Paris Police stopped a vehicle in the 200 block of NE 20th St at 10:53 A.M. on March 5, 2021 for a traffic violation. The vehicle was occupied by three people. The driver was found to have traffic warrnts, the front passenger was found to be in possession of marijuana, and the back passenger, 29 year old Alyssa Haley Thoms, of Paris, was found to be in possession of less than 1 gram of THC wax. All three were arrested. Thoms was later transferred to the Lamar County jail.
Paris Police responded to the 1100 block of SE 22nd St at 1:29 P.M. on March 5, 2021 in reference to a hit and run accident. The victim reported that after their son’s exgirlfriend removed her property from the residence, the ex-girlfriend entered a Jeep to leave the scene. The driver of the Jeep then sped away and in the process, ran over the victim’s foot. The incident is under investigation.
Paris Police responded to 192 calls for service and arrested 15 persons over the weekend ending at midnight on March 7, 2021.