Todd Davis

Garland Resident Protects Home From Potential Looters

A Garland resident took it upon himself to protect his home from looters overnight Sunday, despite a curfew put in place following a string of devastating tornadoes that killed 11 people in Texas.

State and local police were blocking all entry to neighborhoods that sustained damage from an EF4 tornado that ripped through Garland, just south of Interstate 30 and west of Lake Ray Hubbard.

Anyone who made it past the roadblocks may have encountered Keith Anglin and his rifle. Anglin, who has lived in Garland for 13 years, told NBC 5 he stayed out in the dark all night Sunday to guard his storm-ravaged property.

"We certainly are not looking for anyone to get hurt. That's not the intention," he said. "Protecting our investment and our family is very critical."

Anglin said he and his wife encountered two men they suspected to be potential looters in the alley behind what used to be his house. They approached the men and told them to leave the neighborhood.

"I don't know if they're a resident or whatever, but you're digging through stuff that doesn't belong to you. That's a problem," Anglin said.

Garland plice told NBC 5 there have been no known looting incidents and no arrests.

On Tuesday, Rowlett Chief of Police William Michael Brodnax said there were three known incidents of looting in Rowlett, one Monday night resulted in an arrest.

NBC 5/Kroger Team Up For Tornado Relief

NBC 5 and Kroger are teaming up to get help to the victims of the deadly tornadoes that tore through North Texas on Dec. 26. Spare change will be collected in boxes at the check-out registers at every DFW-area Kroger grocery store. All of the money will go to the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.

Telemundo 39 reporter Teresa Gonzalez contributed to this report.

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