April 13, 2008
Colleyville,
Texas
Serial Car
Burglaries In
Colleyville City
Park And Other Crimes...
4/08/08 Burglary of a
Motor Vehicle by forced
entry at 5205 Bransford
Road, at Colleyville
City Park. In the first
of three separate
incidents on the same
day in the park, unknown
suspect(s) broke out the
window on a white 2004
Chevrolet Tahoe owned by
local resident,
Kimberly Panno,
37. Officer Charles
Wallace took the
report from the victim,
who said her Brighton
purse ($120) containing
her Texas Drivers
License, credit card,
gift cards and $10 in
cash was stolen from the
SUV. All three
incidents were reported
between 6:30 PM and 6:45
PM.
4/08/08 Second Burglary
of a Motor Vehicle by
forced entry at City
Park. Officer
Charles Wallace took
the report at 6:45 PM
from Kevin L.
Williams, 40, of
North Richland Hills,
who found his silver
2002 Chrysler Town &
Country SUV with the
front passenger side
window broken out. The
victim said his Motorola
Razor cell phone was
taken along with a
Dillards tote bag
containing a womans
wallet that was on the
front floorboard of the
vehicle.
4/08/08 Third Burglary
of a Motor Vehicle by
forced entry at City
Park. Officer Wallace
was advised by local
resident, Ellen
Sleyak, 62, that her
gold Chrysler Town &
Country had likewise had
the drivers front window
broken out. Thieves
took her brown purse
($40) containing the
victim's Drivers
License, ATM card, 2
credit cards, her
vehicle insurance card,
and all of $9 in cash.
Last year a new State
law was enacted
regarding Motor Vehicle
Burglaries. State
Representative Vicki
Truitt had
worked relentlessly until
the Texas
Legislature finally wore
down and passed her Bill
(HB 1887) making it a
Felony offense to
commit three BMVs. The
law became effective
on September 1, 2007.
Prior to passage of
Truitt's legislation,
offenders who often made
their living committing
vehicle burglaries often
received no more
punishment than if they
had received a traffic
ticket. Under the new
law, first and second
offenses for BMV remain
a Class A misdemeanor,
but community
supervision will be
required for the first
offense, and a minimum
of six months in county
jail is required for the
second offense. A third
offense will be a felony
for which the convicted
must do state jail time.
Detective David Martz
is following up the
investigation on the
City Park serial Motor
Vehicle Burglaries.
4/08/08 Burglary of a
Building by forced entry
at 4609 Colleyville
Boulevard, at the Taco
Casa Restaurant.
Officer Toby Sims'
report stated the front
entry door had been
broken by a rock, and
cash-less than $5-had
been stolen from the
register. Detective
Bob Etheridge is
investigating.
4/07/08 - 4/08/08
Criminal Mischief at
5300 Heritage Avenue at
the Colleyville Heritage
High School. Phyllis
Ellsbury, 60, of
Flower Mound, told
Officer John Arenz
that the windshield on
her gray 1998 Toyota
Camry had been damaged
($300) sometime between
6:46 AM on Monday and
3:54 PM on Tuesday.
4/07/08 - 4/08/08 Theft
at 715 Lockley Way in
the Covington Addition.
Officer Craig Terrell
took the report from the
builder, Jeff
Marshall Custom
Homes of Hurst, who
advised him that 26
Vinyl Low E windows and
12 same brand sliders
had been stolen from the
site. The value of
the building supplies
was $5,243.19.
Detective Kevin Walling
is investigating the
Theft.
4/06/08 Credit Card
Abuse report from 1212
W. Murphy Road.
Officer Charles Wallace
was advised by the
victim, Dawn Quimby,
59 that unknown subject
used her Chase credit
card without her
consent. Detective
David Martz is
investigating.
4/05/08 Information
report from 5615
Colleyville Boulevard at
the Massage Envy. At
11:47 PM, Officer Ron
McFadden was advised
that the business had an
open door.
4/04/08 Hit and Run at
612 Frontier Court in
the Western Trails
subdivision.
Complainant, Lisa
Mateja, 35, of
Keller, reported to
Officer Brian Thorne
that the spoiler on the
front bumper of her
black Chevrolet Tahoe
had been damaged ($250)
by someone running into
the parked SUV.
4/03/08 - 4/04/08 Motor
Vehicle Theft from 4501
Colleyville Boulevard,
the Hi-Lo Auto
Supply/O'Reilly Auto
Parts store. Officer
Scotty Graves was
advised the company
truck, a white Ford
Ranger ($12,500) had
been stolen.
Detective Kevin Walling
is investigating.
In other fascinating
reading of who received
Citations recently:
Thomas Dreiling,
latest developer of the
Oak Pointe subdivison
off Colleyville
Boulevard at the old
Sanders Lane (now called
"Oak Pointe") was
finally tagged with a
violation of the Tree
Ordinance on the site,
albeit belatedly for
the trees since much of
the damage had already
been done.
Dreiling, who lives at
90 Casa Lane next to
City Hall, was issued a
ticket by City Code
Enforcement Officer Kim
Roby on March 13th,
and a date of April 17th
was set for Municipal
Court to settle the $214
citation. That is,
unless he gets all
lawyered up between now
and then.
Also among the rich and
famous who received
citations recently was
former baseball player
and neophyte land
speculator, Rafael "I
have never used
steroids, period"
Palmeiro. On March
25, 2008, Palmeiro, 43,
of 5216 Reims Court in
the
Montclair subdivision
received 3 tickets for
Driving Without License
in Possession, Liability
Insurance Proof, and an
Expired License Plate.
Officer Brian Thorne
issued him the citations
at the offense address
of 700 Beverly Street at
5:13 PM. Municipal
Court date is set for
April 24, 2008. That
is, unless he gets all
lawyered up between now
and then.
Rafael Palmeiro,
doing business as
RP25, is also the
developer of The Reserve
At Colleyville in the
northwest corner of the
city. He had enlisted
as his front man on that
project, Ronald W.
Shirley, currently
incarcerated in the
Tarrant County Jail in
regards to a lawsuit
brought by another
Colleyville investor:
