At 6:19 a.m. on June 16, Paris police were dispatched to a shooting complaint that had occurred in the 3700 block of Lamar Ave. The officer met the victim at another location and was advised that around 1:30 a.m., the victim was talking to a friend in a parking lot when her ex-boyfriend approached them. The ex-boyfriend attempted to start an altercation so she and the friend left the scene. As they were driving away, the ex-boyfriend produced a pistol and started shooting at the leaving vehicle. The ex-boyfriend then chased the victims into the county. No one was injured in the incident and the investigation continues.
Courtney Leigh Squires, 33, of Paris, was arrested in the 100 block of Pine Bluff St at 9:02 a.m. on June 16. Squires was found to have a felony bond surrender warrant and two misdemeanor warrants. She was booked and later transferred to the Lamar County Jail.
Later that morning at 11:16 a.m., Paris police responded to a forgery in progress in the 3100 block of NE Loop 286. Steven Daniel Schulte, 29, of Mabank, Texas, was arrested when the investigation found that Schulte had several documents of identifications and had attempted to pass a forged check. The officers contacted the owner of the check and was told that Schulte did not have permission to possess or use the check or identifications. Schulte was charged with fraud by use or possession of identifying information of an elderly person along with two counts of forgery of a financial instrument. He was later transferred to the Lamar County Jail.
Paris Police responded to a burglary of a business in the 10 block of NE 2nd St at 4:36 p.m. that same day. It was reported that someone had entered the building by an unknown means and had damaged some personal property. The incident is under investigation.
Paris Police responded to 82 calls for service and arrested four people on June 16, 2020.
