Wise County Sheriffs Department Crime Report for November 8
By Staff | Published Sunday, November 8, 2009
Thursday, Oct. 29 100 block of Salad Master Road - A man left his truck at a mechanic shop in April to have the engine replaced. The man ran out of money for the repair and did not visit the shop until last week. When he did, he found it had been stripped of its wheels, gas tank, transmission and stereo. The shop owner could not be located.
100 block of Griffin Road - An unknown suspect stripped the copper wire from a mobile home.
100 block of PR 3814 - An unknown suspect cut a woman's fence and her cows briefly escaped.
100 block of N. Mount St. - Four juveniles in an SUV were seen speeding from a yard with a stolen Halloween decoration. Deputies located the juveniles and also found a skeleton stolen from another residence in the vehicle. The juveniles were released to their parents after the skeleton was returned.
Saturday, Oct. 31
100 block of CR 4630 - A man reported that he had let a friend borrow his car, and the friend failed to return it.
200 block of CR 4599 - A woman reported that her neighbor had shot and killed her dog. The neighbor admitted to killing the dog because it was in his front yard.
100 block of Clay Dent Court - A pair of men showed up at a residence and tried to get a man inside the home to fight them. The man stayed in his room while one of the suspects entered the residence and proceeded to steal a purse, iPod, camera, jacket and baseball cap. The suspects were later pulled over on a traffic stop, and all the stolen items were recovered.
Sunday, Nov. 1
100 block of Hilltop Trail - A man reported three doors were stolen from a rental house he owns.
600 block of Beyette St. - A man reported an unknown suspect stole a homemade utility trailer from his residence.
Intersection of U.S. 81/287 and FM 407 - A deputy pulled over a driver for reckless driving. While talking with the driver, another vehicle drove up behind the patrol car and then into the ditch before swerving and almost striking the deputy and his patrol vehicle. The female driver was removed from the vehicle and arrested for DWI.
Monday, Nov. 2
100 block of CR 4691 - A woman reported that her landlord had been threatening her. An officer located cut wire and wire cutters outside the residence.
400 block of Sandy Bass Lane - An unknown suspect has repeatedly damaged a complainant's vehicle.
700 block of CR 3336 - A woman reported that her mother slapped her.
2800 block of U.S. 380 - A woman reported she is receiving harassing text messages from another woman.
100 block of Judge Court - An unknown suspect damaged the fog lights on a complainant's pickup truck.
100 block of FM 718 - A 14-foot pop-up camper was stolen from a woman's front yard during the night.
200 block of Rook Ramsey Drive - A woman reported that her son-in-law stole several cell phone rebate cards and cashed them without permission.
Tuesday, Nov. 3
800 block of CR 2215 - A landlord complained that a tenant's rent was five months past due.
1300 block of Heritage Creek Drive - A man and his daughter complained of a neighbor's dog chasing them while they rode their bicycles.
Wednesday, Nov. 4
100 block of CR 4764 - Jewelry and change was reported stolen from a residence.
1000 block of U.S. 287 - An unknown suspect broke into a storage building and stole a 42-inch plasma television from Bono's Restaurant.
100 Lone Tree Lane - A complainant advised that the neighbor's kids are harassing her children.
2000 block of FM 407 - A man took too many Dilantins, an anti-epileptic drug. He was transported to Denton Presbyterian.
Thursday, Nov. 5
300 block of CR 2822 - A woman reported that her daughter is being harassed by an ex-boyfriend. No charges were filed.
1000 block of FM 1810 - A deputy found a dead cow laying in the middle of the road, blocking both lanes. An unoccupied van was found nearby with severe front end damage and a broken front windshield. Traces of blood were also spotted inside the van. The driver could not be located and the vehicle was impounded.
600 block of Newfield Lane - A woman reported that her ex-common law spouse punched her in the face and kicked her in the back. She chose not to file charges.
100 block of CR 4691 - A woman complained that her landlord turned off her electricity prior to evicting her.
100 block of PR 4711 - A woman reported that her 17-year-old son threatened to slit the throat of her and her boyfriend while they slept. The son went to go stay with an aunt for the night but jumped out of vehicle after getting into a verbal argument with her. Officers were unable to locate the teenager.
100 block of PR 3797 - A woman reported that an ex-boyfriend who recently moved out of the residence had entered her home without permission and stolen her bag and her roommate's travel bags. Her roommate's bag contained his cancer medicine.
200 block of CR 3503 - A pickup truck with a blown engine was stolen from the property. There are no suspects at this time.
200 block of Brighton Oaks Drive - A woman divorcing her common law husband went to stay in Lake Worth for a little while. When she returned to her home she found her common law husband there with a new girlfriend. The new couple was instructed to leave the residence.
2600 block of 3791 - A man arrived home from work and found his lawn care worker lying face down in the backyard. The man, Orville Jennings, 63, of Springtown collapsed and died while working.
