Lytle Alerts
Lytle Police Chief's Weekly Report - Oct. 28, 2024
Oct. 28, 2024
I 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 “Current Weekly Report.” If you have any questions, you can email me at richard.priest@lytletx.org There will be a regularly scheduled city council meeting tonight, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 (6:30 PM), at City Hall.
Lytle P.D. last week … Officers handled 63 calls for service and conducted 65 traffic stops. Of those stops, 36 resulted in a citation and 29 were warnings.
What crimes were reported last week? Officers only took one report of a property crime. The construction folks working on Rosewood Estates (that’s the new subdivision behind the Lytle State Bank) reported a shipping container was broken into, and tools were stolen. A catalytic converter was cut off a water truck too. We love the growth, but all the construction provides additional opportunities for the crooks.
Officers made three adult arrests, but only one received a trip to the county jail. #1 – A traffic stop on Main St. resulted in the arrest of a 37-year-old male for possession of marijuana. #2 – A traffic stop on Main St. resulted in the citation and release of a 23-year-old male for possession of drug paraphernalia. #3 – A traffic stop on Main St. resulted in the citation and release of a 20-year-old male for possession of drug paraphernalia.
Officers processed three juvenile males, ages 15, 15, and 16, for a multitude of property crimes. Most of the offenses occurred in September. In all, there were 43 charges, spread out among the three of them, ranging from theft to engaging in organized crime. The charges stemmed from numerous crime sprees, which included vehicle theft, car burglary, and theft of a firearm. Sgt. David Lopez and Capt. Matthew Dear put in a lot of time to get this case to the prosecutor. The juveniles were all detained in the Atascosa Co. Juvenile Detention facility.
Our officers will be out in full force on Halloween night. Please take extra caution as our streets will be flooded with those in search of candy. With the addition of Saddle Ridge Estates and Rosewood Estates, we have new areas that attract “trick-or-treaters.” It looks like you won’t have to worry about bundling the little ones up, this October has been the warmest and driest on record.
Once we clear Halloween, the calendar starts to fill up. Thanksgiving will be here before you know it. Then, Saturday, Dec. 14! Which I will call “Hayride Day.” The annual hayride is a neat event that attracts a lot of people. I sure hope we have some cool weather by then. I appreciate the city serving hot chocolate and cookies, but it is not the same when it is 90 degrees outside. After that, we will slide into Christmas and before you know it … 2025 will be upon us.
I am not sure there is a slow time of year anymore, but almost everyone will agree that we are entering the busiest time of year. With that, people are more distracted with a lot on their minds. The crooks and thieves know this, so please take extra caution, and stay alert.
-Richey
I 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 “Current Weekly Report.” If you have any questions, you can email me at richard.priest@lytletx.org There will be a regularly scheduled city council meeting tonight, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 (6:30 PM), at City Hall.
Lytle P.D. last week … Officers handled 63 calls for service and conducted 65 traffic stops. Of those stops, 36 resulted in a citation and 29 were warnings.
What crimes were reported last week? Officers only took one report of a property crime. The construction folks working on Rosewood Estates (that’s the new subdivision behind the Lytle State Bank) reported a shipping container was broken into, and tools were stolen. A catalytic converter was cut off a water truck too. We love the growth, but all the construction provides additional opportunities for the crooks.
Officers made three adult arrests, but only one received a trip to the county jail. #1 – A traffic stop on Main St. resulted in the arrest of a 37-year-old male for possession of marijuana. #2 – A traffic stop on Main St. resulted in the citation and release of a 23-year-old male for possession of drug paraphernalia. #3 – A traffic stop on Main St. resulted in the citation and release of a 20-year-old male for possession of drug paraphernalia.
Officers processed three juvenile males, ages 15, 15, and 16, for a multitude of property crimes. Most of the offenses occurred in September. In all, there were 43 charges, spread out among the three of them, ranging from theft to engaging in organized crime. The charges stemmed from numerous crime sprees, which included vehicle theft, car burglary, and theft of a firearm. Sgt. David Lopez and Capt. Matthew Dear put in a lot of time to get this case to the prosecutor. The juveniles were all detained in the Atascosa Co. Juvenile Detention facility.
Our officers will be out in full force on Halloween night. Please take extra caution as our streets will be flooded with those in search of candy. With the addition of Saddle Ridge Estates and Rosewood Estates, we have new areas that attract “trick-or-treaters.” It looks like you won’t have to worry about bundling the little ones up, this October has been the warmest and driest on record.
Once we clear Halloween, the calendar starts to fill up. Thanksgiving will be here before you know it. Then, Saturday, Dec. 14! Which I will call “Hayride Day.” The annual hayride is a neat event that attracts a lot of people. I sure hope we have some cool weather by then. I appreciate the city serving hot chocolate and cookies, but it is not the same when it is 90 degrees outside. After that, we will slide into Christmas and before you know it … 2025 will be upon us.
I am not sure there is a slow time of year anymore, but almost everyone will agree that we are entering the busiest time of year. With that, people are more distracted with a lot on their minds. The crooks and thieves know this, so please take extra caution, and stay alert.
-Richey