Crime & Punishment
Police beat for Oct. 20
The following items were taken from reports provided by the Palestine Police Department.
Oct. 20
• 12:34 p.m. -- Theft, 2000 block of Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. Complainant reported his camera had been stolen.
• 12:25 p.m. -- Warrant service/possession of marijuana, 300 block of E. Pine Street. Subject was arrested for multiple PMC warrants and possession of marijuana.
• Midnight -- Graffiti, 400 block of Micheaux Street. The complainant said an unknown suspect spray painted the outer portion of the building.
• 3:35 p.m. -- Theft, 1600 block of S. Loop 256. Complainant stated that two MP3 players were stolen.
• 4:30 p.m. -- Theft, 100 block of Kickapoo Street. Complainant reported that his wallet was stolen from his apartment.
• 10:30 p.m. -- Terroristic threat, W. Reagan Street. Complainant reported threat.
Oct. 21
• 12:38 a.m. -- Criminal mischief, 200 block of Sixth Street. Unknown subject broke the back window of a pickup truck and keyed the driver’s side of the vehicle.
• 7:15 a.m. -- Criminal mischief, 1600 block of Murchison Street. Complainant reported a criminal mischief
• 3 p.m. -- Theft, 3100 block of W. Oak Street. Complainant reported theft of property from Donut Palace No. 2.
• 5:32 p.m. -- Accident involving damage to vehicle/warrant service, 100 block of Shady Oaks Street. Officers responded to the 2600 block of W. Oak Street in reference to a hit and run.
• 10:43 p.m. -- Criminal mischief, 700 block of E. Park Avenue. Unknown subject hurled a football sized pumpkin at the windshield of a NAPA auto parts delivery truck causing damage.
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