On Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at 7:33am; a burglary of a business in progress was reported in the 2300 block of NE Loop 286. Arriving Officers cleared the building and found no one inside. Surveillance footage showed a dark colored vehicle backing up to the front of the business. A white male is observed entering the business and tearing the top lock off the front door. The male enters, wearing gloves and had his hoodie up in an attempt to conceal his face. Over $25,000 dollars in sporting equipment is reported as stolen, including Demarini and Louis Slugger baseball bats and Wilson baseball gloves. The incident is under investigation.
On Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at 9:52am; Detectives followed leads to recover a wallet being report stolen on June 23, 2023 at 3:32pm from the 2400 block of North Main, during a mobile veterinary service event; which lead to a Search Warrant being executed in the 1300 NE 6th Street and 28-Year-Old Darius Montrell Lawson of Paris being arrested and booked on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges; totaling 15, including warrants from Red River County. Contraband of MDMA, THC wax, Hydrocodone, Marijuana, Promethazine/Codeine, assorted Drug Paraphernalia; two confirmed stolen firearms and other items resulted from the search warrant. Detectives did an outstanding job.
On Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at 12:00 noon, Officers attempted to make contact with 29-YearOld Devonica Ivy Sugg of Paris at her residence in the 800 block of West Austin to serve a warrant on her. Sugg answered the door, refused to step outside and closed the door. A male opened the door and Sugg was located hiding in a closet under a blanket. Sugg was then taken into custody for a Lamar County Felony Warrant-Probation Violation-Assault Family House Member Impede Breath-Motion to Revoke and on-view Evading Arrest.
On Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at 4:38pm; Paris Officers responded to the 900 block of SE 5th Street, where a male was reported to be in the middle of the street with a knife ranting and raving. Contact was made with Homeless 33-Year-Old Daniel Mason Maye, who was in a crouched position in the street, grasping a knife. Maye threw the knife in a safe direction and stated that he was using the knife to scrape “lesions” off his skin. Maye was arrested and booked for Public Intoxication and Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance for possessing a small baggie of meth in the right pocket.
On Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at 11:27pm, Paris Officers were on scene at a Convenience Store in the 3700 block of Lamar Avenue in reference to a security check and made contact with 70-Year-Old Gregory Gene Mallory of Paris, who was determined through Dispatch to have active warrants. Mallory was arrested and booked for a Felony Parole Violation Warrant-Deliver Cocaine X3 Failure to Appear and two Paris Municipal Court Class C Warrants.
On Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 02:52; while investigating a Security Check call for service in the 200 block of NE 29th Street; where juveniles were caught stealing items from a store, two firearms; a tan Sig Sauer and a black Beretta BU9 Nano were located in a trash can. The Beretta returned “clear” and the Sig Sauer returned “stolen” out of Paris PD. The
investigation continues.
Tuesday, June 27, 2023: The Paris Police Department responded to 85 Calls for Service, arrested 9 adult persons and made 7 traffic stops.