Paris police responded to a fraud call in the 2600 block of N Main St at 1:44 p.m. on Apr. 4. It was reported that a male had entered the store and handed the clerk a $20 bill. The male then asked the clerk to check to see if it was a fake bill. When the bill was found to be a fake bill, the clerk called the police for assistance. The suspect was located and questioned. The incident is under investigation.
Paris police responded to a disturbance in the 2300 block of W Austin St at 9:22 p.m. on Apr. 4. It was reported that a 43-year old man was visiting the residence of his estranged wife when an argument ensued. It was then reported that during the altercation, a 10-year old female was assaulted. The incident is currently under investigation.
Paris police arrested Brenda Kaye Allen, 40, of Paris, in the 1800 block of W Houston St at 1:49 a.m. on Apr. 5. A report from earlier in the evening stated that she had driven off in a vehicle from the 800 block of SE 20th St without the owner’s knowledge or permission. Allen was found driving the listed stolen vehicle and charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Allen was taken into custody and later transferred to the Lamar County Jail.
Paris police responded to a motor vehicle accident in the 5700 block of Clarksville St at 9:03 p.m. on Apr. 5. During the investigation, 35-year old Charlie Wade Lawrence, of Paris, (one of the drivers of the vehicle’s involved) was found to have three outstanding felony warrants out of Red River County, charging him with forgery of a financial instrument. Wade was arrested and later placed in the Lamar County Jail.
Dantrell McQuest Patterson, 38, of Paris, was arrested in the 2300 block of Crescent Dr at 4:16 a.m. on Apr. 6, on a felony probation violation warrant. Patterson is currently on probation for a burglary of a habitation conviction. He was later transferred to the Lamar County Jail.
Paris Police responded to 177 calls for service and arrested four people over the weekend period ending at midnight on April 5, 2020.
