Herald Democrat

Sherman P.D.

Drug arrests — Oct. 17, 401 E. U.S. 82 (Walmart), Officer Ryan Hapiuk. Sgt. Bruce Dawsey said that Hapiuk and other officers were dispatched to a retail store where two people appeared to be planning to shoplift items. By the time police arrived, the couple, a 21-year-old Gunter man and a 20-year-old Gunter woman, had discarded the concealed items, paid for a couple of things, then left. Police spoke with them outside the store, and then, after following protocol, searched their vehicle. Inside it, they found the woman in possession of a baggy of methamphetamine weighing 4.2 grams. The man was found with a silver pill container also holding more than 4 grams of meth. Both were jailed on charges of possession of controlled substance (meth) between 4-200 grams. The female remained in Grayson County Jail Wednesday in lieu of $15,000 bail. The male remained incarcerated with bail set at $25,000.

Drug arrest — Oct. 17, 1:02 a.m., 900 block S. Travis, Officer Tony Walden. A traffic stop made because the driver had no insurance resulted in the arrest of the driver, age 22, on a charge of possession of marijuana. The report states that Walden found loose marijuana in the vehicle’s center console. Bail was set at $1,500 and the suspect posted that in surety bonds later Monday.

Drug arrest — Oct. 17, 2:20 a.m., 200 lock E. Olive, Officer Tony Walden. Walden again stopped a vehicle that showed not to have insurance. At the driver’s window, the officer smelled marijuana coming from inside the car. He found two active warrants, also on liability insurance violations, in place against the suspect. He placed the driver under arrest, then searched the vehicle and found marijuana hidden in a cologne box. The suspect, age 19, remained incarcerated late Tuesday on charges of driving while license suspended, possession of marijuana, and the warrants, with bail and cash bonds totalling $4,109.

Drug arrest — Oct. 17, 200 block Sunset, Officer Aaron Vines. Vines reported that he stopped a vehicle after seeing the driver not wearing a seatbelt. The driver’s actions were suspicious and, Dawsey said, provided probable cause for a search. Vines found a narcotic and marijuana inside the vehicle and jailed the driver on charges of possession of marijuana and possession of a controlled substance in a drug-free zone. The suspect posted $9,000 bail in surety bonds later Monday.

Theft of motorcycle — Oct. 17, 2500 block N. Travis, Officer Jack Melson. Between 11 p.m. Sunday and 7:35 a.m. Monday, somebody took a red Yamaha R1 motorcycle from a parking lot on North Travis.

Burglary of vehicle — Oct. 17, 2500 lock N. Hickory, Cpl. Kevin Garbacik. Between 2 a.m. Saturday and 7 a.m. Monday, someone went into an unlocked vehicle and took the complainant’s wallet and cell phone.

Burglary of vehicle — Oct. 17, 4800 block Texoma Parkway, Telephone report. A vehicle owner told police that someone broke into his locked 2000 Ford Expedition about 5 p.m. Friday. Taken were a CD player and an Apple Ipod 8-gig Nano.

Burglary of habitation — Oct. 17, 400 block S. Charles, Officer Tony Walden. About 9 p.m., Sherman dispatch received a call about a disturbance at a home on E. Jones. Walden reported that when he arrived, a man outside the house told him that the suspect inside the house had burglarized his home on S. Charles. The suspect was inside the house but would not speak with him. Walden then learned, the report states, that the suspect was also a suspect in another burglary that happened about a week earlier on East Cherry. The Sherman P.D.’s detectives are following up.

Assault — Oct. 17, 11:45 p.m., 300 block Archer, Officer Tom Caver. Police were sent to an apartment complex where, the report said, two men confronted and assaulted another man by punching him in the head and face several times.

Denison P.D.

Aggravated assault causing injury-family violence — Oct. 16, 2:41 a.m., 1000 block S. Armstrong, Officer Kyle Mackey. Lt. Mike Eppler said that Mackey jailed a suspect on a charge of aggravated assault with weapon, family violence, based on the investigation into the injury of a woman at her house. The man, 31 years old, is suspected of assaulting the woman by first pushing her against the wall and a kitchen table, breaking the table. There was broken glass and mirrors across the floor, according to Mackey’s report, which noted that on the first slam, he tackled her to the floor where he choked her and threatened her with a piece of broken mirror held against her throat. He also allegedly threw a trash bag of broken glass at her. Another person in the house got the suspect outside, and that’s where he was when Mackey arrived.

The suspect remained in Grayson County Jail late Wednesday with bail set at $25,000. Jail records show he was sentenced to serve seven years in state prison on a previous assault conviction.

Burglary of vehicle — Oct. 17, 815 W. Crawford, Officer Tom Unefusser. A woman left her car unlocked and her purse inside it. Someone got inside the car and took the purse which contained, among other things, her medication, Eppler said.

Shoplifting suspects arrested — Oct. 17, 7:09 p.m., 401 N. U.S. 75 (Walmart), Officer Donald Rhodes. Two women went to jail after leaving the store with several shower curtains valued individually between $15 and $20.

Burglary of vehicle — Oct. 17, 800 block W. Walker, Officer Robby Carney. Someone managed to use a tool to get inside a locked vehicle. Taken were a backpack, dental products, knives, and an Acer tablet, valued at more than $1,400.

Theft — Oct. 17, 900 block W. Thatcher, Officer Isaac Bates. Two complainants said they hired a man they knew to remove some carpet from a house. He is suspected of having taken other items, too, which Eppler said include a refrigerator, shoes and clothes, children’s toys, a DVD player and games, and more. The complainants also said that the catalytic converter was also taken from their vehicle. Police are following up on the case.

Burglary of residence — Oct. 16, 700 E. Main, Officer Jose Reyna. Someone kicked in the door of a residence and left with jewelry, cash, and a camera.

Burglary of residence — Oct. 14, 801 N. U.S. 75 (Comfort Inn), Officer Wesley Bounds. Taken from a motel room were two 32-inch flat-screen televisions. Entry was made through a window, Eppler said.

Theft — Oct. 14, 613 N. Austin, (Las Brisas), Officer Cory Kreil. Someone had removed an outside air conditioner from a back window of the building.

Burglary of residence — Oct. 15, 900 block W. Sears, Officer Darren Riddick, After prying open a screen door and then braking the glass on the inside door, someone stole two DVD players, a digital picture frame, and other items, together valued at $325.

Bonham P.D.

Criminal mischief — Oct. 16, 1300 block SH 121 N, police report. Upon officers’ arrival they met with the caller who advised that someone had poured sugar into the gas tank of his truck. The caller advised his truck had been running poorly and he finally pulled the fuel pump out of the gas tank and found granules of sugar on the filter that is attached to the fuel pickup tube. Police have possible suspects and are investigating the crime.

Arrest — Oct. 16, 1700 FM 87 N., Sgt. Tammy Boehler. Someone called police regarding possible narcotics and then said that the subject in question was being searched at the entrance of a prison facility. During the search, the male was found to be in possession of what appeared to be a marijuana cigarette, which was concealed inside the brim of his ball cap. Boehler field tested a small amount of the tobacco and the field test showed it to be marijuana.The suspect was charged with having a prohibited substance in a correction facility.

Durant P.D.

Robbery — Oct. 18, 1 a.m., 802 N. Washington Ave., (E-Z Mart), Detectives’ report. A clerk called police after being robbed of cash. The suspect is a dark-complected man, about 5-feet 8-inches tall, weighing about 170 pounds, and in his late 20s to early 30s. He wore a red long-sleeve shirt, blue jeans, and a baseball cap. He was seeing leaving on foot. Anyone with information on this, or any crimes, is urged to call Durant Crime Stoppers at 580-924-8845.

Arrest — Oct. 18, 5:40 p.m., 1000 block Briarwood, Officer Shane Harkey. Harkey was going around a curve when a 2005 Kia Sorento, speeding toward him, slid sideways as it rounded the curve. Harkey took evasive action and wasn’t struck.

Harkey turned around on the vehicle, and its driver accelerated to a higher speed. It kept going at speeds up to 55 mph until it turned onto Wilson and then into the Timber Ridge apartments. There, the driver, 21, jumped out and ran. When Harkey ordered him to stop, the driver did. Harkey booked him into the Bryan County Jail on charges of eluding an officer, reckless driving, driving under suspension, no insurance, and five outstanding Durant warrants.

Burglaries from vehicles — Oct. 18, 1:35 a.m., 2200 block Hillcrest; and 4:15 a.m. Carl Albert; Lt. Carrie Wyrick reporting. Dispatchers received calls about men going through vehicles on Hillcrest. An officer arrived and saw a man standing in the middle of the road on Denwood, going through a woman’s red wallet, throwing out papers. Crank walked up behind him and grabbed his arm, and identified himself as a police officer. Once in custody, the suspect was searched and found with two CD cases, a white ball cap, and a pocketful of change.

Police started checking the area and found four vehicles that had been gone through and, according to their owners, had items missing that matched the items the suspect had on him. Crank jailed the suspect, age 21, on four counts of 2nd-degree burglary.

Then, about 4:15 a.m., Sgt. Jim Smarr located two men, ages 18 and 30, on Carl Albert, north of Gail Farrell, who had been with the jailed suspect earlier in the evening. Smarr asked the men to go to the police station to talk about the burglaries. One man had a knife in his pocket and Sgt. Smarr asked for consent to check his person for any more weapons. The officer found a Crown Royal bag inside his coat. The bag contained assorted change and papers, including a payment book in the name of a person that Smarr knows personally.

At the police station, Smarr contacted the person whose name was on the payment book and he confirmed that the payment book was missing from his vehicle. Under Miranda, one of the men stated that he had taken items from several different vehicles. The other did not have any stolen property on him but admitted to being present during the burglaries. Police jailed the first man on 2nd-degree burglary and possession of stolen property charges. No charges have yet been filed against the other man.