While Bryan police continues to search for additional suspects in 18 to 20 burglaries of construction vehicles in September, there are tips to reduce your chance of becoming a victim.
BPD officer Seth Waller says the first thing is to lock vehicles and to take and hide valuables.
Waller also says to document serial numbers and add other identifying markers and record that information.
For those with home video systems, Waller says to make sure they are operating.
On Tuesday (September 30), 21 year old Leondray Garrison was arrested in Harris County and transported to the Brazos County jail.
He remains held as of October 1 without bond on warrants from a Brazos County justice of the peace and from Montgomery County.
Bonds on two Bryan police warrants charging Garrison with felony theft totals $60,000 dollars.
And he is held on a Galveston County warrant charging him with unlawful carrying of a weapon. Bond on that charge is $10,000 dollars.
Click below to hear Seth Waller’s visit with WTAW’s Bill Oliver about the arrest of a suspect in September’s burglaries of construction vehicles, and tips to reduce the chance of being the victim of a vehicle burglary.
Update September 30, 2025:
Bryan police announce one arrest and the search for other persons of interest in a series of vehicle burglaries and tool thefts.
A BPD news release does not say how investigators identified a Houston man who participated in an undisclosed number of burglaries targeting work vans, work trucks, trailers, and other vehicles used in the construction business.
Most of the burglaries involved forced entry.
A 21 year old Houston man was arrested Tuesday (September 30) in Harris County on two warrants charging him for felony theft.
News release from Bryan police:
Over the past several weeks, the Bryan Police Department has responded to multiple incidents of vehicle burglaries and tool thefts.
The suspects have specifically targeted work vans, work trucks, trailers, and other construction-style vehicles.
In most cases, forced entry was used to gain access to valuable tools stored inside the vehicles.
Through the investigation conducted by BPD Patrol Officers, Crime Scene Unit, and Criminal Investigations Unit, a suspect was identified.
Two warrants for Theft $2,500 – $30,000 were issued for Leondray Garrison of Houston, Texas.
On September 30th, 2025, Leondray Garrison was arrested in Harris County on the active warrants.
Garrison and other persons of interests are still currently being investigated in multiple other Burglaries/Thefts in the area.
If you have any information to provide, please contact the Bryan Police Department at 979-209-5375.
Original story September 24, 2025
The Bryan police department goes to social media asking for public assistance to catch those responsible for forced entry vehicle burglaries.
BPD’s Facebook page says the suspects are targeting work vans, work trucks, and construction type vehicles between midnight and 7 a.m.
Over the past several weeks, an undisclosed number of victims at undisclosed locations have lost work equipment.
Potential victims are asked to document serial numbers, identifying number, and take photos of their property.
Everyone is asked to review home video and provide any video and/or information to BPD that could assist investigators.
Everyone is also asked to report all suspicious activity to 911.
According to Bryan police daily activity reports, there have been a total of 24 vehicle burglary reports between September 1 and September 23.