Lytle Alerts
Lytle Police Chief's Weekly Report - March30, 2026
Greetings -
Monday, March 30, 2026, we have uploaded the weekly report to our website www.lytletx.org/police
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on “Current Weekly Report.” If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me. You can reach me at our office number (830-709-0277) or by email at richard.priest@lytletx.org.
We will be testing our Tornado Warning Sirens on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 (12 PM). We will also be sending out a test of our Text/Email alert on Thursday, April 2, at Noon. City offices will be closed on Friday in observance of Good Friday.
For the week ending Sunday, March 29, 2026 … Lytle Police Officers handled 47 calls for service and conducted 129 traffic stops. Of those stops, 73 resulted in citations, and 56 were warnings.
There were two arrests last week: #1 – Officers were dispatched to a residence on Adams St. in reference to a complaint that her phone was hacked. During the contact, the officers determined that the 51-year-old female had an active felony warrant out of Guadalupe County for D.W.I. with a child. She was booked into the Atascosa County Jail.
#2 – A traffic stop on Main St. resulted in the “cite and release” of a 27-year-old female for possession of drug paraphernalia.
There was only one reported property crime. The complainant reported that she left her wallet in a shopping cart at H.E.B. Plus. The wallet was returned to her, but missing a $100 bill. I am sure the thief found the wallet, removed the $100 bill, and put the wallet back. Then a good Samaritan located the wallet and turned it in. In any case, the complainant was glad to have her wallet back.
We had two forgery cases reported: #1 – A complaint reported that an unknown person created a fake check on their bank account and cashed it for $9,800. #2 – Main St. Antiques reported that somebody passed a fake $20 bill. That is a broad range in value on those two cases.
This Saturday (April 4, 2026) is the annual Easter Eggs-Travaganza. The Easter Bunny will show up at 10 AM and there will be an egg hunt for kids ages 1-8 only. The cost is one canned good or $1 donation per child. The egg hunt starts at 11 AM, but get there early to register. The event concludes around noon. If for some reason it gets delayed … we have new lights on the field … maybe a night egg hunt! I have little kids and that would probably be too late in the evening to work.
If you didn’t know it … 2026 is our 75th year as a city. Lytle was incorporated in 1951! We will be celebrating with a night parade and a special event on Saturday, September 19. Go ahead and get that on your calendar; you will not want to miss that event. The city has come a long way in 75 years. Thank God our past leaders made some impactful decisions that got us where we are today. Here are my top three: The water system, yes, somebody had to come up with the first water system. The same goes for the sewer system; I’m sure that was a big undertaking back in the day. Look back to 1999 when I was appointed Chief of Police, another great decision … though I will admit I am not as useful as the sewer system.
-Richey
Monday, March 30, 2026, we have uploaded the weekly report to our website www.lytletx.org/police
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on “Current Weekly Report.” If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me. You can reach me at our office number (830-709-0277) or by email at richard.priest@lytletx.org.
We will be testing our Tornado Warning Sirens on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 (12 PM). We will also be sending out a test of our Text/Email alert on Thursday, April 2, at Noon. City offices will be closed on Friday in observance of Good Friday.
For the week ending Sunday, March 29, 2026 … Lytle Police Officers handled 47 calls for service and conducted 129 traffic stops. Of those stops, 73 resulted in citations, and 56 were warnings.
There were two arrests last week: #1 – Officers were dispatched to a residence on Adams St. in reference to a complaint that her phone was hacked. During the contact, the officers determined that the 51-year-old female had an active felony warrant out of Guadalupe County for D.W.I. with a child. She was booked into the Atascosa County Jail.
#2 – A traffic stop on Main St. resulted in the “cite and release” of a 27-year-old female for possession of drug paraphernalia.
There was only one reported property crime. The complainant reported that she left her wallet in a shopping cart at H.E.B. Plus. The wallet was returned to her, but missing a $100 bill. I am sure the thief found the wallet, removed the $100 bill, and put the wallet back. Then a good Samaritan located the wallet and turned it in. In any case, the complainant was glad to have her wallet back.
We had two forgery cases reported: #1 – A complaint reported that an unknown person created a fake check on their bank account and cashed it for $9,800. #2 – Main St. Antiques reported that somebody passed a fake $20 bill. That is a broad range in value on those two cases.
This Saturday (April 4, 2026) is the annual Easter Eggs-Travaganza. The Easter Bunny will show up at 10 AM and there will be an egg hunt for kids ages 1-8 only. The cost is one canned good or $1 donation per child. The egg hunt starts at 11 AM, but get there early to register. The event concludes around noon. If for some reason it gets delayed … we have new lights on the field … maybe a night egg hunt! I have little kids and that would probably be too late in the evening to work.
If you didn’t know it … 2026 is our 75th year as a city. Lytle was incorporated in 1951! We will be celebrating with a night parade and a special event on Saturday, September 19. Go ahead and get that on your calendar; you will not want to miss that event. The city has come a long way in 75 years. Thank God our past leaders made some impactful decisions that got us where we are today. Here are my top three: The water system, yes, somebody had to come up with the first water system. The same goes for the sewer system; I’m sure that was a big undertaking back in the day. Look back to 1999 when I was appointed Chief of Police, another great decision … though I will admit I am not as useful as the sewer system.
-Richey