Paris daily crime report || Aug. 24, 2022

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Zakoyia Alexius Jones, 17, of Paris, was arrested at her residence in the 700 block of  Bonham St at 10:28 A.M. on August 23, 2022. Jones had an outstanding felony warrant charging her with burglary of a residence. The warrant stemmed from an incident on  August 17, 2022, where the report states that someone broke a window of a residence in  the 700 block of SE 23rd St and stole several firearms. Jones was booked and later transferred to the Lamar County Jail. 

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Paris Police met with the victim of a fraud on August 23, 2022, at the Police  Department. The victim reported that they had been contacted several months ago by a  person claiming to be from Norway and after several conversations, was asked to keep a  package for him. After receiving the package, the victim was contacted and advised that they owed a handling fee. The victim was contacted again a few days later and told that they had broken the law and was being fined $145,000. The victim withdrew money from their bank account and wired the money to an address that was given. The incident is under investigation. 

Paris Police arrested Mindy Marie Widener at 2:05 P.M. on August 23, 2022, in the 1500 block of Lamar Ave. Widener was known to have an outstanding felony warrant charging her with theft over $2,500 but under $30,000. The warrant stemmed from an investigation where Widener was identified as selling numerous items from a residence that she did not have permission to be at or sell. Widener was booked and later transferred to the Lamar County Jail. 

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Paris Police responded to 82 calls for service and arrested 5 persons on August 23, 2022.