Navasota Police recover stolen vehicle, ATV

Navasota Police officers recovered a stolen vehicle, all-terrain vehicle and stopped a burglary in progress.

Officers were dispatched to Willow Drive in the Heritage Meadows Subdivision Thursday, Aug. 16, at approximately 11:30 p.m. in reference to reports of a suspicious person.

A homeowner reported witnessing a male subject burglarizing their vehicle through their home security cameras. Officers apprehended a male juvenile and later released him into the custody of his parents. Burglary of a vehicle is a Class A Misdemeanor.

On Wednesday, Aug. 21, officers observed a red Dodge truck traveling on Farm to Market Road 379 transporting an ATV that had previously been reported stolen. Officers initiated a traffic stop and the juvenile driver was taken into custody for possession of a stolen property, a Class A Misdemeanor. The juvenile was released to his parents.

The ATV was originally reported stolen from the 1100 block of Foster Street July 30.

Saturday, Aug. 24, Navasota officers responded to Brookshire Brothers for reports of a stolen vehicle. According to officers a Brookshire Brothers employee recognized a vehicle that was reported to have been stolen on social media.

Officers located Devante Robinson, 21, from Navasota inside the store and in possession of the keys to the 2016 Mazda SUV. The vehicle was stolen from the 1200 block of East Washington Avenue Aug. 23.

Officers stated Robinson confessed to not owning the vehicle. He was arrested and charged with burglary of a motor vehicle and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, a state jail felony.