th 2020 Officers with the Nacogdoches Police Department responded to the 1600 block of Terracewood Lane for a burglary of a residence. An investigation revealed that a white female driving a black four door car was seen entering into an attached garage of a residence and stealing the residents purse which contained numerous financial instruments and personal property. The resident had a security camera that caught the crime occurring.
The following day on July 1st 2020 Detectives with the Nacogdoches Police Department Criminal Investigations Division obtained a search warrant for an address on E. Austin St, believed to be the suspects address, and executed the warrant on the same day with the assistance of Investigators with the Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office. Numerous items believed to either be stolen or obtained through fraudulent means from at least 14 victims in the city and county were seized. A warrant of arrest for Burglary of a Habitation has been issued for Mattie Alabama Emerson Pena 32 
years of age from Nacogdoches, Tx. This has turned into a multi agency investigation that is ongoing at this time. Further charges are expected in the coming days. Attached is a video of the crime that is being released to the public to help in the apprehension of the suspect. Anyone with information of the suspect’s whereabouts is advised to contact the Nacogdoches Police Department at 936-559-2607 or Nacogdoches Crime Stoppers at 936-560-INFO.
