Police Blotter: Evading an Officer By Bike

This week residents confronted a man seen peering into car windows and a bicyclist tried to evade an officer. Read on for more.

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During the last seven-day period, the Police Department handled 403 service events, resulting in 93 investigations.

Possible Vehicle Tampering

March 20 at 4:39 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 700 block of West Chestnut regarding possible vehicle tampering. The reporting party noticed a subject sticking his head into a vehicle in a carport and believed the subject was looking for something to take. When the reporting party confronted the subject, he walked out of the carport area and out to the street. The subject fled on foot, dumping his bicycle, when an officer arrived in the area. The officer ordered the subject to stop, but he ran. Containment was established, but the suspect was not located. The suspect is described as a male Hispanic, mid-twenties, dark shirt, dark blue basketball-style shorts, shaved head with a tattoo of the letter "D" on the top of his head. Investigation continuing.

Possession of Narcotics - Suspect Arrested

March 21 at 3:36 a.m., an officer on patrol observed a suspicious subject riding a bicycle in the area of Magnolia and Palm. When the officer attempted to stop the subject for a traffic violation, the subject tried to evade the officer. The subject was detained in the 200 block of West Palm. During a consent search of the subject, a baggie of methamphetamine was found in the subject's shoe. The suspect was arrested.