By Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News/Scene In Town
Van Alstyne police have been busy since late April, having made seven felony and misdemeanor arrests and handled other 464 calls for services. These resulted in 20 police reports and 12 offense reports, reported Sgt. Steven Hayslip.
Arrest — On April 25, at 7:15 pm, officers initiated a traffic stop. Upon contacting the vehicle’s occupants, they discovered that both men were possession of cocaine and marijuana. They arrested both suspects on charges of possession of controlled substance and possession of marijuana. They both posted a total bail of $7,500 the following day for their release.
Arrest— On April 26, police jailed a Denison man on a charge of Driving While License Invalid/Suspended with previous conviction. The suspect posted $1,000 bail in surety bonds for his release on April 27.
Arrest — On April 28, another traffic stop resulted in the arrest of a Sherman man. Hayslip said the officer learned there was an outstanding Dallas County warrant on the driver, charging him with assault with a previous conviction. The suspect, who has a masculine name but is identified as a female in the Grayson County Jail records, posted $12,000 bail in surety bonds the following day and was released.
Arrest — On May 1, a McKinney man went to jail on a charge of driving while intoxicated and posted $1,500 bail in surety bonds the same day for his release. This arrest was made because of a reckless driver call, Hayslip said. Police located the described vehicle and saw that the driver wasn’t keeping in a single lane of traffic. They initiated a traffic stop and determined the driver to be intoxicated.
Arrest— On May 3, officers were sent to a two-vehicle automobile crash. After contacting both vehicles’ occupants and, following their having completed investigation on the wreck, determined that one of the drivers was found to have outstanding Grayson County warrants for his arrest. The warrants charged him with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and with assault causing bodily injury-family violence. A total bail was set at $25,000, which the suspect posted on May 4 for his release.
Arrest— On May 5, a traffic stop uncovered drugs and brought into customer a parole violator. Hayslip’s report said that the first suspect was charged with Manufacture-Delivery of a controlled substance between 4-200 grams. Jail records also show this suspect, from Balch Springs and with a Smith County warrant charging with him with possession of drugs and that he was also on parole. Since incarceration, Grayson County charged him as a parole violator and he remains in the jail. The other suspect, from Seagoville, was also in possession of methamphetamine and various drug paraphernalia, indicative of narcotic sales and received the same drug charges.
Burglary— About 9 a.m. April 29, officers were sent to Arroyo’s Mexican Food Restaurant at 166 N. Main to begin investigation into a burglary. Hayslip said there were pry marks on the back door, which is how entry was made. Taken were several hundred dollars in cash and checks. The investigation is ongoing, and police have identified two suspects, Hayslip said.