Paris daily crime report || Aug. 16, 2022

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Paris Police responded to a burglary of a business in the 700 block of SE 19th St at  7:55 A.M. on August 15, 2022. The victim reports that someone forced open a door to gain entry into the building sometime during the night. Once inside, the unknown suspect(s)  rummaged through desks and closets. The victim reported that a desktop computer was missing. The incident is under investigation. 

At 9:21 A.M. on August 15, 2022, Paris Police and emergency personnel responded to a single vehicle accident in the 2000 block of S Collegiate Dr. Witnesses reported that the vehicle was northbound and just left the roadway. The vehicle rolled several times before coming to a stop. The driver exited the vehicle and walked away from the accident and into the wooded area. Two female passengers were transported to area hospitals for treatment.  The driver, Jerry Edward Harris, Jr., 30 of Bogata, Texas, was later located at a local motel.  Harris was arrested on a parole violation warrant and was additionally charged with leaving the scene of an accident with serious injuries. Harris was also found to be in possession of a firearm and charged with possession of a firearm by a felon. Harris was later booked into the city jail before being transferred to the Lamar County Jail. 

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Douglas Daniel Dehority, 39, of San Antonio, Texas, was arrested in the 300 block of  SW 1st St at 7:03 P.M. on August 15, 2022, on a Lamar County Judgement NISI warrant. The warrant stemmed from an arrest in March of 2022 where Dehority was arrested and charged with fraud and possession of a controlled substance. Dehority was later placed in the Lamar County Jail. 

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Paris Police responded to 76 calls for service and arrested 6 persons on August 15, 2022.