For the week ending September 22nd … Lytle Police officers handled 47 calls for service, which was down from the 68 calls last week. There were 105 traffic stops, 66 of those stops resulted in citations and 39 were warnings.
Officers made one arrest last week. An 18-year-old female was cited and released for possession of drug paraphernalia (class C misdemeanor). The initial stop was for disregarding a stop sign.
No property crimes were reported last week!
I forgot to thank H.E.B. last week for the Sept. 11 luncheon. The H.E.B. partners set up at the fire station and served a wonderful lunch to the area first responders. We are blessed to have such a nice, big H.E.B. Plus in our town.
Our National Night Out event will be on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at the Lytle Community Center (19031 Priest Blvd.) The event will run from 6 PM – 8 PM. We will be serving hotdogs, drinks, snacks, and snow cones. It’s not too late to reserve a table for your business or organization.
Category: Tid Bits by Richie Priest
Night Homecoming Parade this Saturday
For the week ending September 15th … Officers managed 68 calls for service and conducted 63 traffic stops. Those stops resulted in 38 drivers being issued citations and 25 receiving warnings.
Officers made three arrests last week. #1 – A 51-year-old female was cited and released for a class C theft at the H.E.B. Plus. #2 – A 38-year-old male was arrested after he was stopped for speeding. He provided false identifying information because he had a warrant. So, he not only was arrested on the theft warrant out of Bexar Co. …. He picked up a false ID charge. #3 – Officers arrested a 45-year-old female for public intoxication; she was booked into the Atascosa Co. Jail.
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Last week in the life of the Lytle P.D. … Officers handled 32 calls for service, which is a low number for us. Officers conducted 173 traffic stops, which is a high number for us. Of those 173 stops, 131 resulted in citations and 42 warnings. So, a low call volume allowed for more time for traffic enforcement. Interestingly, officers issued 69 citations for speeding with the average ticket written for 12.73 miles over the posted limit.
There were no property crimes reported last week! That makes it two weeks in a row. If this continues, I will be out of a job in no time.
Officers made two trips to Jourdanton last week. #1 – A 62-year-old male was stopped for a defective headlamp on Main St. It was determined that he had an assault causing bodily injury warrant out of Atascosa Co. He was taken into custody and booked into the Atascosa Co. Jail. #2 – Officers finished an investigation and detained a 12-year-old juvenile on felony charges; he was transported to the Atascosa Co. Juvenile Detention Facility.
Weekly Crime report, and upcoming Lytle events…Mark your calendars for the Homecoming Night Parade Sept 21st
Throughout Lytle P.D. last week … Officers handled 48 calls for service and conducted 48 traffic stops. Of those 48 stops, 29 resulted in citations and 19 were warnings.
We did not have any property crimes reported last week! No thefts, no burglaries, and no criminal mischief.
Officers made five arrests last week. #1– Officers responded to the Pecan Grove Apts. (14900 Main St.) for a report of a disturbance. A 19-year-old male was arrested for Assault Causing Bodily Injury (family member). #2 – A report of suspicious activity near the intersection of Wisdom Rd. and Norvell St., resulted in the arrest of a 30-year-old male who provided false identifying information to the officer. #3 – A traffic stop on Main St. resulted in the arrest of a 37-year-old male for an active felony narcotics warrant out of Bexar Co. #4 – Bexar Co. S.O. met one of our officers and turned over a 22-year-old male who had an active warrant out of our department (he fled on foot a couple of months back.) #5 – A traffic stop on Main St. resulted in the arrest of a 21-year-old male for possession of marijuana and unlawfully carrying a weapon. All the arrestees were booked into the Atascosa Co. Jail in Jourdanton.
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Last week in the Lytle P.D. work world … Officers responded to 52 calls for service and conducted 87 traffic stops. Of those 87 stops, 58 resulted in a citation and 29 were warnings.
We only had two property crimes reported last week. #1 – A construction company working in the new Rosewood Estates subdivision reported that a Bobcat Skid-Steer valued at $14,000 was taken between August 8th and August 10th. #2 – H.E.B. reported a shoplifter and your officers responded. A 16-year-old female juvenile was cited and released for theft; the value was $19. So, those thefts were on both ends of the spectrum.
Officers made four arrests last week. #1 – A traffic stop on FM 2790 N. resulted in the citation and release of a 60-year-old male for possession of drug paraphernalia. #2 – A traffic stop on Lytle-Somerset St. resulted in the arrest of a 33-year-old male for violation of a protective order (booked into the Atascosa Co. Jail). #3 – This was the juvenile from the H.E.B. theft. #4 – A traffic stop on Main St. resulted in the arrest of another 33-year-old male. He had an active warrant out of Bexar Co. for resisting arrest. He was also found to be a felon in possession of a handgun (booked into the Atascosa Co. Jail).
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Last week your Lytle P.D officers handled 46 calls for service and conducted 84 traffic stops. Of those 84 stops, 65 resulted in citations and 19 were warnings. Railroad St., was again, the site of this week’s “top speeder.” Sgt. Hanson cited a driver for “60 in a 35”, so that is 25 MPH over the limit. I have received a few tickets in my day, I was never a “fast driver,” maybe if I was trying to make it to Dairy Queen before they closed but that was about it.
Not too much criminal activity to report this past week, the crooks are busy getting the kids ready for school and taking those last-minute vacations.
We did not arrest anyone last week! It’s always a good week when nobody goes to jail. As a bonus, we save a lot of time and fuel expenses by not having to run people to the county jails in Jourdanton, Hondo, or San Antonio.
Tid-Bits
Lytle Police activity for the past week included, but was not limited to, responding to 39 calls for service and conducting 66 traffic stops. Of the 66 stops, 57 resulted in citations and 9 were warnings. The “top speeder” of the week was “clocked” by Sgt. G. Hanson speeding 73 mph in a 35-mph zone on Railroad St. That’s 38 mph over the limit! That reminds me of the old Cannonball Run movie from 1981, it was packed full of stars. Sadly, most of them have passed on. Fair warning, if you look up the theme song and listen to it, it may get stuck in your head. Now on to something of more substance.
Only two property crimes were reported to us last week. #1 -H.E.B. Plus reported that an unknown female shoplifted some unknown items. That is a lot of unknowns. #2 – A resident of N. Benton reported scratches on the rear hatch of her vehicle.
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Here is the snapshot of Lytle P.D. activity from last week. … Your officers handled 46 service calls which were 19 calls less than the prior week. Officers conducted 55 traffic stops. Of those 55 stops, 36 resulted in citations and 19 were warnings.
There were ZERO property crimes reported last week!
Lytle P.D. officers made 4 arrests last week. #1 – Sgt. Hanson responded to a road rage incident that began on IH-35 and ended up in the Stripes parking lot. The investigation led to the arrest of a 25-year-old female for DWI (felony with child). He was assisted by Sgt. D. Lopez and Ofc. J. Cortez. #2 – A traffic stop by Ofc. J. Cortez for speeding on the service road of IH-35 resulted in the arrest of a 21-year-old female for DWI. He was assisted by Ofc. A. Lopez. #3 – Officers R. Garcia and L. Diaz responded to Harbour St. for a family disturbance. A 46-year-old male was arrested for Assault Causing Bodily Injury. # 4 – A report of a wrong-way driver on FM 2790 resulted in Ofc. A. Lopez arresting the 28-year-old female for DWI (felony with child). Our officers are doing an excellent job of getting intoxicated drivers off the streets, and I am proud of their hard work and dedication in these complicated cases.
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Last week at Lytle P.D. … Officers managed 65 service calls and conducted 35 traffic stops. Of those 35 stops, 18 resulted in citations and 17 were warnings.
We responded to a wide range of property crime reports this past week, in all, there were 6 reports taken. #1 – A construction company working at Rosewood Estates reported that diesel was stolen from their equipment. #2 – A property owner in the 200 Blk. of CR 6841 reported that a rear window of a residence had been broken out. #3 – A 1999 Ford Ranger was stolen from a residence on Cortez Rd. It was recovered by the Medina Co. Sheriff’s Office in the Twin Lakes Subdivision. #4 – A 2016 Kia Soul was reported stolen from Cortez Rd. It too, was recovered in the Twin Lakes Subdivision. It was recovered by the Medina Co. Sheriff’s Office in the Twin Lakes Subdivision. Our investigation leads us to believe that those responsible for both vehicle thefts are a small group of young people (possibly juveniles). The Kia was seen with three males and one female driving recklessly in Twin Lakes right after the theft. Both vehicles were used for “joy riding” and were left abandoned. #5 – O’Reilly’s Auto Parts reported a person used fraud to steal $434 worth of product.
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Our week in review … Officers handled 66 calls for service! That kept them busy, with only 20 traffic stops last week. Those included 7 citations and 13 warnings. It was an unusually slow week for traffic, but I expected it as two of our “traffic” guys were on vacation and the night shift guys made a lot of arrests!
Nothing to pass on involving property crimes! We didn’t have any thefts, burglaries, or criminal mischiefs reported last week. Lots of “small-time” criminals take vacation around the 4th of July and our “big-time” criminals headed to the coast to prepare for some looting when the storm hits. This combination made for a good week for us. Disclaimer: Neither of my above observations will pass a fact check, as I tend to just run with stuff that comes up in my head as I am typing away.