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More details are emerging about the search for Jose Javier Cruz, the brother of Dodger outfielder Jose Cruz, Jr., courtesy of Robert Crowe and Eric Hanson of the Houston Chronicle, but they have perhaps only deepened the mystery.
Cruz has been in legal trouble, and barring the possibility that this whole thing is a big misunderstanding, the optimistic scenario would have him hiding out from the authorities. (There is a warrant for his arrest in Puerto Rico, though apparently no urgency to extradite him.)
Cruz, 34, was last seen by family members May 19 at his home in the 10300 block of Huntington Place. Cruz, who has had a troubled past, was wanted in Puerto Rico on theft and forgery charges.
Records show he has been arrested on charges of robbery, assaulting his wife and stealing from his father. His ex-wife, Karla Lynn Cruz, reported him missing to Houston police at 8 a.m. Wednesday.
"She said she last saw him around 6 a.m. (May 19) when she had gone to work," said John Cannon, a Houston Police Department spokesman. "She stated that Mr. Cruz was to pick up their kids from school in the afternoon, but he never did."
A day later, on May 20, Katy police alerted Karla Lynn Cruz that her Chevrolet pickup had been found engulfed in flames.
According to another article by The Associated Press, there were "accelerants" used in the truck fire, leading to it being investigated as arson. The fire itself had no human casualties.
Anyway, I hope no one judges our Jose Cruz based on his brother's actions. My inside source tells me what a great guy Jose is.
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I'll chime in on anything baseball related and that includes things like Penny's state of mind. But this isn't affecting the Dodgers or their fans.
I'm way up on my high hose without a ladder but that's just my 2 cents.
Onto the game!
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