A Paris Police investigator with the North East Texas Auto Theft Task Force was dispatched to the 1800 block of NE Loop 286 at 1:37 P.M. on December 2, 2020 in reference to a vehicle that had been reported stolen out of Oklahoma. The Oklahoma agency reported that the GPS tracker on the vehicle showed its location in that area. The investigator observed the vehicle leaving the area and attempted to stop it. The vehicle evaded the investigator. The GPS later pinned its location in the 700 block of NW 3rd St. Officers located the vehicle and the person that had been driving it when it evaded the officer. Donald Marvin Crowell, 35, of Paris, was arrested and charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and evading arrest or detention with a vehicle. Crowell was booked and later transferred to the Lamar County Jail.
Paris Police responded to 79 calls for service and arrested 3 persons on December 01, 2020.
