Drug arrests made at high school

Taylor Wade Garrett, 17, of Mineral Wells, was arrested Friday morning at Mineral Wells High School for distribution of a controlled substance in a drug-free zone, police said.

A 16-year-old girl was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, less than 28 grams, in a drug-free zone, as well, according to police.

No other information was available Friday morning.



Wreck injures two

A husband and wife were transported to the hospital after their vehicle was rear-ended around 6:15 p.m. Thursday on U.S. Highway 180 East at the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 1195, according the police accident report.

A green 2003 Dodge pickup driven by a 17-year-old Mineral Wells resident struck the back of a silver 1999 Saturn sedan stopped for a light in the westbound, right hand lane at the intersection, the report said.

The car ended up at 45-degree angle in the center of the two west bound lanes.

Both occupants of the car, residents of Perrin, were wearing seat belts and were transported to Palo Pinto General Hospital by Mineral Wells EMS for possible injuries.

The truck was towed due to damage, according to the report.

The driver of the truck was cited for failure to control speed.



Driver arrested for DWI after wreck

Howard Jay Newsom, 44, of Mineral Wells, was arrested for driving while intoxicated around 6:30 a.m. Friday morning after a wreck in the 1700 block of S.E. 25th Avenue, police said.

Newsom allegedly drove his white Jeep into a guardrail, according to police.

He refused to give a breath or blood sample for testing, police said, so they requested a warrant Friday morning.



Suspects flee

Police said they received a call around 3:45 a.m. Friday about a possible burglary at the burned convenience store in the 2300 block of U.S. Highway 180 West.

The responding officer found a male and a 16-year-old female pushing a grocery cart in the 1500 block of U.S. Highway 180 West, according to police.

When the officer attempted to talk to the pair, the male ran, according to police.

While the officer was attempting to put the girl in the back of the police vehicle, police said she escaped custody and ran.

The officer did recover charred cigarettes and beer stolen from the business that burned in September, according to police.

Charges for burglary and evading arrest are pending, police said.

An alleged burglar was arrested several days after the fire for looting, according to Index records.



Attempted burglary caught on camera

Charges are pending in an attempted burglary around 12:30 p.m. Thursday in the Walmart parking lot, according to police.

A witness reported seeing a suspect going through the parking lot with an empty shopping cart trying vehicle doors. After the man attempted to break out a window on one vehicle, the witness went inside the store to report it.

The suspect and the suspect’s vehicle were caught on store surveillance footage, police reported.



Stolen items sold and found

Two window air-conditioning units and an oil pan belonging to a 1929 passenger bus were reported stolen from the front porch of a Mineral Wells residence between 10 p.m. Wednesday and 10 a.m. Thursday, according to police. The owner reportedly tracked down the items at a scrap metal business, police said.

The air conditioners, which didn’t work, had already been scrapped but the oil pan was returned to the rightful owner, police reported.

Charges are pending, according to police.



Lost child returned to mother

A 4-year-old child who reportedly wandered out of a fenced back yard in the 1600 block of S.W. 5th Avenue Thursday around 3:30 p.m. was returned to his mother, police said. The boy reportedly wandered around the corner to the convenience store, where someone found him and called police.



Arrests

Mineral Wells police reported making the following arrests:

• Ismael Rodriguez, 55, of Mineral Wells, was arrested Thursday for failure to dim headlights and driving without insurance.

• Roger Dale Poe, 51, of Mineral Wells, was arrested Thursday on a Kaufman County warrant for harassment.

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