400 block of South Diamond Street, Mansfield - A driver of a vehicle sped away at a high rate of speed from the officer Wednesday at 1:54 a.m. after the officer pulled the vehicle over for a traffic stop and had exited his cruiser and was approaching the vehicle. The suspect, who police can identify, led officers on a vehicle pursuit through several residential neighborhoods and committed numerous traffic violations. He was found not to be the registered owner of the vehicle. The pursuit ended on Columbia Avenue at West First Street where the suspect fled the vehicle on foot and jumped on or over the hood of a police cruiser. The man could not be located after a short foot pursuit. Due to officers being able to positively identify the suspect as the driver of the vehicle, a felony warrant for the 29-year-old man's arrest on a charge of failure to comply with order of signal of a police officer, elude or flee, was prepared and filed with the Mansfield Municipal Clerk of Courts. 

South Linden Road, Mansfield - A 22-year-old man Tuesday told police three males, later identified as being age 17, 19 and 21, had stolen his FN 9mm handgun, Magpul 60-round drum magazine, Louis Vuitton wallet and $1,000 from from the apartment. The victim set up a camera in his house to capture any possible suspects and provided the footage. The victim said the three people never forced entry because his wife allowed them inside. She was contacted and said she was "hanging out" with the three suspects. She said she never told them they could take any of the firearms or items reported stolen. She could not provide any last names of the three people. One of the suspects was found to have an active warrant and was arrested. The other two suspects could not be contacted. 

1000 block of National Parkway, Mansfield - Officers Tuesday night saw a vehicle leaving a known drug house and discovered the vehicle was displaying fictitious license plates. While patting down one person, a syringe was found in a hooded jacket pocket. A suspected bag of heroin was found after another person took off a shoe. Two K-9s discovered a bag containing two burnt spoons, a syringe loaded with an unknown substance, two bags of suspected heroin and one bag of suspected crack cocaine inside the vehicle. One of the suspects signed a grand jury waiver and was released from the scene. Another person signed the waiver too and was issued a traffic citation before being released from the scene as well. A third person was taken to jail, where she was issued summonses on charges of possession of drugs, drug paraphernalia and possessing drug abuse instruments.   

200 block of Park Avenue West, Mansfield - An officer stopped an 18-year-old man on Tuesday morning. While the officer was handcuffing the man, he pulled away from the officer and ran north on Benton Avenue and west down an unnamed alley. The officer deployed his Taser, with only one of the probes connecting to the man. The man continued to run south, crossing Park Avenue West, and ran west down an unnamed alley. The man ignored several commands from the officer to stop. The man then jumped a fence and ran toward Marion Avenue, which is when the officer lost sight of him and could not relocate him. The officer searched the man's book bag, which was left behind, and found a BB gun and cellphones inside. The officer contacted the law director's office to prepare warrants.

300 block of Ruth Avenue, Mansfield - An officer found several pieces of plywood in and near the road  Tuesday morning. The officer continued west on Ruth Avenue and found 12 total 4-by-4 boards scattered through the area to Woodland Elementary School. A woman reported someone disposed of the plywood overnight. The officer reported the boards didn't appear to belong to a utility company, as they had no markings, and several contained nails. 

Easy Trip, 2264 S. Main St., Mansfield - A cashier reported Tuesday morning a man went to the restroom then went into the beer section and stole two suitcases of beer, according to a police report. The man fled in a vehicle.

Jones Chips, 339 Bowman St., Mansfield - A man reported Tuesday morning someone stole a door from the rear of the business.


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