On Jan. 9 5:21 p.m., Officers attempted to stop a vehicle in the 600 block of E. Tudor St. for a traffic violation. The driver failed to stop and began making furtive movements inside the vehicle and continued driving. The officer eventually was able to stop the suspects vehicle in the 400 block of E. Grove. The officer took Earl Junior Williams (75) into custody for Evading Arrest in a Vehicle. A subsequent search of the vehicle located a glass pipe commonly used for the smoking of cocaine. Williams had been arrested on December 30th for another cocaine charge which is pending prosecution.
On Jan. 9 at 10:31 p.m., a report of an attempted fraudulent bank transaction was taken in the 2800 block of Lamar Avenue at a local financial institution. On two different occasions two suspects attempted to pass checks in the drive through using an identification that did not belong to the them. Employees recognized the fraudulent activity and kept the identification as well as the checks. An investigation is ongoing.
On Jan. 9 at 12:16 p.m., an officer investigated burglary of vehicle which had occurred in the 2700 block of Brownwood Circle. The victim had located a metal gun box under the seat of her vehicle that had been placed there by an unknown suspect. The box was empty and there were several burglaries of vehicles in the victim’s neighborhood reported on the same date. It is believed that the suspects “ditched” the box in the victim’s car after removing the firearm from the box.
Officers made 28 traffic stops, 4 adult arrest, and answered 73 calls for service on for this reporting period January 9, 2024