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Lytle Police Chief's Weekly Report - March 9, 2026
March 9, 2025
We have uploaded the weekly report to our website. You can find it at www.lytletx.org/police Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the Current Weekly Report. If you have any questions, feel free to email me at richard.priest@lytletx.org There will be a regular city council meeting tonight at City Hall. Visit us in person or watch on YouTube.
Lytle P.D. activity for the week ending Sunday, March 8, 2026 … Officers handled 60 calls for service and conducted 37 traffic stops. Of those stops, 14 resulted in citations, and 23 were warnings.
There were no property crimes reported last week!
There were three arrests last week: #1 & #2 – A traffic stop on Railroad St. resulted in the arrest of a 44-year-old male for Driving While License Invalid (w/prior convictions), and Possession of Identifying Information. The 44-year-old female passenger was also arrested for failure to ID – fugitive from justice and for a felony dope warrant out of Hays County. Yep, she knew she had a warrant, so she tried to get out by lying about who she was. It didn’t work; it seldom ever does. When you lie, you always have to remember what you said, and it is easy for us to get you confused and make a mistake. #3 – Officers were following up on a “shots fired” call from the previous night. Their investigation led to the arrest of a 25-year-old male for felon in possession of a firearm (see below).
On Thursday, March 5, at 11:00 PM, officers responded to a report of numerous gunshots on Main St. After a lot of door knocking and searching, officers were able to determine the location was the Pecan Grove Apartments (14900 Blk. Main St.). As the investigation progressed, officers were able to determine that there had been an exchange of gunfire between at least two individuals. While there were some structures hit, we are very fortunate that no one was injured. Our staff is actively working on this case, and we expect additional charges and arrests as we move forward. I want to thank the public for the various tips and information that helped put some of the pieces together.
The Lytle Municipal Court is working to clear active arrest warrants; most of these are for traffic tickets and for failure to appear in court. Now is the time to come in and get with the court if you have an outstanding warrant or unpaid fine. The court staff is located in City Hall, so stop by or call and get that unfinished business cleared up. Warrants issued by our Municipal Judge are valid anywhere in the state. In the near future, we will start serving these warrants. We are on hold right now while the court works to achieve voluntary compliance. Yes, we will drive to San Antonio to arrest you and bring you back before our judge. I like the salad bar at Jason’s Deli. If you live or work near a Jason’s Deli in San Antonio, you have a higher probability of being arrested (at least by me!). Similarly, if you live or work in Lytle and we see you every day out on the street, odds are you will get arrested when the court sends us a warrant with your name on it.
My family loaded up and took a quick trip to the Houston area last week. After everybody being sick on a rolling schedule that lasted about 6+ weeks, it was time for a getaway. We visited the Kemah Boardwalk, where I rode a little kids' Ferris wheel and kept my eyes closed the whole time. In downtown Galveston, we visited the Railroad Museum. They had a lot of old train cars you could walk through, as well as a ton of other stuff. We stopped by Hermann Park in Houston because the little kids wanted to ride the train. It is located next to the Houston Zoo, and the place was packed! No parking spaces for as far as the eye could see. It seems the Houston Zoo is free on the first Tuesday of the month, yep … just my luck. We were still able to ride the train, since it wasn’t free. Here is my advice: if you want to visit the Houston Zoo, don’t do it when it is free. It can’t be worth it.
The Lytle Music Festival is quickly approaching. The event starts on Friday evening, March 20th at John Lott Park. On Saturday, March 21st, the park will be full, it’s opening day for Lytle Little League! When they finish up (around 5 PM or so), the Music Festival will start up with live music for the remainder of the evening. Adult beverages will be available after Little League is done; there will be vendors and food trucks, too.
Another popular city event is the Easter Egg Hunt at John Lott Park. This event will occur on Saturday, April 4th. Visit the city website for more information or contact city hall.
Our events are free, and there is never a parking charge!
We get a little break in traffic this week; it’s spring break, so our school traffic is gone … at least for a few days.
We have uploaded the weekly report to our website. You can find it at www.lytletx.org/police Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the Current Weekly Report. If you have any questions, feel free to email me at richard.priest@lytletx.org There will be a regular city council meeting tonight at City Hall. Visit us in person or watch on YouTube.
Lytle P.D. activity for the week ending Sunday, March 8, 2026 … Officers handled 60 calls for service and conducted 37 traffic stops. Of those stops, 14 resulted in citations, and 23 were warnings.
There were no property crimes reported last week!
There were three arrests last week: #1 & #2 – A traffic stop on Railroad St. resulted in the arrest of a 44-year-old male for Driving While License Invalid (w/prior convictions), and Possession of Identifying Information. The 44-year-old female passenger was also arrested for failure to ID – fugitive from justice and for a felony dope warrant out of Hays County. Yep, she knew she had a warrant, so she tried to get out by lying about who she was. It didn’t work; it seldom ever does. When you lie, you always have to remember what you said, and it is easy for us to get you confused and make a mistake. #3 – Officers were following up on a “shots fired” call from the previous night. Their investigation led to the arrest of a 25-year-old male for felon in possession of a firearm (see below).
On Thursday, March 5, at 11:00 PM, officers responded to a report of numerous gunshots on Main St. After a lot of door knocking and searching, officers were able to determine the location was the Pecan Grove Apartments (14900 Blk. Main St.). As the investigation progressed, officers were able to determine that there had been an exchange of gunfire between at least two individuals. While there were some structures hit, we are very fortunate that no one was injured. Our staff is actively working on this case, and we expect additional charges and arrests as we move forward. I want to thank the public for the various tips and information that helped put some of the pieces together.
The Lytle Municipal Court is working to clear active arrest warrants; most of these are for traffic tickets and for failure to appear in court. Now is the time to come in and get with the court if you have an outstanding warrant or unpaid fine. The court staff is located in City Hall, so stop by or call and get that unfinished business cleared up. Warrants issued by our Municipal Judge are valid anywhere in the state. In the near future, we will start serving these warrants. We are on hold right now while the court works to achieve voluntary compliance. Yes, we will drive to San Antonio to arrest you and bring you back before our judge. I like the salad bar at Jason’s Deli. If you live or work near a Jason’s Deli in San Antonio, you have a higher probability of being arrested (at least by me!). Similarly, if you live or work in Lytle and we see you every day out on the street, odds are you will get arrested when the court sends us a warrant with your name on it.
My family loaded up and took a quick trip to the Houston area last week. After everybody being sick on a rolling schedule that lasted about 6+ weeks, it was time for a getaway. We visited the Kemah Boardwalk, where I rode a little kids' Ferris wheel and kept my eyes closed the whole time. In downtown Galveston, we visited the Railroad Museum. They had a lot of old train cars you could walk through, as well as a ton of other stuff. We stopped by Hermann Park in Houston because the little kids wanted to ride the train. It is located next to the Houston Zoo, and the place was packed! No parking spaces for as far as the eye could see. It seems the Houston Zoo is free on the first Tuesday of the month, yep … just my luck. We were still able to ride the train, since it wasn’t free. Here is my advice: if you want to visit the Houston Zoo, don’t do it when it is free. It can’t be worth it.
The Lytle Music Festival is quickly approaching. The event starts on Friday evening, March 20th at John Lott Park. On Saturday, March 21st, the park will be full, it’s opening day for Lytle Little League! When they finish up (around 5 PM or so), the Music Festival will start up with live music for the remainder of the evening. Adult beverages will be available after Little League is done; there will be vendors and food trucks, too.
Another popular city event is the Easter Egg Hunt at John Lott Park. This event will occur on Saturday, April 4th. Visit the city website for more information or contact city hall.
Our events are free, and there is never a parking charge!
We get a little break in traffic this week; it’s spring break, so our school traffic is gone … at least for a few days.
- Richey