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Two Arrests in latter September

Two Arrests in latter September

| September 27, 2024 | Reply

By Mary Jane Farmer, Scene In Town for the Van Alstyne News Just a reminder here — National Night Out is from 6-8 pm this coming Tuesday, Oct. 1, to be held at the Central Social District Park in downtown. Van Alstyne Police have participated in NNO since, at least, 1996, and invite all Van Alstyne […]

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New Shared-Use Path Under Construction

New Shared-Use Path Under Construction

| September 19, 2024 | Reply

By Mary Jane Farmer, for the Van Alstyne News TxDOT updated this information, as shown in red. The Texas Department of Transportation officials announced that Encino Landscape of Cleveland, Texas, will be creating a new 10-foot-wide shared-use path in Van Alstyne along State Highway 5 (Waco St) from Williams Way to Blassingame Avenue, then along […]

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VA Police Arrests

VA Police Arrests

| September 15, 2024 | Reply

By Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News August 28 — About 3:00 pm, officers initiated a traffic stop on US 75 and Jim Jones, after seeing that the license plate was obstructed. Lt. Steven Hayslip, the Van Alstyne Police Department’s Public Information Officer, reported. When the officers approached the driver, they smelled the […]

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Arrests Made Since Aug. 1

Arrests Made Since Aug. 1

| August 18, 2024 | Reply

By Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News, SceneInTown.com During the first half of the month of August (2024), Van Alstyne Police safely took several intoxicated or drugged drivers off the street. Police Lt. Steven Hayslip provided the following information on those stops and arrests. August 4 — About 10 p.m., officers made a […]

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Pursuit Turns Fatal on U.S. Highway 75

Pursuit Turns Fatal on U.S. Highway 75

| August 15, 2024 | Reply

This wreck account is from Van Alstyne PD, Lt. Steven Hayslip Van Alstyne – At 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 14 (2024), the Van Alstyne Police Department received a transferred 911 call from Collin County. The caller reported a gray Dodge truck driving recklessly northbound on U.S. Highway 75, striking barriers and other vehicles along the […]

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