For the week ending Dec.29, 2024 … Lytle P.D. officers managed 43 calls for service and conducted 59 traffic stops. Of those 59 stops, 32 were citations and 27 were warnings.
Officers made 6 arrests last week. #1 – Officers responded to a two-vehicle accident at the Taco Bell, the investigation resulted in the arrest of a 54-year-old male for D.W.I. He was booked into the Atascosa Co. Jail. #2 – A 27-year-old male turned himself in at the police department. Capt. Dear had obtained 3 warrants for his arrest, each one for Sexual Assault of a Child. He was booked into the Atascosa Co. Jail with bonds totaling $225,000. Capt. Dear and Sgt. D. Lopez worked tirelessly on this case. Our suspect, who was not from the immediate area, met our victim online. Due to the extremely sensitive nature of this case, we can only release limited information. Rest assured that we will use all our resources to keep our children safe. # 3 – A traffic stop on Main St. resulted in the arrest of a 32-year-old male, he had an active warrant out of Medina Co. for Possession of Marijuana. He was booked into the Medina Co. Jail. #4 & #5 – A traffic stop on Main St. resulted in the citation and release of an 18-year-old male and an 18-year-old female for possession of drug paraphernalia. #6 – A traffic stop on Main St. resulted in the officers determining that a domestic assault had just occurred on FM 2790. N. A 24-year-old female was booked into the Atascosa Co. Jail on a charge of Assault Causing Bodily Injury (Family).
We only had two property crimes reported last week! #1- A resident in the 14800 Blk. of Star Cross Trail reported that his 2023, 16-foot, flat-bed trailer was taken from his residence on Christmas Eve. I originally hoped that Santa had an emergency and needed to borrow it for his big night, but I was wrong. Cameras showed a pick-up hook up to it, not a sleigh pulled by Reindeer. Capt. Dear went to work on the case and on Friday he was able to use information from a hidden GPS device to track the trailer to a residence in San Antonio and recover it. #2 – A resident on Live Oak St. reported that someone attempted to kick in the front door of his house. There was damage to the frame. Luckily, he had a deadbolt, and it was an older, well-built home. The unknown suspects were not able to gain entry.
It’s official … Sgt. Gordon Hanson has retired. After serving this community for over 20 years he has honorably retired. He adds Retired Police Officer to his other title of Retired U.S. Air Force. He always gave 110%, his work ethic was amazing! He had been planning this for several years, so it was no surprise. We will miss him for sure. We all wish him the absolute best in his retirement. He specifically asked that no party or events be held for his retirement, so we honored his request.
Tell your friends and neighbors that it is against the law to “shoot” or “pop” fireworks in the city limits of Lytle. To report the discharge of fireworks in the city limits please call the Atascosa Co. Sheriff’s Office at 830-769-3434 Option #1. They have direct radio contact with our on-duty officer. Please don’t call our office phone (probably nobody there), I wouldn’t suggest leaving a message because by the time we get it … it will be too late to do anything about it. Don’t reach out through social media, again … not monitored 24 hours a day. And lastly, don’t come knocking on my door … I have little kids, they go to sleep early, and we will have several sound machines on to cover the noise from the fireworks going off all over town.
Oh, IHOP is Open!