Bryan police on patrol at 2 a.m. Wednesday saw two individuals with a flashlight run across a street near Sul Ross elementary school on Midwest Drive.
After a brief foot chase the officers caught a 13 and a 16 year old.
That led to the discovery of seven vehicle burglaries.
Most of the stolen property from the unlocked vehicles were recovered and returned, including one firearm.
And the unidentified teens were arrested and taken to juvenile detention.
Motorists no longer have to deal with using an unpaved Brazos County road to get around bridge repairs east of Kurten. County commissioner Chuck Konderla announced during Tuesday’s meeting (October 8) that Oak Lake Road reopened 30 days ahead of schedule. While Democrat Road was used as the detour, Konderla said county crews graded the unpaved road four times. Konderla also repeated efforts to eventually widen and pave Democrat Road, which was the detour during bridge repairs. Click below for comments from Chuck Konderla during the October 8, 2024 Brazos County commission meeting.
A Bryan man convicted three times of driving with an invalid license (DWLI) and is awaiting trials in two more DWLI cases is arrested again on that charge. 30 year old Stephan Ellis was also arrested by Bryan police for evading and fleeing. The October 8th arrest was the result of a patrol officer seeing no front license plate on Ellis’s car. The BPD arrest report says Ellis’s prior DWLI convictions were in 2018, 2020, and 2022. Online court records show he is awaiting trials for DWLI that took place in March and August of 2024. Online court records also show he is accused of violating probation for a misdemeanor family violence assault causing bodily injury that took place in 2022. Online jail records show Ellis was released after posting bonds totaling $8,000 dollars from his fourth booking since June 2024 and his 19th booking since October 2012. A College Station man is in jail following his arrest on a charge of violating probation. The College Station police arrest report also says 40 year old Andrew Williamson resisted and attempted to head butt one of three officers who were attempting to place him in custody. Court records say Williamson is accused of violating probation from a felony family violence assault that took place in November 2018. Williamson remains jailed as of October 10 in lieu of bonds totaling $32,000 dollars.
Hear more about an upcoming Financial Literacy Workshop presented by Charles Schwab and Frost Bank, reading programs, holiday events, and more during an update on The Infomaniacs on Thursday, October 10, 2024. Listen to “Bryan + College Station Public Library System Update on The Infomaniacs” on Spreaker.
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