Gallatin Police Department report
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Gallatin Chief of Police Jim Wycoff is asking the citizens of Gallatin to take extra care to lock their cars and homes, at least for the time being. The warning comes in response to a recent crime wave involving stolen vehicles in Gallatin, Trenton, Hamilton, Cameron, Winston and Altamont.
A home was broken into on June 23, launching the Gallatin Police, the Daviess County Sheriff’s Department and the Missouri Highway Patrol into a manhunt for the suspect through Saturday evening and Sunday morning..
The police suspect the same individual has been involved in the crime spree.
“Take your keys out of your cars,” said Chief Wycoff. “The M.O. (Method of Operation) in the car thefts is the same. The keys had been left in the vehicle. When the car was abandoned the perpetrator threw the keys away. Lock up your homes at night, until we put this guy behind bars.”
The Gallatin Police Department report for June is as follows:
June 2 at 11:25 p.m. — police responded to a house fire at 312 East Corrine. A report was taken because the fire was allegedly started by a juvenile smoking a cigarette.
June 3 at 11:25 p.m. — miscellaneous report on a car stop after a passenger who was known to be on probation was observed drinking. Report was sent to probation and parole.
June 4 at 1 a.m. — officer took a report on four juveniles out driving around in a car that didn’t belong to them. Owner of the car did not wish to prosecute. The driver was 14 years old and the passengers were that age and younger. The driver was charged for misappropriating the automobile.
June 5 at 2:15 p.m. — non-injury accident report taken at Jackson and Main.
June 6 at 4:35 p.m. — police recovered a stolen automobile at Johnson and Willow in the parking lot of the Assembly of God Church. The vehicle had been stolen in another town.
June 8 — property damage at 401 North Main, which allegedly occurred between June 7 at 9:39 p.m. and June 8 at 7:15 a.m.
June 10 at 4:30 p.m. — report on missing juvenile. The police located the child who had been off playing.
June 14 — miscellaneous investigation on stealing at 501 W. Van Buren, which allegedly occurred between May 15 at noon and June 14 at noon.
June 15 at 5:15 p.m. — miscellaneous investigation on peace disturbance involving juvenile at 312 E. Corrine. Incident was referred to Department of Family Services.
June 15 at 11:20 p.m.— peace disturbance involving domestic situation at 612 W. Johnson. No arrests were made.
June 16 — miscellaneous investigation of a juvenile runaway at 201 East Corrine, which allegedly occurred between 8:30 and 8:40 in the morning. The youth was apparently supposed to be staying with the mother. Police found out the youth was in Kansas, but have not located to bring back.
June 18 — police took a report involving a domestic dispute at 201 East Park, which allegedly occurred between 2:07 p.m. and 4 p.m. Female was apprehended and taken to Ray County for 20 hour hold and charges.
June 19 — miscellaneous investigation regarding a neighborhood nuisance filed by residence at 210 N. Fuller. Dispute has since been resolve when neighbor agreed to move out of structure across from the neighbor.
June 19 — miscellaneous investigation regarding animal abuse at 311 W. Johnson, which allegedly occurred on June 15.
June 20 at 9:45 — property damage at Route MM and 6 overpass. Someone defaced the signs that belong to the Department of Transportation using spray paint. One was the city limit sign and two were speed limit signs. The speed limit had been adjusted to 100 miles an hour and another sign read welcome to Hicksville and reduced the population to one.
June 20 at 4:41 p.m. — stealing from auto at Lynch’s parking lot. A tent and two sleeping bags were stolen.
June 21 — property damage report, which allegedly occurred between June 20 at 5:30 p.m. and June 21 at 7:45 a.m. The Cornerstone Hardware had front glass broken out.
June 21 at 3:38 p.m. — stealing at 101 East Elm. A cell phone was stolen from an apartment.
June 22 at 2:56 a.m. — police called to John’s Amoco where an individual was apparently intoxicated on narcotics. Individual was transported to Cameron by ambulance. Narcotics paraphernalia was recovered and charges are pending.
June 23 — police took a report of a stolen automobile, which allegedly was stolen between June 22 at 9:15 p.m. and June 23 at 3:01 p.m. A highway patrolman observed the vehicle behind a house. When approached, the driver got out and ran. Vehicle was stolen from 411 Corral and recovered at Mill and Cedar.
June 23 at 2:14 a.m. — first degree felony residence burglary at 202 E. Allen. A woman apparently awoke in the night at the sound of her small dog barking and backing up from someone in the house. The prowler heard the woman and ran out the back door. It was while the police were looking for this individual that they discovered the stolen car previously mentioned.
June 23 — stolen vehicle report, which allegedly occurred between 12 midnight and 8 a.m. at 503 W. Johnson. Police are fairly certain that the same individual that dumped the other car stole this one. The car turned up in Hamilton on Saturday.
June 23 — while searching for burglar, an officer tuned up a drunk driver at Mill and Main.
June 25 at 2:15 p.m. — recovered property at Dollar General. Someone put a checkbook in a box of greeting cards, which was discovered when the item was checked out. The owner of the checkbook has been contacted.
June 28 at 12:02 after midnight — prowler call at 301 S. Maple. Individual reported standing on lady’s porch. At 12:44 that same night, police responded to another prowler call at 406 E. Tuggle. Individual heard someone outside the house. The individual came around and knocked on the sliding glass door and then ran. Possibly the same perpetrator then came and knocked on the door at the Police Department and ran off.
June 27 — police took a report of two under-aged individuals at Market and Jackson Street, one was highly intoxicated. Both were turned over to their parents.
June 28 — attempted burglary at 509 North Main. Burglar pried on hinged side of door of CD’s Tackle Box. Did not gain entrance. Incident allegedly occurred between 11:45 p.m. on June 27 and 8:30 a.m. on June 28.