Deputies say the man was trying to break into the large donation box, where he got trapped inside and couldn't breathe.

Both restaurants—just miles away from one another— were broken into overnight on Wednesday.

Julian Comeaux, 21, was shot and killed after confronting a man seen breaking into cars. Larisha Sellers, Julian’s mother, says she remains hopeful his killer's recently released sketch will get them closer to justice.

The neighborhood social media site “Nextdoor” recently featured a fairly spirited post about motor vehicle burglaries (car break-ins) at Houston’s Memorial Park, but the Houston Police Department, the agency that patrols the park, said Tuesday they have not noticed an uptick in incidents.