Van Alstyne Police have been busy between today and June 26, just a few days ago. PD Lt. Steven Hayslip, Public Information Officer, reported on the following arrests and car wrecks.

Arrests

June 26 — At 1:18 a.m., officers stopped a vehicle on U.S. Highway 75 at Farmington after seeing it traveling 81 miles per hour in ad 65-mph zone. The driver, a Tulsa, OK, man smelled strongly of an intoxicating beverage, so they had him go through a series of Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFST), and at the completion, they jailed him on a charge of Driving While Intoxicated 3^rd or more.

The jail magistrate set bail at $20,000, and the suspect paid that with a surety bond and was released later the same day.

June 27 — About 2:26 a.m., Van Alstyne police jailed a Sherman man on a charge of Assault Causing Bodily Injury. The officers were called to the residence on FM 3133 and Industrial Blvd. because of the assault. They learned that two police had been involved in a fight, or physical altercation. The initial investigation led police to know that the Sherman man had assaulted a female there. Van Alstyne paramedics checked her injuries out, but she was not taken to a hospital.

The suspect’s bail was set at $2,500, which he paid with a surety bond for his release.

June 27 — Just after 7:30 that morning, Police were dispatched to the area of Henry Hynds Expressway and Northridge in reference to a welfare concern. They located the described person as an Atlanta, GA, man, standing in the middle of the roadway. When they got out of their patrol car to make contact with the man, he reportedly jumped over a concrete barrier and into the highway. Police told him to stop, that he was being detained for being in violation of Texas Traffic Code. He continued to try to evade them, and when the officers did detain him, he resisted arrest. They placed him in Grayson County Jail on charges of Evading Arrest and Resisting arrest.

Bail was set at a total of $5,000 on the two charges, and as of Monday evening, the suspect remained incarcerated.

June 28 — About 10:30 pm, officers were dispatched to a reckless drive on U.S. 75 and Farmington. The reporting caller told dispatch they had seen the driver of the vehicle drinking an intoxicating beverage while driving. Police found the described vehicle and initiated a traffic stop. The driver admitted to having been drinking while driving. The officers had him complete as set of the SFSTs, after which they jailed him on a charge of DWI with Open Container.

Bail was set at $1,500 on the charge, and the suspect, a Baytown, Texas, man, remained in jail as of Monday night.

June 29 — At 6:42 a.m., officers made a traffic stop on U.S. 75 and Farmington Road. Hayslip said they saw the vehicle being driven at 88 mph in a 65-mph zone. When they got the car stopped and made contact with the driver, a Wilmer, Texas, man, they discovered an outstanding warrant issued in Dallas County. It charged him with Criminal Mischief less than $750. He posted bail of $500 with a surety bond the following day.

Motor Vehicle Wrecks

June 22 — At 6 p.m., Police Unit #1 was traveling east on Waco and Unit #2 was going north on Tolson. Unit #2 failed to yield and struck Unit #1. Damage was minor and there were no injuries.

June 22 — At 8:25 p.m., Police Unit #1 ran off the road and went into a ditch. Damage was minimal, Hayslip reported. The Van Alstyne EMS treated the driver at the scene, but he wasn’t transported to a hospital.

June 22 — At 12:49 p.m., there was a 2-vehicle wreck on U.S. 75 at Hodgins. Hayslip said a minivan had a blown tire in the construction zone. The driver was going southward on the highway, attempting to get to a safe location, when a semi-truck-and-trailer rig rear-ended it. There were no injuries.

June 25 — A wreck happened at 1:11 p.m. on South Waco at Panther Parkway. A pickup was going north on South Waco when it began to slow down to turn westward onto Panther Parkway. An approaching 4-door sedan rear-ended it. One person went by ambulance to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

June 25 — The second vehicle crash of the day happened on Van Alstyne Parkway at Henry Hynds about 3:49 p.m. Hayslip said a small 4-door sedan was stationary in the turn lane facing west when a SUV attempted to turn out of the parking lot to go eastward on the Parkway. The SUV collided with the stationary vehicle. There were no reported injuries.

June 26 — It was at 2:04 p.m. when police were sent to Henry Hynds south of Chestnut Grove. They determined that one vehicle was moving northward on Henry Hynds through the construction zone when it collided with a construction worker. Hayslip said that paramedics checked out the construction worker and that all damages were very minor and he had no injuries.

Lt. Steven Hayslip is the Van Alstyne Police Department’s Public Information Officer, along with his numerous other responsibilities. This report is taken from Hayslip’s report to me (Mary Jane Farmer)  as the reporter for. the Van Alstyne News.

On June 10, at about 3 a.m., officers were dispatched to area of North Bound Hwy. 75 at Exit 51, in reference to a reckless driver. The officers located the described vehicle and made a traffic stop on it. The driver, a Plano man, spelled of an intoxicating beverage, said Hayslip. Police then put the suspect through Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, a series of roadside tests used by law enforcement to assess a driver’s potential impairment due to alcohol or drugs.

After completed, the officers booked the suspect into Grayson County Jail on a charge of Driving While Intoxicated.

The suspect posted bail of $1,500 for his release the following day.

On June 12, at about 11:34 p.m., officers initiated a traffic stop on US Hwy 75 and County Line Road after they observed a vehicle traveling approximately 80 miles per hour in a posted 65-mph construction zone. Upon contact with the driver, a Plano woman, they smelled the odor of an intoxicating beverage. Police then put her through the SFSTs, after which they jailed her on a charge of Driving While Intoxicated.

Grayson County Jail records show that she posted bail of $1,500 with a surety bond for her release later the same day.

On June 13, at approximately 2350 hours, officers initiated a traffic stop on US 75 and Farmington. The traffic stop was initiated after officers observed the vehicle traveling at approximately 81 mph in a posted 65 mph construction zone. Upon making with the driver, an Allen woman age 49, who had an outstanding warrant for her arrest. Officers could also smell the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. They conducted a probable cause search of thee vehicle and located marijuana in its center console.

Van Alstyne Police placed her under arrest on a charge of Possession of Marijuana less than two ounces and warrant service.

The warrant against the suspect was issued in Collin County and charged her with theft and with several previous convictions. She remains in Grayson County Jail, records show.

On June 14, 2025, just a little after 1 p.m., officers initiated a traffic stop on southbound US Hwy 75 and FM 121. The traffic stop was initiated after officers observed a vehicle traveling 84-mph in a posted 65-mph construction zone. Upon contact with the driver, police could smell the odor of an intoxicating beverage coming from inside the vehicle. Following protocol, they put the driver through the SFSTs, after which they jailed him on charges of DWI and Illegal Possession of a Firearm.

A magistrate at the jail set the suspect’s bail on the two charges at a total of $4,000, which he paid with a surety bond and was released the following day.

On June 14, at about 10:10 p.m., police were sent to the area of U.S Hwy 75 at about Farmington Road, after someone called in on a reckless driver. Police located the vehicle and made contact with the driver. The report said they smelled the odor of an intoxicating beverage coming from him. They put the driver, a Dallas man, through the SFSTs, and then placed him under arrest on a charge of DWI with an open container. Before turning the vehicle over to the towing service, they made an inventory of the vehicle. Inside it, they found a clear small bag of white powdery substance, which the field-tested positive as Cocaine, and this added a second charge against the suspect, that of Possession of a Controlled Substance PG 1 (Cocaine)

Jail records show that the magistrate at the jail set his bail at a total of $7,500 on the two charges. He paid that with a surety bond and obtained his release the next day.

Indictments: The Grayson County Grand Jury meets every other Wednesday1v xcvb  and in this past meeting, they indicted Van Alstyne’s Desiree Lee Lara on a charge of Evading Arrest or Detention with a Vehicle. The Grayson County database show she went to jail on the charge on April 14, booked in by Van Alstyne police, and that she paid her bail of $10,000 for her release the next day.

A previous Police Blotter shows that Van Alstyne police attempted to stop her on Martin Duke and John Douglas roads, but that she declined to stop for their overhead lights and siren. They got into a short pursuit, after which she (the driver) stopped for them.

An indictment does not indicate guilt, but only indicates there is enough evidence for the case to move ahead.

The Grand Jury indicted 23 people during this session on various drug charges. Methamphetamine (meth) led the list with 15 people indicted; Fentanyl -3; Cocaine-2; and Heroin-1.