Four men are in the Brazos County jail, accused of what College Station police believes are dozens of burglaries.
Assistant chief Chuck Fleeger says the recovered stolen property from a home west of Millican filled a police department conference room.
Two men from Bryan, 20 year old Tyler Sanchez and 22 year old Matthew Murphy, and two brothers from College Station, 22 year old Kenneth and 23 year old Shawn Greer, were arrested, and Fleeger says more arrests are expected. For Sanchez, it’s his 15th arrest in the last six years.
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News release from College Station police:
On May 20, 2015, as part of an on-going investigation into burglary activity in the local area, officers with the College Station Police Department Community Enhancement Unit (CEU) and Uniformed Patrol were checking several locations in Brazos County attempting to locate a fugitive wanted on numerous felony warrants identified as Tyler Scott Sanchez.
At approximately 1030 hrs, Deputies with Brazos County Precinct 2 Constable’s Office located Sanchez in a vehicle at a residence in the 21000 blk of FM 159 in south Brazos County and were able to take him into custody for those warrants charging Sanchez with Possession of a Controlled Substance and Evading Arrest or Detention (Felony). At that time Sanchez was also found in possession of methamphetamine and was subsequently charged with the outstanding warrants and the new charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance. An additional person that was in the vehicle with Sanchez was arrested and charged with Possession of Marijuana, Failure to Identify, Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia as well as outstanding warrants from Bryan Police Department. He was identified as Matthew Aaron Murphy.
As part of the continuing investigation, information was developed linking the vehicle Sanchez and Murphy were in, as well as the residence they were at, to recent burglaries in the local area. Detectives with the College Station Police Department Criminal Investigations Division (CID) and representatives of the Brazos County Sheriff’s Office responded to assist and were able obtain a search warrant for the property. During the execution of that warrant property from dozens of recent burglaries throughout the Brazos Valley was recovered. Below is a photo representing a portion of the recovered stolen property as a result of this investigation.
Two other persons were able to be linked to the property and Detectives were able to obtain a warrant for their arrest charging them with a vehicle burglary that had been reported on May 16, 2015 in the 4900 blk of Augusta Circle in College Station. These individuals were identified as Kenneth David Greer and Shawn Allen Greer.
Investigation into this incident continues and additional arrests and charges are expected after consultation with local prosecutors. Those individuals arrested as part of this multi-agency cooperative effort are identified as:
Tyler Scott Sanchez
20 year old male
Bryan, TX resident
Matthew Aaron Murphy
22 year old male
Bryan, TX resident
Kenneth David Greer
22 year old male
College Station, TX resident
Shawn Allen Greer
23 year old male
College Station, TX resident
The College Station Police Department wishes to thank Brazos County Precinct 2 Constable’s Office and the Brazos County Sheriff’s Office along with many other local law enforcement agencies who are assisting in the ongoing follow up efforts to fully identify all victims of these crimes. Anyone with information is asked to contact the College Station Police Department at 979-764-3600 or Brazos County Crime Stoppers at 979-775-TIPS.
