Brownwood Police responded to the report of a missing child in the 700 block of Avenue G on Thursday at approximately 5:00pm.
According to the report, the child and his family were visiting their grandmother when the child apparently wandered away. A neighbor reported seeing a small child walking down the road toward Austin Avenue, possibly turning toward an alleyway.
Officers followed this lead and within 10 minutes, found the boy in an attached storage closet of a residence nearby, crying. The sound of the boy’s crying alerted the officer who followed the sound, located the boy and reunited him with this family.
The boy was found very quickly, which was a nice story with a happy ending, according to Brownwood Police Chief Mike Corley.
“A 2-year-old found within 10 minutes was awesome,” stated Corley.
Other law enforcement reports and arrests released on Friday, May 27.
Monday, May 23
*12:41pm-Brownwood Police were dispatched to a domestic disturbance in the 1900 block of Austin Avenue. The investigation showed that two roommates had become involved in a physical altercation, involving each pushing the other. No arrests were made at the time of the report.
Tuesday, May 24
*7:05pm-Brownwood Police were dispatched to the 2200 block of 13th Street regarding unlawful restraint. According to the report, the complainant stated that his daughter’s ex-boyfriend had kept her from leaving school and returning home after school was out for the day. The incident occurred between 3:40pm-5:00pm.
Wednesday, May 25
*4:31pm-A complainant came to the Brownwood Police Department and reported forgery of a check. The suspect is the complainant’s ex-husband. The forgery was committed in October of 2010. A report was filed and charges are expected to be filed with the District Attorney.
Thursday, May 26
*9:14am-A complainant came to BPD to report theft of a set of wheels and tires in the 1000 block of 12th Street by a known suspect. The suspect was located and admitted to “buying a set of tires” from the victim but not paying for them.
*10:56am-Brownwood were dispatched to 1808 8th Street regarding unlawful restraint. The victim stated that her ex-boyfriend had come to her residence to talk with her and the victim had willingly left her residence with the suspect. However, when the victim desired to leave, the suspect refused to take her home and grabbed her by the arms and took her cell phone away so that she could not call anyone. The suspect could not be located at the time of the report.
*3:21pm-Brownwood Police were dispatched to Colortyme, 1214 Looney Street, regarding three counts of theft. The management reported three separate incidents of customers who had defaulted on their rental agreements by not making required payments. Charges are being pursued against each of the three customers.
*8:36pm-Brownwood Police were called to the 1700 block of Avenue A regarding a burglary of a motor vehicle. The complainant stated that an unknown subject had stolen a check from his vehicle while it was parked in front of his residence. The incident occurred sometime between the hours of 10pm on May 25th and 7am on May 26th.
*Brown County Sheriff’s office arrested 49-year-old James Howard Allen of Brownwood for Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Grade 1.
*Texas Department of Public Safety Arrested 46-year-old Bernardo Reyna of Brownwood for DWI with Open Container.
*Early Police arrested 30-year-old Zebulon Eli Vanhorn of Mullin for Driving While License Invalid and several outstanding warrants.
All arrestees are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
