Paris police chief Bob Hundley on Thursday issued the following plea for help from Paris residents in stopping a recent wave of burglaries in the city:
Police Chief Bob Hundley
Police Chief Bob Hundley:
“We have been suffering a rash of burglaries, mostly residential over the past 30 days.
“Although investigations on these burglaries have already led to recovery of property and some suspects identified, the department is asking for assistance from our citizens in two manners.
“We believe some of these burglaries have taken place during the daytime, and we need help in identifying suspects.
“If you live in the areas around these burglary locations and saw something unusual, please give us a call.
“For prevention efforts, we ask that people give us a call when they see unusual activity or persons hanging around residences where no one is home. We ask that you think of making your house a ‘harder’ target by making sure doors are closed and locked.
“Our investigators are making progress in these investigations, and some arrests are expected but we still need the public’s assistance in the way of information.”
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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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