Lewisville Police Blotter

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Chief’s Weekly Update
City of Lewisville—Police Department

Week of February 1, 2010 – February 7, 2010


Fatality Crash on I-35
An 18 year-old Lewisville man was killed in a late night accident on February 2nd. Officers responded to a major crash on I-35 in the northbound lanes between Main Street and Valley Ridge Boulevard. A Chevrolet Prizm that was driving westbound on College Street ran the stop sign at the northbound frontage road. It traveled across the frontage road, down the embankment, and struck two cars traveling northbound on I-35. The deceased was ejected from the rear seat of the Prizm. He was transported by air ambulance to Parkland Hospital in Dallas. He succumbed to his injuries the next day. A Toyota that was chasing the Chevrolet for reasons still under investigation also sped through the stop sign and landed in the northbound lanes of the highway. No one else was seriously injured in the crash.

Major Crash on I-35
Another crash in the same area on Friday afternoon shut down the northbound lanes of I-35 for about forty minutes. A Harley Davidson motorcycle struck the back of a Ford pick-up. The rider of the motorcycle was transported by air ambulance to Methodist Medical Center in Dallas. His injuries were serious, but not life threatening.

Several DWI Arrests Over Super Bowl Weekend
Lewisville Officers arrested twelve people for Driving While Intoxicated between Thursday and Monday (Super Bowl Weekend).

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Chief’s Weekly Update
City of Lewisville—Police Department

Week of February 8 to February 14, 2010


Sex Offender Arrested
A sex offender was arrested on theft charges and fail to comply with sex offender registration requirements. The offender stole his ex-girlfriend’s vehicle in Flower Mound and her trailer from Lewisville. Detective Jeffrey Darlington investigated this offense. During the theft investigation, Detective Darlington learned about the sex offender-related violation and obtained warrants for both charges. The offender was arrested in Bossier City, Louisiana. He will be extradited back to Texas to face those charges.

Stolen Property Located During a Search of Prisoner
A prisoner was transferred from Lake Dallas to the Lewisville City Jail for outstanding warrants. Lieutenant Dan Rochelle located checks in his property that did not belong to him. Lieutenant Rochelle contacted the checkbook owner who advised they were the victims of a car burglary several days ago and had filed a police report with the Carrollton Police Department.

The jail staff contacted Sergeant Wragg and the Carrollton C.I.D. Sergeant. Carrollton arrived and interviewed the suspect who confessed to the vehicle burglary. Carrollton charged him with identity theft and suspect that he may be responsible for other offenses in their city. Detective J.D. Harvey interviewed the suspect about a Lewisville offense and obtained information that will likely lead to his arrest for that vehicle burglary, as well.

Sex Offender Registration
In the first Chief’s Weekly Update of each month, we note the number of sex offenders residing in the City. As of February 15th, the City of Lewisville has 55 registered sex offenders in residence. That number is up one from last month.

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Chief’s Weekly Update
City of Lewisville—Police Department

Week of February 15, 2010 – February 21, 2010


Car Burglar Assaults Owner
On Thursday morning, a resident in the 1700 block of Crosshaven (near Valley Ridge) was assaulted by a suspect burglarizing his truck. The suspect was described as a Hispanic male wearing a black zip up jacket, about 5'09 to 5'11 inches tall, and weighing about 175 to 190 pounds. The suspect fled in a black Chevrolet Tahoe or Suburban. The victim was slightly injured, but did not require medical attention. The suspect fled prior to officers arriving on scene. Another burglary of a truck was reported in the same part of town.

Suspect Arrested in Aggravated Robbery
On February 17th, at approximately 3:30 a.m., officers were dispatched to the Best Value Inn and Suites for an aggravated robbery. During the robbery, the 76 year-old clerk was hit in the head and knocked to the ground by the suspect. The suspect removed cash from the cash drawer and fled the location. Officers checked the area, but the suspect was not located.

Detective Richard Anders conducted a follow-up investigation. During an interview with motel staff, Detective Anders learned that an exterior window had been removed from the office area. Detective Anders reviewed surveillance footage and observed the suspect enter the office area and grab a flower vase. It appeared as though he was going to use the vase to strike the clerk, but then observed the camera and left the office. The video captured a clear image of the suspect. The suspect then returned a short time later with his face covered and committed the robbery. Detective Anders contacted Crime Scene Technician Veronica Simpson to process the flower vase. She discovered a latent print on the vase.

Detective Anders interviewed several guests of the motel and he learned the name of a possible suspect. The latent print was compared to the prints on file for the suspect. The comparison was a match. Detective Anders obtained an arrest warrant for the suspect. He is a 22 year-old resident of The Colony. The Colony Police Department was contacted and the suspect was arrested. He was transported to the Lewisville City Jail. A $25,000 bond was set at his arraignment.

Stolen Laptop Computer Recovered
In August of 2009, a vehicle was stolen from the parking lot of Canucks while the victim was inside playing pool. The stolen vehicle was recovered in Dallas in January of 2010. A laptop computer was missing from the vehicle. The laptop computer has anti-theft software installed in it. Detective Bryan Smith was contacted by the anti-theft software company. They reported that the laptop is now being powered up and used. Detective Smith was able to obtain the name of the individual using this laptop. Detective Smith located this individual and recovered the stolen laptop in Dallas. The individual in possession of the laptop is not believed to be involved in the theft, and had simply purchased the laptop from an unknown individual on the street.

Warrant Served to Obtain DNA
Detective Billy Wilson obtained a search warrant to obtain DNA from an incarcerated suspect at the Hutchins State Jail Facility. The suspect’s DNA was preliminarily linked to three different burglaries in the old town area in 2009. This DNA will be used to confirm that the suspect’s DNA was left behind at those crime scenes. The cases will now be filed with the district attorney for prosecution.

Narcotics Search Warrant
On February 16th, officers executed a search warrant at 805 Lakeside Circle. Detective Eddie Barrett developed probable cause to believe that the person inside the residence was involved in trafficking marihuana. Detectives searched the residence and confiscated approximately six ounces of marihuana, a handgun, and nearly $1,000. A 32 year-old Lewisville resident was arrested for felony Possession of Marihuana.

Narcotics Arrest
On February 17th, Detectives Eddie Barrett and Duk Lee arrested a 24 year-old man on a charge of Manufacturing / Delivery of Controlled Substance in Penalty Group 1 (more than 4 grams, less than 200 grams). The subject is suspected of providing methadone to a 21 year-old female who went into a coma and is now conscious but unable to move from the neck down without assistance. The offense occurred in and will be filed in Wise County. Lewisville P.D. became involved in the case when the female was taken to the Lewisville Medical Center after overdosing on the medication.

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Chief’s Weekly Update
City of Lewisville—Police Department

Week of March 1, 2010 – March 7, 2010


Motorcycle Crash
About 12:35 a.m. on March 5, a twenty year-old Arlington man crashed his Yamaha R6 motorcycle into the front window of CiCi’s Pizza located at 724 West Main. The operator of the motorcycle lost control and laid the motorcycle down. The motorcycle smashed through the window of CiCi’s Pizza. The operator slid under a parked vehicle. He was transported by air ambulance to Baylor Hospital of Dallas in critical condition.

Robbers Caught In The Act
On March 6, Officers Matson Tiberghien, Carlos Ortiz, and Nadia Tamayo were dispatched to the 2500 block of South I35E on a robbery. The victim was heading back to his truck when he noticed a man reaching in the truck through a broken passenger window.

The victim saw a gold small car with temporary paper tags parked next to his truck and ran around to the passenger side of the truck to see one suspect with his briefcase and other items in his hands. The victim grabbed onto the male as he tried to get in the gold car. Another suspect was driving the gold car and started to go, dragging the victim and first suspect. The first suspect lost his grip on the car, which ran over his foot and leg.

The second suspect made a circle in the parking lot and returned pointing a black handgun at the victim and threatened to shoot him if he did not let the first suspect go. Both suspects fled the area in the gold car.

Officer Tiberghien located the suspect vehicle southbound on I-35. Officer Tiberghien followed the suspect vehicle with lights and siren until it finally stopped in the 400 block of Oakbend Drive.

Officers Tiberghien, Ortiz, Gregory Hopper, Lieutenant Casey Carter and Sergeant Jesse Hunter
conducted a known risk stop on the suspect vehicle and detained two adult Hispanic males as possible suspects in the robbery.

Officers located property belonging to the victim in the car along with a realistic looking pellet gun and Heroin. The suspects were arrested for robbery and possession of Heroin. Detective Ryan Maly interviewed both suspects who admitted in writing that they committed the robbery by pointing the pellet gun at the victim. The suspects, 20 and 21 both from Dallas, are currently being held at the Denton County Jail.

Vehicle Burglar Arrested
On November 19, 2009, a vehicle was burglarized at the QT convenience store at 1701 State Highway 121 (Business). A purse was taken from an unlocked vehicle in the parking lot. Detective Kenney was assigned the case for investigation. Detective Kenney was able to determine a license plate from the video surveillance. Detective Kenney checked several investigative sources, including the PlateScan system to attempt to locate the vehicle. Several locations were identified through PlateScan as possible locations for the vehicle. Detective Kenney located the vehicle and interviewed the owner. The interview revealed a street name for a suspect in the burglary. Detective Kenney contacted the Narcotics Section who provided him the identity of the suspect. Detective Kenney obtained an arrest warrant for the suspect. He has been arrested for burglary of a vehicle.

Internal Theft
On March 1, Home Educators Resource located at 1288 West Main Street reported an employee for theft. The business sells textbooks on ebay. The business learned that the employee was selling the books on ebay, but for personal profit. Detective Hinson was assigned the case for investigation. His investigation revealed the employee had defrauded the company out of approximately $24,000. The thefts began in the summer of 2007 through the end of 2008. The suspect was charged with felony theft.

Sexual Assault of a Child
A male child made an “outcry” statement to Flower Mound Police that his gymnastics coach at Top Flight Gym in Southlake was sexually abusing him. The child reported that offenses occurred in Lewisville, Flower Mound and Southlake and has occurred for the past two years. Detective Fisher from Lewisville, Detective Adcock from Flower Mound, and Detective Anderson from Southlake combined efforts on the investigation. He was arrested on four counts of Sexual Assault of a Child. A search warrant was executed at his house in the 1100 block of Timbercreek. Detectives seized electronic equipment including a computer. The suspect is in Denton County Jail with bonds totaling $300,000.

Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity
Officers responded to two incidents in the early morning hours at the Autumn Breeze Apartments located at 1679 South State Highway 121 (Business). The first incident was reported at 12:39 a.m. The report indicated several Hispanic males crashed a party. They were all wearing the same color clothing and flashing gang signs. When asked to leave, a physical confrontation started. One person was cut on his arm by a small knife.

The second incident occurred at 2:02 a.m., a couple of buildings away. Two victims reported they had been robbed of beer, a cell phone and money. A small blade knife was used to stab the victims several times. The clothing description matched the suspects from the earlier assault.

Detective Anders was assigned this case for investigation. He enlisted the assistance of Gang Officers Hernandez and Limon. After a thorough investigation, officers detained two juvenile gang members and issued arrest warrants for three adults. All of the suspects are documented gang members and face a 1st degree felony charge of engaging in organized criminal activity.

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Chief’s Weekly Update
City of Lewisville—Police Department

Week of March 8, 2010 – March 14, 2010


Burglary Suspects Located
On Saturday, March 13th, at 4:40 a.m., Officer Jason Williams spotted a suspicious pickup truck exiting 1240 North Cowan Avenue at a high rate of speed. He, along with Officer Matthew Bender and Sergeant David Porter, stopped the vehicle. The officers located numerous stolen tools in the bed of the pickup truck. Officer Jose Montoya interviewed the two suspects in the truck. They admitted to burglarizing a storage shed and a truck in the mobile home park that they had just left. The stolen tools were returned to their owners and the two suspects, ages 22 and 17, were arrested for burglary of a vehicle and burglary of a building.

Burglar Arrested After Foot Chase
Officer Johnny Copley and Lieutenant Kendall Lynn responded to 208 East Main Street on a burglary in progress. Employees of Tierney’s Café and Tavern arrived at work to discover two men in the building. The men had broken into the restaurant and stolen a flat screen television, a lap top computer, alcohol, and cash. Officer Copley arrived on scene and chased the suspects on foot as they fled the business. Officers were able to capture one suspect, a 24 year-old Dallas man. Officers recovered all of the property except for one flat screen television. The arrested suspect was charged with burglary of a building and multiple warrants out of Dallas and Balch Springs.

Fourth Annual Great Texas Warrant Round-Up
On Friday, March 12th, Lewisville participated in the Fourth Annual Great Texas Warrant Round-Up. Officers arrested 24 subjects on a total of 47 outstanding Lewisville municipal warrants, valued at $18,477.83.

Identity Theft
During the last week of February, a victim in Kansas filed an “identity theft” report with Lewisville P.D. The victim claimed that an individual was using her identity to obtain work at a business in Lewisville. Detective Brian Smith began an investigation and confirmed that the suspect was indeed working at a business on Metro Park Boulevard using the victim’s identity. The company had already fired this employee prior to Smith making contact with them. Detective Smith has been able to locate two possible addresses for the suspect in Lewisville, and he has obtained a warrant for the suspect’s arrest.

Wanted Person
Lewisville Police are searching for Jeremy Jermaine Jackson (pictured below), a 21 year-old Lewisville resident who is wanted on numerous charges. Jackson has been terrorizing an individual on Crosshaven Drive near the Flower Mound border, which is the location where the majority of these offenses occurred.

Detective Scott Austin has obtained four felony warrants and nine misdemeanor warrants for his arrest. Jackson is wanted on the below charges:

· Assault Family Violence (Enhanced to Felony) (2 Counts)
· Felony Assault Family Violence (Strangulation)
· Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle (Felony)
· Criminal Trespass (7 Counts)
· Criminal Mischief (2 Counts)

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Jeremy Jermaine Jackson is urged to contact the Lewisville Police Department’s Crime Tip Line at 972-219-8477 (TIPS).

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Chief’s Weekly Update
City of Lewisville—Police Department

Week of March 22, 2010 – March 28, 2010

Burglary Suspect Arrested
During the early morning hours of Thursday, March 25th, Officer David Johnson located a pick-up being driven by a man that witnesses had observed breaking into a car in the 1200 block of Longhorn Drive. Inside of the pickup, Officer Johnson located items stolen during that burglary of a vehicle. The suspect, a 41 year-old Ft. Worth man, was arrested for burglary. The stolen items were returned to the victim. The suspect is currently in custody at Denton County Jail, being held in lieu of $10,000 bond.

Major One Vehicle Crash
On Friday morning, the Traffic Unit investigated a one car major crash at the intersection of Garden Ridge Boulevard and Valley Parkway. A Dodge pick-up, being driven by a 22 year-old Lewisville man, left the roadway and struck a utility pole, causing serious injuries to the driver, who was the sole occupant of the pickup. Officer Chris Clements is investigating the crash. At this point, it appears to have been a one vehicle collision. The driver was taken by helicopter ambulance to Methodist Hospital in Dallas. He is in stable condition.

Federal Jail Time for Local Drug Dealers
In April of 2008, Lewisville narcotics detectives and the DEA Group One Task Force initiated a 16 month investigation, targeting local “crack” cocaine dealers. The dealers operated largely in the Hardy Street and East Purnell area of Lewisville. Officers made undercover buys and executed search warrants during the investigation.

Subsequently, a federal grand jury indicted Damien Deshawn Chambers (33), Royce Demond Rice (27),Viron Ellison (23) and Kyle Edward Brown (24) on various charges, including conspiring to possess, possession, and intent to distribute cocaine base.

In November of 2009, Damien Chambers pled guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute more than 150 grams of cocaine base.

In March of 2010, Viron Ellison and Kyle Brown both pled to their cases, as well. Ellison pled guilty to possessing with intent to distribute more than 20 grams of cocaine base. Brown pled guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute more than 150 grams of cocaine base.

Royce Rice took his cases to trial and a federal jury convicted him on March 19, 2010. The jury found Rice guilty of possessing with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of cocaine base and conspiring to possess more than 50 grams of cocaine base.

Federal Judge Marcia Crone will soon sentence all of the defendants according to federal sentencing guidelines that range from 10 years to life in a federal prison and the possibility of up to a $4 million fine. An additional six defendants face drug charges at the state level in connection with this investigation.

The investigation is an example of the results possible by partnering with the DEA to combat drugs in Lewisville. Detective Jeff Carey became a member of the task force in 2008 and served as the lead detective on this investigation. Detectives Eddie Barrett, Steve Newkirk, Duk Lee, Officer Kevin Bryson, Sergeant Dan Coltrain, and Lieutenant Chris Butterworth all made significant contributions to this investigation. This case would not have been possible without the manpower and resources of DEA Group One and the Assistant United States Attorneys of the Eastern District of Texas.

DNA Links Suspect to Burglary
In October of 2009, a house was burglarized in the 300 block of Price Drive. Officer Chris Herring conducted the initial investigation of the crime scene. During the scene examination, Officer Herring observed possible DNA evidence left at the scene by the suspect. Officer Herring requested assistance from Crime Scene Technician Veronica Simpson. The case was assigned to Detective Ryan Maly, who obtained some serial numbers and additional stolen property information from the victim. Detective Maly determined that some of the property had been pawned on October 22nd. In December of 2009, Detective Maly received information from the crime lab that the DNA evidence collected had received a CODIS hit. The CODIS hit was for the same suspect that had pawned the stolen merchandise. Detective Maly secured an arrest warrant for Burglary of a Habitation for the suspect. Once arrested, the suspect was asked for a DNA comparison sample. The suspect refused to provide a sample. Detective Maly obtained a search warrant to obtain the sample. The sample was sent to the crime lab for direct comparison to that left at the scene.

On March 22, 2010, the crime lab confirmed that the DNA comparison sample matched the evidence located at the scene. The case has been sent to the District Attorney for prosecution.

Fugitive Arrested
On March 24th, Denton County Sherriff’s deputies arrested Jeremy Jermaine Jackson on outstanding warrants obtained by Lewisville Detective Scott Austin. Jackson is being held in the Denton County Jail on a total bond of $225,000 for the below listed charges:

Misdemeanor Charges:
· Criminal Trespass (8 Counts)
· Criminal Mischief (2 Counts)
Felony Charges:
· Assault Family Violence (3 Counts)
· Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle (2 Counts)
· Evading Arrest Using a Vehicle (1 Count)
· Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon (1 Count)

Detective Austin investigated 11 separate incidents where Jackson was a suspect. A total of 17 warrants have been issued for Jackson, all stemming from those incidents.

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Chief’s Weekly Update
City of Lewisville—Police Department

Week of March 29, 2010 – April 4, 2010


Fatality Crash
On April 4, 2010, at 2:17 a.m., Lewisville Police Officers were dispatched to a major accident in the 2500 block of South I-35E (northbound). Upon arrival, officers determined that a black Mazda had been travelling at a high rate of speed and had struck the rear of a red Nissan four door sedan that was occupied by five people. The 33 year-old female driver of the Nissan was pronounced deceased at the scene and a 13 year-old female passenger was transported by CareFlite to Parkland Hospital where she succumbed to her injuries at 10:22 a.m. One adult male passenger in the Nissan was transported to Parkland Hospital by ambulance and two juvenile passengers were transported to Children’s Hospital.

Lewisville Officers conducted an investigation and found probable cause to believe that the driver of the Mazda was intoxicated at the time of the crash. The driver of the Mazda was arrested on two counts of murder.

The suspect has been identified as John Patrick Barton of Lewisville. Barton’s three previous convictions for DWI enhance this alleged DWI offense to the level of felony. Therefore, during the commission of a felony (DWI with three prior convictions), Barton committed an act that was clearly dangerous to human life that caused the death of two individuals. That is the basis for Barton being charged with two counts of murder. At this time no charges have been filed against Barton on behalf of the three surviving victims. The investigation is still ongoing.

The victims, all of which reside in Argyle, Texas, were identified as 33 year-old Kandace Hull (deceased), 13 year-old female (deceased), 33 year-old Anthony Hull (being treated at Parkland Hospital), 12 year-old male (being treated at Dallas Children’s), and 16 year-old female (being treated at Dallas Children’s). Names of the juvenile victims are being withheld.

Stolen Property Recovered; Suspect Identified
During the 2nd weekend in March, “Kirby Vacuums” on Main Street had two company vans broken into. Multiple new vacuum cleaners, valued at over $7,000, were stolen. There were no initial leads in this case. Another Kirby representative in Waco, Texas discovered several new Kirby vacuum cleaners being offered for sale on Craigslist. This representative felt this was unusual, as all new Kirby vacuum cleaners are only sold through an authorized distributor. This representative conducted his own initial investigation, not knowing where the vacuum cleaners had originated. After purchasing a vacuum from this potential suspect, the vacuum cleaner was confirmed as one of the vacuum cleaners that had been stolen during the Lewisville burglary. Sergeant Wragg and Detectives Maly, Darlington, and Kelly worked together with this Kirby representative to set up another buy with this suspect, who had claimed to have additional Kirby vacuum cleaners. This buy was set up in Grapevine, where Lewisville detectives met with the suspect. Grapevine P.D. also provided two officers for local support. Investigators recovered two additional stolen vacuum cleaners that had been taken during the March burglary. Detective Maly is continuing to investigate this case.

Narcotics Search Warrants Executed
Several narcotics search warrants were executed over the past week. All of these cases were the work of Detective Barrett, with assistance from other narcotics personnel.

Two search warrants were simultaneously served at 2175 South S.H. 121 (Business). Lewisville Narcotics Detectives had purchased "crack” cocaine from both locations.

In one room, no narcotics were located, but officers did find a box of 9mm ammunition. The occupant of this room will face federal charges to be filed by the ATF. The occupant was arrested on outstanding warrants as listed below. This subject also faces the following charges, stemming from the investigation: three counts of Delivery of a Penalty Group 1 Controlled Substance, under 1 gram (“crack” cocaine); one count of Delivery of a Penalty Group 1 Controlled Substance, over 1 gram, but less than 4 grams (cocaine).

A search of the second location resulted in the discovery of a quantity of marijuana. Three residents of that room were arrested on various charges, including Delivery of a Penalty Group1 Controlled Substance, under 1 gram (“crack” cocaine); possession of marijuana, under 2 ounces; possession of Drug Paraphernalia; and traffic warrants.

A third warrant was served at 201 West Southwest Parkway. Lewisville Narcotics Dectives had purchased "crack” cocaine from this apartment. The two residents were both arrested during the execution of the search warrant. A search of the residence yielded six grams of "crack” cocaine and .6 grams of MDMA ("Ecstacy"). The two residents face a variety of charges, including several counts of Delivery of a Penalty Group 1 Controlled Substance, under 1 gram (“crack” cocaine) and one count of Delivery of a Penalty Group 1 Controlled Substance, over 4 grams but less than 200 grams (“crack” cocaine).

As a result of these search warrants, Detectives recovered 1.6 ounces of marijuana, 6.6 grams of “crack” cocaine, .6 grams of MDMA, and $1,364.00 cash.

Car Burglars Identified
On March 30th, Burglary of Motor Vehicle reports were filed by four victims. The reports were taken by Officer Carla Michel. The burglaries occurred during the night. Three victims lived at The Vista Springs Apartments and one lived at the Park Timbers Apartments. Stolen were three cases of CDs, a knife, a Jensen Stereo, an unknown make GPS navigator, a Garmin GPS, a Pioneer Stereo, and a Panasonic Stereo. The suspects took over $3,000 in property and caused over $2,000 in damage to the vehicles.

That morning, Officer Purvis with the Farmer's Branch Police Department, had made a traffic stop on a Silver Ford Explorer displaying an expired registration sticker. The Explorer was driven by 20 year-old Dallas man. The Explorer was towed because the driver did not have any proof of financial responsibility. While conducting an inventory of the vehicle, Officer Purvis found paperwork leading back to a Lewisville victim. The victim was contacted and discovered his burglarized vehicle.

The Lewisville Police Department was informed. Detective Brad Kenney went to the Farmer's Branch Police Department to talk with the suspect. The suspect admitted that he and a partner went into the apartment complex off Corporate Drive in Lewisville. They broke into four vehicles and took the CD cases and CDs and three stereos. He dropped off his partner in Dallas before he was stopped by Officer Purvis. Detective Kenney continues to investigate the identity of the suspect's accomplice.

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Chief’s Weekly Update
City of Lewisville—Police Department

Week of April 26, 2010 – May 2, 2010


Officers Locate Missing Elderly Person
On Wednesday morning, Officers responded to the report of a missing person in the 400 block of Highland Drive. An elderly man, suffering from Alzheimer’s, wondered off sometime in the morning hours. He was located about an hour later in Carrollton along I-35E. Officers returned him home. He did not suffer any injuries.

The Lewisville Police Department participates in the Alzheimer’s Associations Operation: Safe Return to help ensure the safety of those with Alzheimer’s or a related dementia who wander. More than 60% of those with dementia will wander. The sooner the police department is notified the quicker we can deploy our resources to help locate and protect a missing loved one.

Aggravated Robbery
A woman reported an aggravated robbery in the 400 block of West Round Grove on Friday morning. Two men knocked on her door and eventually forced their way into the home. One suspect, the older of the two, is described as a Hispanic man, heavy-set, with short hair and a round face. The other suspect was only described as a Hispanic male. The older man pointed a pistol at the victim and demanded money. The two suspects stole cash and a computer. They fled the area, possibly in a silver Ford Focus two-door. The victim was not harmed.

Shots Reported at Residence
On Saturday morning, around 5:30 a.m., officers responded to a firearm complaint in the 1600 block of Chisolm Trail. The suspect fired several shots at a home through the front window. No one was harmed in the shooting. The suspect may have fled in a brown Cadillac or Ford Crown Victoria.

Murder Investigation Follow-Up
As of Monday, May 3rd, the suspect’s location is still unknown. The Criminal Investigation Section (Crimes Against Persons and Property Detectives, Crime Scene Tech, and Victim's Advocate) have spent numerous hours talking with family and friends of both the victim and the suspect, following up on all leads that have been received, processing various crime scenes, and typing numerous court orders and warrants to obtain the necessary evidence for prosecution. The investigation continues for the second week.

Capture of an Escapee
Lewisville Police Department Sergeants Paul Nathan and Gordon Blair assisted the U.S. Marshals Service and the Denton County Task Force in the capture of an escapee out of Oregon. The suspect faces narcotics, weapons, and escape charges. He was believed to be hiding in an apartment in Lewisville, so the Marshals asked for a uniformed presence by Lewisville Officers.

U.S. Marshals were initially assisted by the subject’s girlfriend, but she was later arrested for hindering the suspect’s apprehension. Marshals found out that she warned the subject that officers were on the way to arrest him. The subject was met at the doorway as he was attempting to flee. He was taken into custody by the Marshals without incident.

Follow-Up on Possession of a Controlled Substance Arrest
On March 9th, Officers Noble, Crociata, and McElhone responded to Hot Shots Bar on a report of a male subject putting an unknown substance in a female’s drink. The subject was initially arrested for possession of a controlled substance. Officers seized the drink in which the suspect had put an unknown substance into. The drink was later submitted to the lab for analysis. The lab recently confirmed the presence of a controlled substance in the drink cup. Detective J.D. Harvey investigated this case, and he has obtained an additional warrant for the suspect’s arrest. The suspect has been contacted and he claims that he will be surrendering to police.

Medication Drop-Off Event
LISD’s Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Task Force, with support from many volunteers and The Colony, Carrollton, Flower Mound, Highland Village, and Lewisville Police Departments, hosted a Medication Drop-Off at each LISD high school on Saturday, May 1st. The event was a huge success, taking in over 3,100 pounds of unused and expired medication that would otherwise be in medicine cabinets throughout the community.

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Chief’s Weekly Update
City of Lewisville—Police Department

Week of May 3, 2010 – May 9, 2010


Train Crash
Officers responded to a train crash in the 1100 block of North Kealy Avenue on Monday, May 3rd at 2:05 p.m. An eastbound train struck a trailer carrying a backhoe, which was being pulled by a dump truck. The train pushed the trailer from the truck and the backhoe landed in a ditch on the north side of the tracks. The trailer was carried several hundred feet down the track. The driver of the dump truck was not injured in the crash. The train engineer suffered minor injuries.

Robberies May be Related
Officers responded to two robberies on Thursday night. The first robbery occurred in the 1200 block of North Cowan Avenue. The suspect was the rear passenger in a black four-door car with dark tinted windows. The victim described the suspect as a black male. The suspect pointed a firearm at the victim and demanded his wallet. Approximately 15 minutes later, another victim was robbed in the 1000 block of Edmonds. The victim stated the suspect car was a black Ford Focus. This time a white male exited the car and robbed the victim. The victim stated that the Focus was also occupied by two white females. On Sunday, a business in the 600 block of East State Highway 121 Business was robbed by a white male and black male. The suspects fled in a green Honda without hubcaps. These three robberies may be related. No one was injured in the robberies.

Rollin’ Stolen
Officer Donnie McElhone spotted a stolen car traveling northbound in the 900 block of State Highway 121 Business Tuesday afternoon. Once he activated his emergency lights and siren, the driver attempted to flee north on the Sam Rayburn Tollway and south on Spring Creek Parkway into Plano. The stolen car blew its engine and stopped in the 6800 block of Spring Creek Parkway. The driver, a 24 year old Carrollton woman, was arrested for Evading and multiple warrants out of Dallas and Cockrell Hill. The car was confirmed stolen by the Dallas Police Department.

DNA Evidence Leads to Suspect
In August 2007, a resident called police after hearing what he believed to be a break-in at the apartment across the hall from him at 247 East Corporate Drive. The resident stated he tried to look out his peephole, but gum had been placed over the hole. The resident opened his door and saw someone taking electronics from the apartment. The gum was submitted to the lab for DNA analysis. On May 5, 2010, Detective Bryan Smith received information from the Tarrant County Crime Lab in reference to a CoDIS hit on the DNA submitted in this case. The “hit” was on a person currently in custody in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Detective Smith will obtain a search warrant for DNA from the new suspect to confirm the CoDIS hit.

Child Pornography Arrest
Officers arrested a former LISD elementary school teacher for possession of child pornography. Detective Scott Kelly began this investigation after receiving information from Stillwater, Oklahoma police. Stillwater Police questioned the suspect about an incident that occurred in their jurisdiction. During the investigation, Stillwater detectives learned that the suspect had child pornography on computers at his residence in Lewisville. Detective Kelly served a search warrant on the residence and recovered two computers. Detective Kelly obtained a warrant for the arrest of the suspect on Possession of Child Pornography charges.

Murder Suspect Still At-Large
Police seek Jose Corona, wanted in connection with the brutal slaying of his wife. Lewisville Police detectives are working closely with state and federal law enforcement to bring him to justice. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is urged to contact the Lewisville Police Crime Tip line at 972-219-TIPS (8477) or Denton County Crime Stoppers at 800-388- TIPS (8477). Callers are eligible for a cash reward for information that leads to the arrest of Corona.

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Chief’s Weekly Update
City of Lewisville—Police Department

Week of May 10, 2010 – May 16, 2010


Suspects Arrested After Home Invasion Robbery
On Thursday, officers responded to a call from a home owner who said that men were breaking into her home in the 900 block of Hawthorne Court. Sergeant Hunter was the first officer to arrive at the home and he observed two men running from the location. One suspect was quickly apprehended by Officers Travis Wallace and Butch Steinle. Numerous officers arrived on scene to assist with a search of the neighborhood and of the surrounding area for the second suspect. Officer Joel Baker located the second suspect hiding in the 1100 block of Valley Ridge.

The suspects entered the home under the ruse that they were there to purchase a television. Once inside, the suspects both pointed weapons at the victims and bound both of them. The suspects demanded money and started to load television sets and other items of value. Detectives continue to investigation.

Burglary Arrests
The Police Department has received numerous reports of burglaries occurring in apartment complex garages. The Street Crimes unit was deployed, in an attempt to combat these crimes. On May 13th, at approximately 2:00 a.m., Officer Martin Popick was conducting surveillance of garages at 275 East Vista Ridge Mall Drive. Officer Popick observed a vehicle park in front of an open garage door in the complex. The driver got out of the vehicle and entered the open garage. He grabbed several items, including a set of golf clubs. He returned to his vehicle and began to leave the area. Officer Popick followed the suspect vehicle and relayed its description to other units. Officer Guy Stilwell stopped the vehicle in the 300 block of East Vista Ridge Mall Drive. Officers determined that the driver did not have permission to remove any items from the garage. He was arrested for Burglary of a Building. Officers located two GPS devices during a search of the suspect’s vehicle. Officers determined that the devices had been stolen during two separate car burglaries. The suspect was additionally charged with two counts of Burglary of a Vehicle.

On May 14th, at approximately 3:45 a.m., Officer Showalter observed a vehicle parked in the fire lane at the Madison at Round Grove Apartments (201 East Round Grove Road). A motorcycle drove out of a garage near the vehicle and both began to drive out of the complex. The vehicle acted as a “blocker” which allowed the motorcycle to flee the area. Officers stopped the vehicle at the Budget Suites. A Citizen called police reporting they had just witnessed someone steal their neighbor’s motorcycle. Two occupants of the vehicle were arrested on unrelated charges. Detective Asa Hinson was assigned this case for follow-up. Detective Hinson was able to obtain Burglary of Habitation warrants on the two occupants of the vehicle. The suspect that fled on the motorcycle remains at large.

Mobile Meth Bust
On May 14th, Lewisville Narcotics Detective Duk Lee obtained information about a vehicle which would contain narcotics. Gang Officers Robert Limon and Mike Hernandez, along with Officer Ortiz, were able to stop this vehicle and make contact with the two occupants. During a search of the vehicle, officers found two clear zip-lock style bags containing a crystal-like substance. Officers field tested the substance, receiving a presumptive positive result for the presence of methamphetamine. Officer recovered approximately 17 grams of the substance. Both occupants were subsequently arrested for Manufacture/Delivery of a Controlled Substance.

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Chief’s Weekly Update
City of Lewisville—Police Department

Week of May 17, 2010 – May 23, 2010


Aggravated Robberies Reported
On Saturday, May 22nd, at 12:30 a.m., a man robbed the 7-Eleven at 966 South Mill Street. The suspect is described as having a medium build, standing between 5’ 5” and 5’ 7” tall, with short black hair. He wore a white or light colored t-shirt and a pair of blue jeans. The suspect jumped over the counter and threatened the clerk with a knife. He fled the area prior to the arrival of officers.

Later that same morning, at 2:40 a.m., a man attempted to rob a woman in the 200 block of East Oak Knoll. The victim described the man as possibly white, about 5' 8” tall, weighing over 240 pounds, and having a white stocking or hood pulled over his face. The suspect ran from the area when the victim screamed for help.

DWI / Possession of Cocaine
On May 21st, at approximately 1:00 a.m., Lt. Chris Butterworth was patrolling the parking lot of the Stone Creek Apartments, located at 328 E. Southwest Pkwy. Lt. Butterworth observed a possible intoxicated driver. The driver was stopped and failed field sobriety tests. Officer Frank Moreno arrested the driver for Driving While Intoxicated. During an inventory of the vehicle, Officer Showalter located a white, powdery substance in the center console. The substance was tested and showed a presumptive positive result for the presence of cocaine. The substance weighed 3.7 grams. The suspect was subsequently charged with possession of a substance in penalty group1, over 1 gram, but less than 4 grams.

Robbery
On May 21st, at approximately 3:30 a.m., Lt. Chris Butterworth was on patrol in the Windsor Court Apartments, located at 247 E. Southwest Pkwy. Lt. Butterworth heard Lewisville Police Dispatch sending a unit to the Quick Trip on an assault call. The caller was advising dispatchers that he was just assaulted at the Windsor Court Apartments by some male subjects that he knew. Lt. Butterworth observed a Maroon Chevrolet Impala stop in front of his vehicle and pick up a white male subject. Thinking this person may be involved, Lt. Butterworth followed the vehicle from the complex awaiting additional suspect or suspect vehicle information. The subject that entered the vehicle matched the description of one of the suspects involved. Lt. Butterworth stopped the vehicle and, with the assistance of Officers Martin Popick and Richard Crotiata, interviewed the four subjects inside.

Officers determined that the suspects had actually committed a robbery because the victim’s cell phone and keys were taken. The victim’s cell phone was recovered from the front passenger’s seat pouch after one of the suspects told officers of its location. Officers arrested two suspects out of the vehicle for robbery. Lt. Butterworth took the victim back to the offense location to attempt to recover his vehicle and house keys, as they were not in the vehicle. Lt. Butterworth located the victim’s keys in the middle of the parking lot, exactly where he had first observed the suspect vehicle stop to pick up one of the suspects.

Possible Burglary Suspects
On May 21st, at about 9:00 p.m., Officer Showalter was in the parking lot of Huffines Plaza when he noticed three white males walking around with one of them carrying a chainsaw. It appeared to Officer Showalter that the subjects were trying to sell the chainsaw to passersby. Officer Popick arrived on scene to assist Officer Showalter and saw a known suspect exit the vehicle carrying a black plastic tool case. Officer Popick observed him as he approached different people and showed them the contents of the case. Patrol officers arrived on scene to assist and Officer Popick made contact with the suspect who was still on foot carrying the tool case. One suspect was arrested on outstanding warrants. There were several items that these subjects had inside the vehicle that they were attempting to sell. The remaining items in the vehicle were taken as found property since none of the subjects knew whom the property belonged to. Officer Showalter forwarded the information gathered on scene to Criminal Investigations to pursue further.

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Chief’s Weekly Update
City of Lewisville—Police Department

Week of May 24, 2010 – May 30, 2010


Man Reports Stabbing
On Wednesday, May 26th, at 12:15 a.m., Officers responded to a stabbing at the Hot Shots Bar, located at 1602 South State Highway 121 Business. The victim, a 48 year-old Lewisville man, was punched twice and then stabbed in the arm. The suspect fled the location prior to police arriving on scene. The injury did require medical attention. The victim is expected to fully recover from the stabbing.

Early Morning Burglaries Reported
Early Friday morning, burglars broke into the Outback Steakhouse, located at 2211 South I-35. It appears that they were after flat screen televisions mounted inside of the restaurant. They were unsuccessful at completing this theft; however, later a second burglary took place at the Verizon store located at 413 East FM 3040. During this burglary, the suspects were successful in stealing a 32” flat screen television.

The suspects were seen driving a silver SUV. The first suspect is described as a white male standing 6’ tall, of a skinny build, and wearing blue jeans and a gray hooded sweatshirt. The second suspect stands approximately 5’6” tall, has dark-colored skin, is also of a skinny build, and also wore jeans and a gray hooded sweatshirt. Entry was made by prying the front door. It is believed that the same suspects may be responsible for both burglaries.

DNA Leads to Confession
Detective Bryan Smith served a DNA search warrant on a subject who was in custody in the Texas Department of Corrections. The suspect’s DNA had been left at the scene of an apartment burglary in 2007. Detective Smith interviewed the suspect, who confessed to committing this crime. Detective Smith will be obtaining a warrant and charging the suspect with Burglary of a Habitation.

Motorcycle Thief Arrested
Detective Asa Hinson followed up on a burglary offense where Street Crimes had arrested two of three suspects. The third suspect had fled on a stolen motorcycle. Detective Hinson interviewed multiple individuals, ultimately learning the identity of the third suspect and obtaining probable cause to obtain a warrant for his arrest. The warrant was obtained and North Richland Hills P.D. later arrested the suspect. The motorcycle has not been recovered.

Narcotics Search Warrants
On May 28th, SWAT team members executed a search warrant at the Best Value Inn and Suites. Detective Eddie Barrett obtained probable cause to believe that a guest in the inn was in possession of methamphetamine. SWAT members detained two guests in the room. Both guests were searched and both were found to be in possession of methamphetamine. Both were charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance in Penalty Group One. One of them was charged with possessing under one gram of the substance and the other was charged with possessing under four grams. These charges will be enhanced due to the offenses occurring within 1,000 feet of a school.

On May 31st, Officer Bender was dispatched to a noise disturbance at an apartment located at 248 East Southwest Parkway. Officer Bender smelled the odor of burnt marihuana coming from within the apartment. Officer Bender was able to see paraphernalia and marijuana through the open door. Officer Bender secured the residence and contacted Narcotics Detective Duk Lee. Detective Lee obtained a search warrant for the residence. Officers searched the residence and discovered just over one ounce of marijuana, an assault rifle, and a handgun. The resident was arrested for misdemeanor possession of marijuana. The case was referred to ATF for any possible federal firearms violations.

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Child Pornography Arrest
Officers arrested a former LISD elementary school teacher for possession of child pornography. Detective Scott Kelly began this investigation after receiving information from Stillwater, Oklahoma police. Stillwater Police questioned the suspect about an incident that occurred in their jurisdiction. During the investigation, Stillwater detectives learned that the suspect had child pornography on computers at his residence in Lewisville. Detective Kelly served a search warrant on the residence and recovered two computers. Detective Kelly obtained a warrant for the arrest of the suspect on Possession of Child Pornography charges.

I'd really like to know more about this if at all possible. Names, school, etc.

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Former teacher arrested in child pornography case
By Heather M. Smith, hsmith@acnpapers.com
Published: Tuesday, May 4, 2010 6:26 PM CDT
A former third-grade teacher at Lakeland Elementary School was arrested Friday on child pornography charges.


The Lewisville Police Department began investigating Peter Trezise following a phone call from the police department in Stillwater, Okla., on April 24. Stillwater police said they were investigating Trezise on suspicion of sexually assaulting a child.

“The Stillwater Police Department was investigating Trezise, and during their contact with him they were led to believe he was committing a crime here,” said Capt. Jay Powell.

According to Powell, the Stillwater Police Department notified Lewisville police, who then executed the search warrant at Trezise's home. When police executed the search warrant, they confiscated two personal computers from Trezise's home. Files discovered during the search led to the warrant for his arrest.

“We are looking into some activities that occurred in our jurisdiction,” said Capt. Randy Dickerson with the Stillwater Police Department. “The investigation is a joint operation with the Lewisville Police Department and the FBI.”

Dickerson said the Stillwater investigation is ongoing.

Trezise was released from the Denton County jail Saturday on a bond of $7,500. Powell said the charges Trezise faces will be handled independently from the Oklahoma charges.

“We have no evidence to support that there were any more offenses committed in Lewisville, other than the possession of child pornography,” Powell said.

Karen Permetti, spokeswoman for Lewisville ISD, said Trezise resigned from his job on April 26 for personal reasons. Trezise was employed by the district for 11 years —all as a third-grade teacher at Lakeland Elementary. She said the district had never received complaints for inappropriate behavior during his time at the school.

“We do background checks on all potential teachers,” Permetti said. “We recently expanded the background checks to include fingerprinting on all teachers.”

Permetti said the school sent home a letter to Trezise’s class after his resignation and before the charges against him surfaced. The letter notified parents that he resigned and the district would be finding a replacement.

On Tuesday, a letter was sent to parents reiterating that the district completes background checks on all employees. The letter also states that during Trezise’s time with the district there was “no conduct that would be considered inappropriate behavior.”

“This has really shocked the school,” Permetti said. “Counselors are available to work with students or parents who want to talk about the situation.”

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Thanks, much appreciated.