Paris Police responded to a call of indecent exposure in the 3800 block of Lamar Ave where it was reported that a white male had approached the victim as she was entering her vehicle to leave a parking lot and exposded himself to her. The incident is under investigation.
On March 08, 2013, 20 year old Jorge Ortiz, of Paris was arrested for burglary of a habitation when Paris Police Officers executed a search warrant for his residence and located numerous items that had been reported as stolen in a burglary on March 05, 2013. Ortiz was also charged with possession of marijuana which was laso located inside the residence.
49 year old Vestal Cardell Cooper of Paris was arrested during a traffic stop in the 1000 block of NE 7th St when it was found that Cooper was in possession of crack cocaine. While officers had Cooper detained, Cooper was observed swallowing other crack cocaine and was subsequently charged with tampering with evidence.
Over the past 72 hours, Paris Police responded to 288 calls for service including 3 Burglaries of residences, seven thefts, one indecent exposure, twelve disturbances and two deceased persons and arrested 31 persons.
Charles Richards Charles Richards moved to Paris in 2004 after retiring from a 40-year career in journalism – the last 26 years as a news writer and sports writer with The Associated Press in Dallas and Washington, D.C. In mid-2004, The Paris News coaxed him out of retirement, and he began covering the police, court and regional beat for The Paris News. Then in early 2005, he was switched to coverage of a sharply divided Paris City Council. He was appointed by the City Council in 2006 to the 12-member City Charter Review Commission, which extensively rewrote the outmoded document. His writing awards include two first-place awards in statewide competition for feature writing. The most recent was his 2005 story on a Paris doctor’s startling use of leeches in a successful attempt to re-attach a man’s severed ear. Over his career, Richards’ interview subjects include Alabama Gov. George Wallace, President Bill Clinton, President George W. Bush, David Koresh, Arnold Palmer, Muhammad Ali and numerous other political and sports figures. He is an alumnus of Texas Tech, where he was editor of the school newspaper. He lives in Paris with his wife, Barbara, who is retired after 30 years as a teacher and high school counselor.
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