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Tuesday morning at 8:41, the Paris Fire Department responded to the 1400 block of West Shiloh Street, observed an open fire burning, and extinguished it before Paris PD arrived to assist. Paris Fire had been to the location multiple times for open burn and cited and warned Salvador Aguinaga Peralta, 51, for the repeated violations. Officers placed Peralta under arrest for City Ordinance Violation-Open Fire. Incident to arrest, Peralta had possession of methamphetamine and was subsequently arrested for felony possession of a Controlled Substance.
At 9:09 am Tuesday, during an inventory of Salvador Aguinaga Peralta’s property, officers located a benefits card bearing someone else’s name and a transaction receipt. They could not reach the cardholder. Officers placed the card into evidence pending a felony credit or Debit Card Abuse investigation.
Tuesday morning at 10:58, a Community Service Officer spoke with a Felony-Forgery Financial Instrument victim in the 2800 block of Lewis Lane. She stated that she had been reviewing the business’ financial records and learned of four counterfeit checks, each with her name forged. Two of the checks totaling $3,820.00 had cleared the bank. She had stopped payment on the other two checks. The forgery is under investigation.
A victim told a Community Service Officer on Tuesday afternoon that on September 3, she had driven to a business in the 2500 block of Lamar Avenue to use the restroom, leaving a male subject and his Pitbull dog in the vehicle. She returned to find the inside of her car in disarray, as things scattered everywhere. The male subject blamed the pit bull, but the victim now believes that the male subject created the scene as a distraction to steal her $350-dollar .22 Bond Arms Derringer handgun from the glove box. Officers will investigate a felony firearm theft.
On Tuesday evening at 7:36, a husband and wife told a Paris Officer that as they were riding their bicycles through the area of Northeast 19th and East Booth Street, they were shot with Orbeez guns by kids hanging out of vehicle windows. They initially thought the weapons were real firearms and were in fear for their lives. They tried shielding themselves from the gel Orbeez rounds, but they struck them in the back and arms. They did not exchange words or provoke the incident. They required no medical attention. The four unknown suspects, three of which were wearing masks, are believed to be young black males. The suspect’s vehicle is an unknown type of SUV, dark gray.
On Tuesday, September 9, 2024, the Paris Police Department responded to 70 Calls for Service, arrested three adults, and initiated one traffic stop.