Mineola Police Report, Feb. 13-19

Posted 2/26/20

Feb. 13

8:35 p.m. A resident on W. Blair St. reported someone throwing something at his front door. An officer responded to the area but observed no one around the residence. Bricks were located …

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Mineola Police Report, Feb. 13-19

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Feb. 13

8:35 p.m. A resident on W. Blair St. reported someone throwing something at his front door. An officer responded to the area but observed no one around the residence. Bricks were located that appeared to have been thrown at the door. A male subject living at the residence refused to cooperate with the investigation.

Feb. 14

7:30 a.m. A woman reported a vehicle that cut her off and blew black smoke on her vehicle. An officer located the vehicle and followed it to the city limits but did not observe a violation. 

9:44 a.m. Circle T Trucking reported someone siphoning gas from the vehicles. A directive patrol was issued for the trucking business.

1:56 p.m. Chevron employees requested a man to be criminally trespassed from the business. The man had already left the property.

2:45 p.m. A woman reported she was meeting a man at a location on Stone St. in reference to selling a cell phone on the swap page. The man grabbed the phone and took off running with it, without paying her.

6:36 p.m. A wallet was found on some property on E. McDonald St. and turned in. The owner of the wallet was contacted and the wallet was returned.

8:58 p.m. A customer at Dairy Queen requested an officer to jump his vehicle. An officer responded to assist but determined the problem was not the battery. The vehicle was left on the property.

10:48 p.m. Virginia Vargas Ortiz, 36, of Mineola was arrested for a traffic violation after she was stopped for failure to signal turn on Patten St.

Feb. 15

2:15 a.m. Officers conducted a welfare check on teenagers in the parking lot of Walmart. All were of legal age to be out past curfew. 

6:13 a.m. Fraudulent charges on a fuel card was reported from December 2019. 

8:28 a.m. A resident on N. Pacific St. reported missing some items from his carport. A theft report was filed and a directive patrol was issued for the residence and area.

1:40 p.m. A business on W. Broad St. found a wallet by the dumpster. The wallet was turned in to the police department.

2:51 p.m. A man reported his son’s ex-girlfriend removed some items that did not belong to her from the residence they lived in on Walnut St. The officer explained the matter was civil.

3:26 p.m. A suspicious vehicle was reported on Jan St., sitting in front of a residence with two males in the vehicle. An officer made contact with the two and determined they were waiting on a moving truck to arrive next door.

3:58 p.m. A woman reported she came out of Walmart and had damage to her vehicle. This is under investigation.

8:01 p.m. Rosa Ann Romero, 36, of Mineola was arrested for an Anderson County probation violation warrant after she was stopped by an officer for a traffic violation on E. Broad St.

8:40 p.m. Officers assisted EMS on a medical call on Nuss Street. The subject was transported to the hospital by EMS.

Feb. 16

12:31 a.m. Edward Charles Johnson, 42, of Copper Canyon was arrested for no driver’s license when he was stopped for speeding on S. Pacific St.

3:02 p.m. A woman reported she received a $100 counterfeit bill from a store, but she was unaware which store she received it from.

3:53 p.m. An officer assisted SWEPCO when a power line was reported down at S. Newsom and McWhorter St.

7:14 p.m. An officer checked on a man walking on N. Pacific St. The man reported he was trying to get a ride to Alba.

7:19 p.m. Dakota Garrett Hartog, 18, of Yantis, was arrested at Walmart for shoplifting. He was charged with theft under $100.

7:29 p.m. An officer conducted a welfare check on two children on Brenda Lane after the mother reported she shares custody with their father and he would not let her have the children. The children were fine.

11:18 p.m. Kevin Twain Corley, 58, Mineola, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance over 1 gram under 4 grams (meth) after he was stopped by an officer on W. Patten St. for a traffic violation.

11:46 p.m. Loud music was reported coming from a vehicle on Turman St. An officer located the vehicle and had the occupant turn down the music.

Feb. 17

1:35 a.m. A disturbance was reported on Krause St. between a boyfriend and girlfriend. The girlfriend reported he pushed her and pulled her hair during an argument. No injuries were noted, and the victim did not wish to file charges. A non-prosecution was signed by the victim and a family violence report was filed.

11:32 a.m. Officers assisted Wood County S.O. with a funeral escort to the city cemetery. 

11:46 a.m. A disturbance was reported at a residence on E. Broad St. between a mother and her daughters. Officers responded and determined the dispute to be a verbal argument.

3:52 p.m. A man reported someone dumping tree limbs on the Housing Authority property on Newsom St. An agreement was made that the tree limbs would be picked up by Wednesday.

4:17 p.m. Raymond Blake Caulk was arrested at Hwy. 69 and Loop 564.

4:53 p.m. A resident on N. Newsom St. reported some teenagers were rattling resident’s doors at night. A directive patrol was issued.

5:47 p.m. A disturbance between neighbors on Sue Lane was reported when a resident yelled at a neighbor for driving fast down the street with his kids playing outside. The neighbor then began yelling at the reporting party. The neighbor agreed she will slow down and the argument settled.

5:56 p.m. Walmart requested an officer to identify a person in the store in connection with prior thefts. Officers responded and trespassed the subject from the store at Walmart’s request.

7:25 p.m. Walmart reported two thefts involving the suspect that was trespassed after he left the store.

Feb. 18

2:34 a.m. An officer assisted a stranded motorist and transported the motorist to get fuel.

6:59 a.m. A white male with a ball cap was spotted by a resident in the area of University St. that was attempting to break into vehicles by pulling the doors to check to see if they were unlocked. The reporting party reported that the man ran off toward Buchanan St. and disappeared. Officers patrolled the area and checked a residence, but did not locate the subject.

8:09 a.m. A mother of teenagers called and advised she could not get the two to go to school. An officer responded to the residence on E. Broad St. and transported the two females to school.

12:44 p.m. A man was trespassed from a residence on N. Johnson St.

2:01 p.m. Officers assisted with a funeral escort.

3:32 p.m. A resident on N. Pacific that is in the process of moving reported someone going through the property outside.

4:55 p.m. A burglary of a habitation was reported at a residence on N. Newsom St. The resident reported someone had entered the residence with no forced entry and taken items. The resident gave a list of people that come and go from the residence.

7:42 p.m. A family member of a resident on Molly Lane requested an officer respond to the residence and ask the resident to hang the phone up. The family member had spoken to the resident earlier in the day and apparently the phone was not hung up properly. An officer did make contact with the resident.

8:10 p.m. A disturbance was reported on Wren St. A resident reported his ex-wife was in the hospital and left, showing up at his residence causing issues with the children. EMS was contacted and the female was transported back to the hospital.

10:14 p.m. An officer transported a male and female to a residence on Pamela St. after the vehicle they were in had a flat tire at a parking lot on N. Pacific St.

Feb. 19

9:13 a.m. A man reported a welfare concern for his daughter when the man had been talking to someone online and the person he was talking to had information about where his daughter worked. An officer spoke with the man and advised him to let his daughter know, so she could be vigilant about her surroundings.

10:14 a.m. A resident on South St. reported a Social Security scam. The scammers knew her Social Security number and her date of birth. 

2:40 p.m. A resident on Stone St. reported his grandson was giving him problems. An officer responded to the residence and spoke to both parties.

10:08 p.m. An officer assisted EMS with a medical call at a residence on Goodson Circle.