First Week of January 2024 Arrests

Mary Jane Farmer | January 8, 2024 | Reply

By Mary Jane Farmer, for the Van Alstyne News, Scene In Town

Van Alstyne Police Lt. Steven Hayslip reported on the following arrests, made since the first of 2024.

Automobile burglaries — On January. 4, multiple calls made to dispatchers had officers going to several locations between U.S. Hwy 75 and SH 5, and police located four vehicles which had been burglarized. They also identified two suspects and recovered stolen property, Hayslip said.

Both suspects are from Van Alstyne. One is a juvenile and was taken to the Grayson County Juvenile Detention Center. Police obtained arrest warrants on the adult and jailed him in the Grayson County Jail on four charges of Burglary of a Motor Vehicle. The adult suspect posted a total of $8,000 bail in surety bonds, which have conditions set on them. He was released on that bail the following day.

Assault arrest — On January 4, police were dispatched to a home in the 500 block of Hickory Ridge Drive, regarding a disturbance in progress. They made contact with both of the involved people. Their on-site investigation determined that the suspect, a Denison woman, had assaulted her boyfriend. He suffered minor injuries, but did not require medical attention.

Police jailed the suspect on a charge of Assault Causing Bodily Injury/Family Violence for allegedly assaulting her boyfriend. The victim suffered minor injuries. However, he did not require medical attention.

The suspect had several previous Driving While Intoxicated offenses and was out on bail at the time of this assault. The last one, her third DWI charge, had her jailed in October, and the bail bondsman on that arrest came off that bail. The County charged her again with DWI 3^rd or more. A magistrate at the jail set bail on both charges at a total of $100,00 and, as of Jan. 8, she remains incarcerated.

Forgery charge — A Van Alstyne woman was jailed on January 5 a Forgery charge plus a charge of Speeding, both on warrants seeking her arrest. She sat out a cash fine of $225 on the speeding charge, and paid bail of $1,500 in surety bonds on the Forgery Charge. The suspect was released from Grayson County Jail on January 6.

Assault and more — On Jan. 7, police jailed a Van Alstyne man on two Tarrant County warrants. One charged him with Assault on a Family Member with a Previous Conviction and the other with DWI 3^rd or more. Total bail has been set at $70,000 and this suspect remains in jail as of Jan. 8.