By  Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News

Van Alstyne Police arrested several people during the past week, beginning Saturday, March 29. Police Lt. Steven Hayslip reported on the following arrests.

March 29 — About 10:30 p.m. that Saturday, officers were sent to a motor vehicle accident. In the 1100 block of West Van Alstyne Parkway. There, officers spoke with all of the individuals involved in the accident. While talking with the driver of one of the vehicles, a Van Alstyne man, they heard him slurring his speech and saw that the suspect had bloodshot eyes, Hayslip said.

No one in the wreck were injured.

They placed the suspect under arrest on a charge of Driving While Intoxicated.  The suspect posted bail of $3,000 later the same day for his release.

April 2 — It was about 6:30 p.m when officers were sent to look into a suspicious person call in the 400 block of Martin Duke. Upon arrival, officers found that the suspects were still at the location. Following protocol, they found out that one of the two, a Van Alstyne woman, had two outstanding warrants for her arrest which had been issued by the Choctaw Nation. These warrants charged her with felony drug offenses. They placed her under arrest and took her to Grayson County Jail.

As of this Saturday, she was still incarcerated.

April 2 — Some time later that evening, about 11:45 pm, Van Alstyne police made a traffic stop on U.S. Hwy 75 at Farmington Road after they saw the vehicle travelling at 89-miles per hour in a 75-mph zone. The driver, a Mesquite woman was extremely nervous while they talked with her. The officers asked for consent to search her vehicle, but she denied permission.

So, the officers requested and received a K9 unit at the scene. The K9 conducted an open sniff and alerted. He led the officers to a clear bag containing about three grams of methamphetamine, a clear plastic bag containing one ounce of marijuana, and a firearm.

Police jailed her on all three offenses. Bail was set at $24,000, which the suspect paid with surety bonds and obtained her release.

Hayslip also reported there were four accidents in this time period No one was injured in three of those and one person suffered minor injuries and was transported to a nearby emergency room.