The Kennedale Police Department reported the following incidents for the one week period April 22 through April 28, 2018. The nine reports included a missing adult, family disturbance and DWI. {{more: continue …}}?
04/23 ? Driving While Intoxicated ? Bowles Court: At 1:32 a.m. an officer stopped a vehicle for multiple violations. The driver, an adult female, exhibited signs of impairment and was unable to successfully complete a field sobriety assessment. The female admitted to smoking marijuana approximately one hour earlier. She was in possession of a pipe used to smoke narcotics. The female was placed under arrest and transported to jail for booking. She refused to voluntarily give a blood sample. A warrant was obtained so the sample could be drawn.
04/25 ? Burglary ? Lakewood Drive: At 2:10 a.m. a victim reported to police that her home had been burglarized. The victim reported that she left her home at midnight and returned at 2:00 a.m. While she was out, unknown suspects entered the home and removed numerous items of value including a handgun and jewelry. The victim believes that she knows who the suspect(s) could be and gave the names to the officer. Entry was made through an unsecured door in the rear of the home.
04/25 ? Death Investigation ? Colonial Court: At 7:18 a.m. officers responded to a report of a deceased person. An elderly male had been found deceased in his bed by a home health care worker. The victim had health issues and was bedridden for some time. The Medical Examiner?s office responded to take possession of the deceased.
04/26 ? Possession of Controlled Substance ? Peachtree Court: At 1:55 a.m. an officer was checking an area for a known offender wanted on multiple felony warrants. The wanted person was known to be living in one of the rental units. A vehicle started up and attempted to leave as the officer pulled through the parking area. A male in the passenger seat was slumped over in an attempt to keep from being seen and appeared to be placing something under the seat. The officer stopped the vehicle, informed the occupants of the reason for the stop, and requested identification. The passenger gave a verbal name and date of birth that turned out to be false. After further investigation, the adult male passenger was the person wanted on the felony warrants for Organized Crime and Possession of Controlled Substance. The adult male driver was also wanted on felony warrants for Dangerous Drugs and Delivery of a controlled Substance. A small bag of methamphetamine was found under the passenger seat of the vehicle and the passenger was charged with that as well as Failure to Identify (Fugitive). Both suspects were transported to jail for booking.
04/26 ? Assault by Contact ? E. Kennedale Parkway: At 6:11 a.m. officers responded to a domestic disturbance. An adult male had gotten into an argument with his girlfriend and his brother. All three live in the same home. The suspect forced his girlfriend on to the floor during the argument but then let her up. The suspect?s brother threw him out of the house and locked the door. The suspect used a piece of wood to break the window in the back door and regain entry into the home. When the brother stated he was calling the police, the suspect fled and was not on scene when police arrived.
04/26 ? Forgery ? Gilman Road: At 11:20 a.m. a victim reported that several forged checks had been cashed on his bank account by unknown person(s). The checks were stolen from the victim?s vehicle on 04/21/2018.
04/28 ? Assault Bodily Injury (Family Violence) ? Pine Meadows Drive: At 12:09 a.m. officers responded to a domestic disturbance. On arrival it was determined that numerous individuals were living in a duplex unit. One of the male residents (suspect) started an argument over rent with two of the other residents, a brother and sister. The argument became physical and the suspect bit one of the victims on the hand. The suspect was also injured during the scuffle when he fell and hit his head. He was transported to the hospital for treatment. A warrant will be obtained at a later date.
04/28 ? Driving While Intoxicated ? Municipal Drive: At 7:10 a.m. an off-duty officer observed a vehicle being operated in an erratic manner. The officer called for a patrol unit and followed the vehicle into a parking area at 405 Municipal Drive. Contact was made by an arriving patrol officer. The adult male driver exhibited signs of intoxication and smelled of alcohol. He had also been in a fight as he had blood on his clothes and person. The male was unable to successfully complete a field sobriety assessment. He was transported to jail for a blood draw and booking.
04/28 ? Missing Person (Adult) ? Swiney Hiett Road: At 11:00 a.m. a complainant reported his adult brother to be missing from his home. The missing brother has not been seen in over two weeks. The missing person was entered into the national database.?
