MAN ARRESTED FOR AUTO THEFT
Brenham Police have arrested a Houston man and recovered a stolen car out of Dayton during a Saturday traffic stop.
Just after 12:30 Saturday afternoon, Cpl. Seth Klehm conducted a traffic stop in the intersection of Hudson and Martin Luther King.
Dispatch advised Klehm that the vehicle was reported as stolen out of Dayton.
The driver, 35-year old Troy Smithers of Houston, was arrested and charged with Unauthorized use of a Motor Vehicle.
Police are also investigating a Burglary of a Vehicle.
Friday afternoon, Cpl. Steven Eilert was dispatched to the 1400 block of S. Austin in reference to the burglary of a motor vehicle.
The caller said sometime between Wednesday and Thursday, someone stole his pistol from his car.
The case remains under investigation.