Thursday, December 29, 2022 at 10:43am: Paris Police Officer conducted a traffic stop in the 500 Block of Bonham Street on a three occupant vehicle for a defective brake light. Rear Passenger, 47-year-old Shellie Nicole Jumper of Paris was checked and returned wanted for an outstanding Possession of CS PG1>=1G<4G warrant from the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office. Jumper was taken into custody and booked into the Paris Jail.
Thursday, December 29, 2022 at 12:35pm: While patrolling in the 900 block of NE 6th Street, Paris Police Officer observed a suspicious vehicle in an overgrown vacant lot. The vehicle was unoccupied and locked, and appeared to have been parked for a while. A check on the license plate returned to a Maroon 2005 Dodge 1500 pickup reported stolen with Carrollton PD. On-Call Wrecker Service responded and towed the pickup to the Paris Police Department for processing.
Thursday, December 29, 2022 at 4:40pm: Paris Police Officer initiated a traffic stop on a three occupant vehicle in the 700 block of NE 3rd for a defective third brake light. While making contact with the occupants, Officer smelled a pungent smell of marijuana emitting from inside the vehicle. During the probable cause search, a baggie of marijuana and a pink camouflage semi-automatic handgun were located. Front seat passenger, 21-year-old Tra’Davious Arnold Leeks of Paris eventually claimed ownership of the marijuana and the pistol. The pistol returned stolen out of Euless PD. Leeks was arrested for Theft of a Firearm, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon and Possession of Marijuana. Leeks was booked
into the Paris Jail.
Thursday, December 29, 2022 at 8:22pm: While patrolling in the 1200 Block of Clarksville Street, Paris Police Officer observed a single occupant vehicle with a non-functioning left brake light. The vehicle came to a stop in the 1000 block of East Austin Street. Driver, 37- year-old Taryn Leigh Blalock of Paris initially admitted to officer that there was a burnt marijuana roach in the vehicle and she held it up for the officer to see. Blalock was requested to exit the vehicle. She exited the vehicle with a cigarette pack in hand. Blalock was taken into custody for Possession of a Controlled Substance PG-1 <1 gram, a State Jail Felony for methamphetamine located inside the cigarette pack and was booked into the Paris Jail. Dispatch advised Blalock also had an outstanding Paris PD warrant for Expired Vehicle Registration.
Thursday, December 29, 2022: The Paris Police Department responded to 58 calls for service and arrested 8 adult persons.