Police Reports, ending 3.13.21

Mary Jane Farmer | March 15, 2021

Reports compiled by Mary Jane Farmer for Van Alstyne News/Scene In Town

Van Alstyne Police answered 366 calls for service in the two-week period ending March 13, according to Police Sgt. Steven Hayslip. These resulted in 11 police reports, seven offense reports, and four arrests, as of Saturday, March 13.

There was also one additional arrest made late in the day Saturday, after this information was provided to this reporter. Those details will be forthcoming, but jail records show it was a 38-year-old Van Alstyne woman charged with one count of assault causing bodily injury-family violence. Sunday morning, jail records show, the suspect had been released on $2,500 bail payable in surety bonds.

March 5 arrest — A 22-year-old Van Alstyne woman went to jail after being involved in a one-vehicle car crash. The driver had struck a street sign while going east on Van Alstyne Parkway. Hayslip said she was arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated. Bail was set at $1,500, payable with a surety bond, which was posted and she was freed later the same day.

March 7 arrest — Police were called to a residence for assistance and arrested a 30-year-old resident on a charge of assault causing bodily injury-family violence. The victim suffered apparent minor injuries, Hayslip said. The suspect posted bail of $2,500 in surety bond with conditions on March 8 for her release.

March 11 arrest— A Van Alstyne man, age 21, went to jail on a charge of interference with emergency call for assistance. Hayslip said they received a call from the intended victim’s dad, whom she had been able to call before dialing 911. At that time, the perpetrator had taken the person’s phone, which prevented the intended victim from calling for help. Police got there and found she had not been assaulted. The suspect also had a charge set against him by Sherman PD for failure to maintain financial responsibility (no insurance). On the first charge, bail was set at $2,500, surety bond with special conditions, and the magistrate set a personal recognizance bond on the second charge. The suspect was freed on March 12.

Four accidents during this time period included a major one with passengers sent to area hospitals.

This was on March 3, at the Farmington/Blythe Road and U.S. 75 service road. Hayslip reported that one vehicle was going south on the service road and failed to stop at the intersection, which is controlled by a stop sign for north/south traffic. It collided with a vehicle going east in the intersection. One vehicle was totaled and the other received major damage, the sergeant said. One driver was from Denison, the other a Van Alstyne resident.

March 4, there was another wreck at the same intersection. This time, both cars were moving northward on the service road when the front car began to turn left onto Blythe. The car behind him began to pass the front car and collided with it on the driver’s side. Minor damage only to both vehicles.

The third wreck investigated was on March 11, and in this instance, Hayslip said, the driver backed into a gas meter. There were no injuries here.