Monday, July 15 at 4:49pm; a victim stated to a Community Service Officer that his unlocked vehicle was entered into over the weekend while it was parked in the 1300 block of NE 8th Street and his SCCY 9MM semi-auto handgun was stolen from its holster. He valued the gun at $300.
Monday, July 15 at 5:18pm; a Paris Officer was dispatched to a disturbance at the George Wright Homes apartment complex and arrived, observing another Paris Officer making contact with a subject. During contact, 24-Year-Old Jaqualin Randy Bailey ran from the officer and was soon detained and arrested for an outstanding Lamar County Sheriff’s Office State Jail Felony Unauthorized Absence from Community Correctional Facility Warrant, Paris PD Violation of Bond/ Protective Order Warrant from an August 2023 incident and on-view Evading-Arrest Detention. Baily was booked into the Paris Jail.
Tuesday, July 16 at 3:30am; a Paris Officer observed a male subject walking through Bywaters Park. The subject looked towards the officer and then quickly enter into a porta potty and remained inside for approximately one minute before peeking out, again seeing the patrol unit, and again quickly re-entering the porta potty. Due to the park being closed, contact was made with the subject and 42-Year-Old Homeless Andrecas Bauntez Morgan was arrested by Possession of a Controlled Substance- Methamphetamine and booked into the Paris Jail.
Monday, July 15, 2024; Paris Police Department responded to 84 Calls for Service, Made 5 Adult Arrest and Initiated 7 Traffic Stops.