Missouri City police, called to the scene of a car burglary in progress, nabbed three Houston men and recovered goods stolen in the break-in early Tuesday.

A resident in the 2600 block of Lakeside Village Drive called the Missouri City Police Department at 1:34 a.m. to report a vehicle burglary in progress in front of his home, according to police reports and a department spokesman.

Responding officers saw a vehicle speed off as they approached the area. They stopped the car and found three men inside.

Missouri City Police Capt. John Bailey said a "probably cause search" was conducted inside the car, and a gun was discovered in plain view in the open counsul between the car's passenger and driver seats.

Police also found "tools commonly used in burglaries," Bailey said - flashlights, latex gloves, screwdrivers and a window "punch."

Police also found an I-Pod, CD player and the wallet belonging to the victim who called police to report the burglary, Bailey said.

Arrested were Michael Eugene Caraway, 25; and brothers Daniel Sanchez, 20, and Juan Manuel Sanchez, 24.

All three men are from Houston, and all three were charged with burglary of a motor vehicle and organized criminal activity.

The Sanchez brothers also were charged with unlawful carrying of a weapon.

Caraway, whom Bailey said had been convicted of past crimes, was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.