Groves Police calls, Jan. 8 through Jan. 14

Published 9:42 am Thursday, January 16, 2014

Groves Police responded to the following calls from Jan. 8 through Jan. 14

Wednesday, Jan. 8

• A 39-year-old male was arrested for possession of marijuana and two people were arrested for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon after a traffic stop in the 2000 block of Main.

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• A juvenile runaway was recovered in the 5300 block of Gulfway Drive.

• A 52-year-old male was arrested for driving while intoxicated in the 6400 block of 39th Street.

• Criminal mischief to a vehicle was reported in the 5200 block of Gulf. Someone made several punctures to a wheel on a vehicle parked there.

Thursday, Jan. 9

• Cash and personal papers were stolen from a vehicle parked in the 4400 block of Gulf.

• Someone broke windows on two vehicles to gain entry and stole purses that contained cash in the 4400 block of Gulf.

• Three vehicles were broken into and several items were stolen in the 4900 block of Twin City Highway.

• A 24-year-old male was arrested for public intoxication after officers were called to a disturbance in the 6300 block of Gulfway Drive.

• Someone broke a window to gain entry to a vehicle parked in the 6200 block of Warren and stole a purse.

• A window on a vehicle parked in the 6200 block of Warren was broken. Nothing appeared to be missing.

• A shoplifting was reported in the 5000 block of 32nd Street.

• A propane tank was stolen off of a fork lift in the 5200 block of 39th Street.

• Fishing equipment was stolen from a boat parked in the 6400 block of Verde.

• An unknown item broke a vehicle windshield while the vehicle was in motion in the 5400 block of Grant.

• Unauthorized charges were made to a debit card account.

• A 39-year-old male was arrested on outstanding Port Arthur Police Department warrants after officers were called about an intoxicated pedestrian in the 4500 block of Twin City Highway.

• A disturbance was reported in the 5100 block of East Parkway. The two people involved in the disturbance were charged with leaving a child unattended in a vehicle.

• Jewelry was stolen from a residence in the 4800 block of Beaumont.

Friday, Jan. 10

• A city of Groves garbage can was stolen from the 6600 block of Taylor.

• Two people were arrested on outstanding Port Arthur Police Department warrants after officers were called about a suspicious vehicle in the 4800 block of Simpson.

• An assault was reported in the 3800 block of Stuart.

• Three cables were stolen from the 6700 block of Hogaboom.

• A 19-year-old male was arrested for public intoxication in the 2600 block of Angie.

• Criminal mischief was reported when someone threw eggs on the front of a house in the 6300 block of Monroe.

Saturday, Jan. 11

• A 24-year-old female was arrested for driving while intoxicated in the 2600 block of Main.

• A disturbance was reported in the 3100 block of Ash.

• Forged checks were passed at a business in the 3300 block of Cleveland.

• Jewelry and a computer were stolen after someone broke into a house in the 3400 block of Canal.

• Medication was stolen from the 6700 block of 32nd Street.

• Eggs were thrown on a vehicle parked in the 4400 block of Boyd.

• Glass doors on a house in the 6200 block of Jackson were broken.

Sunday, Jan. 12

• Unauthorized transactions were made on a debit card account.

• A shoplifting was reported in the 5000 block of Twin City Highway.

Monday, Jan. 13

• A 21-year-old male was arrested on an outstanding Port Neches Police Department warrant in the 6000 block of West Washington.

• Entry was made into a house in the 5500 block of Baird. Nothing appeared to be missing.

• Tires were slashed on a vehicle parked in the 5300 block of Gulfway Drive.

Tuesday, Jan. 14

• Unauthorized charges were used for a purchase of more than $600 in Mexico without the owner’s consent.

• An assault was reported in the 3800 block of Canal.

• An assault was reported in the 6500 block of Howe.

• Possession of a controlled substance by fraud was investigated in the 4700 block of Twin City Highway.

• A 32-year-old male was arrested for outstanding Port Arthur Police Department warrants after a traffic stop in the 1900 block of Main Avenue.

Calls:

Miscellaneous calls for service assistance — 144

Offense reports filed — 49

Motor vehicle accidents investigated — 2

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SOURCE: Groves Police Department offense reports