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The Kennedale Police Department reported the following 16 incidents for the two week period September 30 through October 13, 2018. The reports included abandon vehicles, lost wallet, DWI, forgery, and assault.? {{more: continue …}}
These reports and others were in addition to on-going investigations. These do not include calls where no report was written. Some of the offenses, after further investigation, may have been deemed unfounded.
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Incident Reports … Sept 30 – Oct 6?
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10/1 – Assault by Contact – Briarwood Road: At 10:58 p.m. a victim contacted police to report that her boyfriend had assaulted her. The victim reported that the boyfriend came home and appeared to be intoxicated. As the victim was attempting to get ready for bed the suspect pinched her multiple times on the legs, which angered the victim. When the suspect could not get a response from the victim, he damaged a door by punching it and left the residence. The victim gave a possible address in Denton County that the suspect might be going to. A handgun was also missing from the residence. Denton County law enforcement was notified of the suspect and a vehicle description. The suspect will be charged with assault by contact.
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10/1 – Abandoned Vehicle – Trent Street: At 8:44 p.m. officers responded to an abandoned vehicle in the roadway. The vehicle was found abandoned in an intersection and had sustained front end damage. A male was walking away from the scene and was detained. After several minutes of not responding to questions, the male finally admitted to being in the vehicle. The vehicle owner was not at the scene but had been driving when he rear-ended a second vehicle. The second vehicle was not present at the scene. The vehicle was abandoned and all of the occupants scattered. The male was determined not to be involved in any criminal activity and gave a statement to officers about what occurred. He was released. The vehicle was impounded to be held until the owner can be contacted.?
10/2 – Forgery Financial Instrument – S. Dick Price Road: At 8:30 a.m. a victim reported to police that an unknown person or persons had forged checks on his account. The checks were deposited into an account that was created on-line. The case is still under investigation.
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10/2 – Forgery Financial Instrument – Municipal Drive: At 3:00 p.m. a victim reported that her debit card was stolen from her boyfriend by an unknown male. Several fraudulent purchases had been made with the card. A possible suspect was identified by the victim?s mother.
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10/3 – Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle – E. Loop 820: At 4:35 p.m. an officer observed a vehicle parked in a restaurant parking lot. A check of the license plate showed the vehicle to be reported stolen from North Richland Hills. A male and female exited the building and entered the vehicle, a 2005 Toyota truck. Upon being stopped, the driver and his female passenger were detained. The driver was found to be wanted on a narcotics possession warrant from Tarrant County S.O. He was arrested for the warrant and for the unauthorized use of the vehicle after it was confirmed as stolen. He was transported to jail for booking.
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10/5 – Assault Bodily Injury -? At 3:42 p.m. a victim contacted police to report that she had been assaulted. The victim at first refused to allow police to come to her home. After finally allowing officers to come to her home, the victim reported that she had been assaulted by a family member of her next door neighbor. The assault was alleged to be over a note that the victim left on the neighbor?s property. The victim reported that the suspect pushed her to the ground, causing a shoulder injury. The suspect was identified and interviewed by an officer. The suspect stated that she went to the victim?s home to ask if she knew who had left the note. The victim admitted to leaving the note and then became aggressive toward the suspect. The suspect put her hands out to prevent the victim from physically contacting her and then left. The suspect stated that there was no shoving or pushing anyone to the ground. The victim was contacted again but her mental condition appeared to be deteriorating. The officer asked the victim for a statement but the victim refused and became uncooperative. The victim stated that she would contact police at a later date to do a statement.
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10/5 – Incident (other) – Mansfield Cardinal Road: At 2:00 p.m. officers responded to a request from Grand Prairie police to locate a missing 16 year old female. The female was supposed to be at a mobile home residence. The missing female was located at the residence, which was occupied by a number of family members including the female?s grandparents. Grand Prairie police were notified that the female had been located and she was reported as recovered.
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10/6 – Driving While Intoxicated – E. Kennedale Parkway: At 3:43 a.m. an officer stopped a vehicle for speeding. The driver, an adult male, appeared to be intoxicated and was unable to successfully complete a field sobriety assessment. He was arrested for the DWI and transported to jail for testing and booking.
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10/6 – Abandoned Vehicle – Peachtree Court: At 1:00 p.m. an officer responded to a reported abandoned vehicle. The vehicle, which was illegally parked but was not a hazard to traffic, had been tagged with a 48 hour removal sticker on 10-04-2018. The vehicle was removed and impounded for storage.?
Incident Reports … Oct 7 – 13?
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10/07 – Incident – Eden Rd. East: At 3:00 p.m. an officer received a complaint of a suspicious white van approaching a child in a driveway. The complainant reported that her 10 year old son was asked by the driver of the van if he wanted some dog treats. The driver threw the treats on the ground before driving off. No other information was available at the time of the report.
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10/08 – Possession Control Substance – Corry A. Edwards Drive: At 8:11 a.m. an officer observed a vehicle that had multiple warrants attached to the license for a male subject. Upon stopping the vehicle the male driver gave a name that did not match the name on the warrants. After further investigation it was determined that the male was in fact using two names and the warrants were for his arrest. He was arrested for a Tarrant County warrant for Possession of Controlled Substance, Parole Violation, for traffic warrants from Arlington P.D., and for Fail to Identify (Fugitive). During the interview the male was also found to have methamphetamine in his vehicle and he was charged with that offense as well. He was transported to jail for booking.
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10/08 – Burglary – Kennedale New Hope Road: At 12:58 p.m. officers responded to a burglary in progress call. A property owner had observed a suspicious vehicle on his business property and called police when he found a door open on a storage building. Two male juveniles were located on the property and detained. No property was determined to be missing but the building did sustain damage. The suspects were transported to the police department and were released to the custody of a parent. A case will be referred to the juvenile court system.
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10/11 – Abandoned/ Found Property – Kennedale Sublett Road: At 6:50 p.m. a complainant reported finding a wallet in the middle of the roadway. The wallet contained identification and credit cards. The officer was unable to contact the owner and the wallet was booked into property for safe keeping.
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10/11 – Assault Bodily Injury – Corry A. Edwards Drive: At 12:15 p.m. a school resource officer received a report of an assault that took place in a male locker room on 10-09-2018. The assault occurred after athletic practice. A male student was assaulted by several other students over a disagreement. An assault case will be referred for prosecution.?
10/12 – Burglary – 3rd Street: At 11:07 a.m. a victim reported that her laptop computer was taken from her home. The item was located in the living room on a couch. It was taken during the overnight hours.
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10/12 ? Recovered Stolen Vehicle – W. Kennedale Parkway: At 10:02 a.m. an officer stopped a vehicle for an equipment violation. The adult male driver identified himself with a Mexican driver?s license. The pick-up truck he was driving had numerous catalytic convertors in the bed and there were numerous vehicle titles observed when the male opened the glove box for his insurance. The driver stated that he had the parts and the titles as he does work for a friend that involves towing cars to Mexico to sell for parts. The officer contacted an auto theft task force investigator to respond to the location. It was determined that the VIN had been switched out on the truck and that it was stolen out of Fort Worth. The trailer being towed by the truck was also mismarked and possibly stolen. Both the truck and trailer were impounded by the task force investigator and the driver was turned over to him as well.?Link: Kennedale Police Department ?
