Texas Officer killed in MC crash

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Police Officer Anthony Zarate was killed in a motorcycle crash in the 8500 block of Ferris Drive while pursuing a vehicle that had been involved in an earlier shoplifting.

He was responding to a shoplifting call at a Target store in Meyerland Plaza at approximately 1:30 pm and attempted to stop the suspect vehicle in the parking lot. The vehicle fled from the parking lot with Officer Zarate in pursuit. Officer Zarate's motorcycle struck a landscaping trailer as the pursuit traveled down Ferris Street, between Chimney Rock Road and South Rice Avenue.

The vehicle he was pursuing continued to flee and its two occupants remain at large.

Officer Zarate was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Bellaire Police Department for seven years. He is survived by his wife and three daughters.

Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:
Chief of Police Byron Holloway
Bellaire Police Department
5110 Jessamine Street
Bellaire, TX 77401

Phone: (713) 668-0487

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Prayers for the family and loved ones...