8-year-old was lookout in South Texas burglary, police say 8-year-old was lookout in burglary, police say

Police say a South Texas man took his pregnant common-law wife and two small stepchildren to a home burglary this week, using his 8-year-old stepson as a “lookout” for the break-in.

Fabian Losoya and another Weslaco man, Ernesto Alanis, are facing burglary charges after the Monday break-in in La Feria, police said.

Court documents do not list ages for the men.

Losoya is also facing two counts of endangering a child under the age of 15, investigators said.

According to investigators, Losoya took his common-law wife, who is four-months pregnant, and two stepchildren, the 8-year-old boy and a 6-month-old stepchild, to the burglary.

Police said the common-law wife and the 6-month-old waited in the vehicle while the two men burglarized a La Feria home, using Losoya’s 8-year-old stepson as a “lookout.”

Police said that when officers responded to the scene, the boy was running around outside screaming, “Dad, the cops are here.”

Investigators said the men ran out of the home, where Losoya and Alanis were arrested as police drew their handguns on the men.

Police said Losoya disobeyed commands to get on the ground during the arrest.

According to the investigators, Losoya’s common-law wife is not facing any charges as she claims to have been told by Losoya that he was given permission to be on the La Feria property.