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Man reports stolen money clip

A military man about to be shipped out lost his money clip at a going-away party of close friends, he told police Monday.

Blotter: Denton student jailed on first-degree felony

An 18-year-old senior at a high school in Denton remained in county jail Monday on a charge of attempted capital murder of a peace officer after an early Sunday incident in a pasture near Krum.

Blotter: Man reports theft

A man told Denton police that while he was away from his house for a short time Saturday, someone broke in and took money from a safe.

Blotter: Employee reports robbery

A store employee reported an armed robbery in the 1600 block of West University Drive on Friday.

Blotter: Man calls police after worker takes truck

A man called police Thursday after seeing his truck leave a job site with another man at the wheel.

Blotter: Officers respond to call, find naked, bloodied man

Officers responding to a call about a fight Wednesday afternoon in the 900 block of Fannin Street learned that a man had been beaten and robbed.

Blotter: Man reports theft of assault rifle from pickup

Someone stole an assault rifle from a pickup parked inside a business Monday night or early Tuesday and also took a box of medications from the business.

Blotter: Century notes left behind by burglars

An alarm sounding at about 1:45 a.m. Tuesday alerted police to a burglary at a parts store in the 4500 block of North Elm Street.

Blotter: Fights break out at weekend parties in county

Parties on Saturday night and early Sunday in unincorporated Denton County left several people injured from altercations.

Gino, a Belgian Malinois, and Denton police Officer Russ Weier, his trainer and handler, are shown Thursday in Denton. Gino recently earned the title of Top Dog in regional police dog trials.

Gino and his master are alike in some ways, though one is a man and the other is a dog. Both of them are loving members of a family at home. In the mornings, each puts on his “work face” and they head for the Denton Police Department, where they work together to sniff out hidden narcotics and chase down criminals.

Blotter: Reports of gunfire ring out after family gathering

Denton police received three calls about shots being fired in the 2700 block of Stockton Street early Sunday morning. No one was injured, according to the police report.

Blotter: Officers find ditched truck, evidence of shooting

Denton police officers were flagged down about a fight, with possible shots fired, at a park in the 600 block of Lakey Street early Saturday morning.

Blotter: Man reports theft

A man came home Thursday night and discovered that someone came into a shared apartment and stole his electronics while his roommate was in the shower.

Blotter: Woman reports attack, strange circumstances

Three people attacked a woman as she arrived home from a trip to the library early Thursday but left after walking into her kitchen.

Blotter: Brazen robbers hit local drive-up restaurant

Two men whose heads were covered with stockings robbed a drive-up fast-food restaurant Tuesday night while customers gawked from their vehicles and called 911.

Blotter: Man arrested after robbery of doughnut shop

An armed man wearing a mask robbed a doughnut shop in the 1700 block of Teasley Lane early Sunday morning, according to a Denton police report.

Blotter: Man reports theft of trailer, equipment

Someone stole a trailer with lawn equipment on it from a man’s driveway Friday, according to a Denton police report.

Blotter: Man reports being robbed after invite

A man who thought he was invited to a woman’s apartment to be alone with her found himself in the apartment with four people and was beaten and robbed, according to a police report Thursday.

Blotter: Man, sons help police catch burglary suspect

A man and his two sons helped Denton police catch a suspected car burglar Wednesday after seeing him inside their relative’s car.

Blotter: Report: Boy flung from van during beer run

A man went to jail on a charge of injury to a child Tuesday after allegedly slinging a 13-year-old boy off the back of his van.

Blotter: Woman reports via e-mail theft of elderly pets

Someone is stealing her elderly pets as retaliation for filing police reports against neighbors, a woman wrote in an e-mail report to Denton police Monday.

Blotter: Police search store after clerk reports bomb threat

A convenience store clerk reported to Denton police he received a phone call from someone saying he had a bomb and was going to blow up the store.

Blotter: Report: Man attacked while playing video games

A man reported to Denton police that another man came into his apartment in the 3200 block of Fallmeadow Street and cut him with a knife.

Blotter: Ice cream man reports getting shot with BB

A man selling ice cream from a push cart in a mobile home park in the 9100 block of Teasley Lane called the Denton County Sheriff’s Office after he heard BBs whiz by and one struck him in the back at about 4 p.m. Thursday.

Blotter: Burglar cleans woman’s car of laundry money

A thief made off with a Denton woman’s laundry money Thursday.

Blotter: Man reports road-rage incident in Krugerville

A man reported to a Denton County sheriff’s deputy that his life was threatened after he rolled through a stop sign in Krugerville on Tuesday.

Blotter: Mother tells police older woman after her son

A Denton County sheriff’s deputy took a call Monday from a mother who reported that a 38-year-old Whitesboro woman was pursuing her 15-year-old son.

Blotter: Smoky smell nets woman visit from police officers

A Denton woman received a visit from police after a neighbor apparently got fed up with smelling pot smoke through his air conditioning vents.

Blotter: Woman reports theft of car from parking lot

A woman reported to Denton police that someone stole her car from the parking lot while she and her family were shopping at a store in the 2200 block of South Interstate 35E on Saturday evening.

Blotter: Police looking for pair after aborted robbery

Denton police are looking for two men who aborted a home invasion robbery early Friday after firing a shotgun into an apartment.

Blotter: Woman reports assaults

A woman told Denton police that her husband and his girlfriend beat her in separate incidents early Thursday.

Blotter: Police seek suspect in stolen truck case

Police used a stolen-vehicle alert device early Tuesday to recover a purloined pickup, and they are looking for the driver and have an arrest warrant.

Blotter: Deputies arrest manfound in stolen car

Denton County sheriff’s deputies arrested a man for a possible car theft after finding him at a gas station with a stolen car.

Blotter: Police probe home-invasion robbery report

Denton police are investigating a reported home-invasion robbery that occurred in the 500 block of Alegre Vista Street on Sunday evening.

Blotter: Woman reports assault by acquaintance

A woman reported to Denton police she was assaulted by an acquaintance after she told him to leave her apartment in the 1200 block of East Hickory Street early Sunday morning.

Blotter: Kitchen raided after appliances installed

Someone stole several appliances from a recently constructed house in the 8300 block of Bishop Pine Road on Friday, according to a Denton police report.

Blotter: Report: Warnings issued after woman, teens clash

Police made no arrest Thursday after investigating a dispute between a 67-year-old woman and a group of teens. Two 911 calls came in almost simultaneously at about 9:30 p.m. from a witness and from the mother of two of the teens.

Denton police are looking for this woman in connection to a report ofuse of stolen credit cards.

Blotter: Police ask public for help in identifying suspect

Denton police are asking for help in identifying a woman who is allegedly using credit cards stolen in a March 19 car burglary to run up charges all over the area.

Blotter: Denton police obtain arrest warrant for man

Denton officers are looking for a man they believe assaulted his sister-in-law, stole from her and destroyed her property after she told him he had overstayed his welcome at her home, according to a police report.

Blotter: Residents encounter Craigslist rental scams

Denton police received two e-mailed crime reports Monday from a person trying to find a rental house who was running into scams on Craigslist.

Blotter: Police seek help in finding suspect

Denton police are asking for help from the public in finding a man described by the victim of an armed robbery in March and drawn Saturday by a Denton County sheriff’s forensic sketch artist.

Blotter: Report: Cabinet containing controlled drugs emptied

Denton police responded to an alarm that went off at a pharmacy Saturday night and found a cabinet containing narcotics had been stolen, according to a crime report.

Blotter: Police attempt to sniff out perpetrators after theft

Denton police are looking for two men who broke into a cosmetics store in the 1500 block of South Loop 288 early Saturday morning and stole several thousand dollars’ worth of perfume and cologne.

Investigators gather evidence Friday after a robbery at ACE Cash Express on University Drive.

Trio robs cash store, leaves grenade

Three men with guns and an inert hand grenade robbed a check cashing store Friday morning and caused widespread curiosity on University Drive.

Blotter: Police on prowl for patient who pilfered wheelchair

Denton police are looking for a man who stole a wheelchair from a hospital when he was discharged Thursday.

Blotter: Camo-clad man arrested after report of incendiary behavior

Officers arrested a man on charges of possessing the components of explosives Wednesday after finding him in camouflage clothing with camouflage paint on his face and a quantity of gasoline, rags, beer bottles and a lighter, according to a police report.