Alleged burglars arrested after getting locked inside convenience store

Trend Peavy, 42, was arrested on a burglary charge after getting locked inside a Galveston convenience store, Aug. 3, 2015. (Galveston Police Department) Trend Peavy, 42, was arrested on a burglary charge after getting locked inside a Galveston convenience store, Aug. 3, 2015. (Galveston Police Department) Image 1 of / 60 Caption Close Alleged burglars arrested after getting locked inside convenience store 1 / 60 Back to Gallery

When the alarm sounded at midnight a Galveston convenience store, police responded to a burglary in progress.

But it took the Galveston Fire Department to let the burglars out of the store equipped with doors that automatically lock from inside.

Tracey Mae Schexnider, 40, and Trend Cutler Peavy, 42, were arrested at the scene, said Sgt. J. Schirard of the Galveston Police Department.

Schexnider, who was on probation on a charge of aggravated robbery, remained Thursday in the Galveston County Jail on a total of $100,000 bail.

Peavy, who was wanted on municipal warrants, was no longer in custody Thursday, according to jail records.

The incident happened just past midnight Monday at the Star Food Mart, 45th and S, where a motion-activated alarm triggered a call to police.

When officers arrived, they couldn't get inside and the two people locked inside couldn't get out, Schirard said.

"We tried to call the keyholders, but we couldn't get ahold of anybody registered with the alarm company," he said. "After about 30 minutes, the fire department had to force entry."

The two claimed they had been playing video poker when the store closed, stranding them inside.

Authorities believe, however, that the pair entered during business hours, intentionally hid during the closing and then found themselves trapped, Schirard said.