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Criminal Contact Offenses Land People in Jail

Criminal Contact Offenses Land People in Jail

| February 19, 2024 | Reply

By Mary Jane Farmer, for the Van Alstyne News, Scene In Town Thursday and Saturday (Feb. 15 and Feb. 17), Van Alstyne Police responded to two calls (separate incidents)  and made arrests of three local residents. In neither report did police give the locations of the arrests. Thursday’s arrest was of a female on a […]

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Van Alstyne Police Awards

Van Alstyne Police Awards

| February 17, 2024 | Reply

By Mary Jane Farmer for The Van Alstyne News, Scene In Town.  Courtesy photos. Van Alstyne Police Chief Tim Barnes and the City honored many of the department’s police officers at the recent (Tuesday, Feb. 13) Van Alstyne City Council meeting. Mayor Jim Atchison swore in two officers, and there were also awards given to […]

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Who’s Oscar Riddle?  (Part 1 of 2)

Who’s Oscar Riddle? (Part 1 of 2)

| February 11, 2024 | Reply

By Dusty Williams. Reposted with permission. When thinking about the beginnings of our quaint little town, Van Alstyne, we are reminded of the railroad and the migration of residents from the nearby town of Mantua. When the iron giant came through in 1873, it bypassed the flourishing town of Mantua, bought land from an orphan […]

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Van Alstyne Resident Indicted This Week

Van Alstyne Resident Indicted This Week

| February 8, 2024 | Reply

The Grayson County Grand Jury returned the results on its latest indictments, one of which includes that of a Van Alstyne resident whose arrest was made by Van Alstyne Police. Arthur John Hudson has been indicted on a charge of Evading Arrest/Detention with a Vehicle, with Deadly Weapon. An indictment is not proof of guilt, […]

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Separate Wrecks Take Two Lives

Separate Wrecks Take Two Lives

| February 6, 2024 | Reply

By Mary Jane Farmer for The Van Alstyne Leader, Scene In Town Two of three crashes within a 3-day time period have claimed two lives, reported Van Alstyne Police Lt. Steven Haysliip. About 6 a.m. Friday Feb. 2, police were sent to the 1100 block of South Waco regarding an accident between vehicle and pedestrian. […]

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