From Staff Reports

PALO PINTO – Palo Pinto County Sheriff Ira Mercer said four people have been charged and a fifth is being sought in connection with a weekend burglary of a Possum Kingdom Lake convenience store.

Mercer said the North 40 store on Farm-to-Market Road 2353 was broken into sometime late Saturday or early Sunday morning by breaking out a large front window.

The suspects then went inside, taking several thousands of dollars worth of lottery tickets, beer and tobacco products and other items, Mercer said.

He said the sheriff’s department was notified of the incident Sunday morning. As the investigation was under way that day, Mercer said officials with the Haltom City Police Department, saying they had four people in custody and had recovered items taken from the PK business.

“They were discovered in Haltom City trying to break into another building,” said Mercer. “They were found with cash and stolen items and Haltom City police contacted us. One of the kids talked. We went over there with investigators and talked to them.”

Mercer said the suspects told them they were at PK Lake visiting a friend who had recently moved there. He said they are suspects in criminal mischief to a vehicle in Parker County parked on the side of a road and to another vehicle in Haltom City.

The sheriff said investigators were able to recover some of the beer and most of the tobacco products stolen.

Charged with burglary of a building were Anthony Smith, 17, of Fort Worth; Nicholas Davis, 19, of Haltom City; Shelby Nicholas, 17, of Watauga, and Audrey Brown, 18, Garland. Mercer said bonds of $20,000 for set for each and said a fifth person is sought by authorities.

Mercer said the group is also facing charges in Parker and Tarrant counties as the investigation continues.



Cyclists injured

PALO PINTO COUNTY – Three motorcyclists were taken to Palo Pinto General Hospital after they were injured in a collision Saturday morning on Old Christian Road.

According to a Texas Department of Public Safety report, Richard Stevens, of Decatur, Halbert Bealls, of Fort Worth, and Jeannie Bealls, also of Fort Worth, were injured wen their bikes collided.

DPS said a group of three motorcycles were northbound on Old Christian Road around 10:50 a.m. Saturday when the first bike stopped in the roadway on the other side of a truck in the roadway. The other bikes ran into the first bike, unable to see it had stopped.

None of the injuries were believed to be serious.



Mineral Wells police reports

Mineral Wells police reported the following incidents and arrests:



Theft

A purse was found at Brazos Mall on Friday and returned to its owner, who reported a diamond ring was missing from it.



Dog shot

Police were called Monday evening to a residence in the 1900 block of 5th Avenue S.E. Where a woman said her dog was shot with a pellet gun and it had died of its injuries. Police took a report.



Burglaries

• 2600 block of South Oak Avenue – Locks were cut from doors and a building entered Friday night. The owner reported nothing missing but requested extra patrols because a candle was left burning inside.

• 300 block of 22nd Street S.W. – a vacant single-wide trailer home was broken into late Friday or early Saturday. Nothing was reported stolen but the residence was reportedly trashed.

• 200 block of 23rd Street N.W. – nothing was listed as stolen in a burglary reported Monday morning.



Arrests

• Briscilla Ann Heath, 43, of Mineral Wells, was arrested Friday for possession of a controlled substance, less than 1 gram.

• Nicholas David Camfield, 21, of Weatherford, was arrested Friday on a Mineral Wells warrant for speeding.

• Albert Melvin Piatt, 50, of Mineral Wells, was arrested Friday on a Mineral Wells police warrant for sexual assault.

• Thomas Glen Blanton, 45, no address listed, was arrested Saturday on motion to revoke parole warrant.

• Sonny Joe Chandler, 35, of Mineral Wells, was arrested Saturday on Hamilton County warrants for engaging in criminal activity, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, burglary of a habitation and endangering a child.

• Justin Edward Porter, 21, of Mineral Wells, was arrested Saturday for theft over $50 and under $500.

• J. Jesus Lemos-Jaime, 43, of Olney, was arrested Saturday on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement hold.

• Javier Flores Solorio, 21, of Wenatchee, Wash., was arrested Saturday on an ICE hold.

• Zachary Lee Nickel, 18, of Mineral Wells, was arrested Sunday on three curfew violation warrants.

• Michael Ruiz, 41, of Mineral Wells, was arrested Sunday for public intoxication.

• Devone Lee Ward, 20, of Mineral Wells, was arrested Sunday for assault of a family member.

• Zeferino Ibarra Reyna, 42, of Fort Worth, was arrested Monday on an ICE hold.

• James Robert-Ray Howell, 48, of Mineral Wells, was arrested Monday on two counts of theft more than $50 and less than $500.

• Brandon Ray White, 26, of Mineral Wells, was arrested Monday for theft more than $50 and less than $500.

• Billy Joe Burks Jr., 28, of Mineral Wells, was arrested Monday for no driver’s license, failure to control speed and on a warrant domestic violence-assault causing bodily injury to a family member.

• Tony Chavez, 40, of Mineral Wells, was arrested Tuesday for public intoxication.

• Catarino Sanchez, 22, of Mineral Wells, was arrested Tuesday for leaving the scene of a wreck involving damage a fixed object.