10/13/2026
• On October 5th, an officer spotted a vehicle that appeared to have been assembled entirely from probable cause. It had an expired Texas temp tag and a windshield cracked so badly that it could have been sold as a 500-piece puzzle. The driver had no drivers license, no insurance, and no registration for the vehicle. That’s right… Traffic Trifecta with absolutely no paperwork connected to legally operating an automobile. Driver… People jail. Vehicle…Car jail.
• On October 6th, officers received a Flock notification that a vehicle wanted in a previous felony theft at Petco on 09/26/26 had entered the city. An officer located the vehicle, saw the driver, confirmed the license plate, and attempted to stop the vehicle on Shrewsbury Avenue. The driver then consulted his Big Book of Bad Decisions and selected all of them: flee as fast as you can, run the red light at Big Bend, nearly strike two vehicles and three cyclists, and assume that driving faster would somehow uninstall his identity. The officer did not pursue the vehicle, but was able to identify the driver through DOR. The driver is now wanted not only for the previous felony theft, but for Aggravated Fleeing and Resisting Arrest for a Felony. No shock to learn the driver also has active warrants through several other agencies and his probation officer is also very anxious to speak to him as well.
• On October 9th, a 64-year-old man was arrested for shoplifting at PhilMart after concealing merchandise inside his coat and leaving without paying – the classic “winter jacket self-checkout”, where the scanner is imaginary but the arrest is extremely real. Employees reported that the man had stolen from the store numerous times before and asked that he be trespassed from the business. The man was cited for shoplifting and was advised he is no longer allowed on the premises. He will soon present his revolutionary “everything is free if it fits in your coat” theory to our Municipal Judge.
• On October 10th, at 12:10 a.m., a vehicle passed a police officer going 15 mph over the posted speed limit, then went through a red light, because nothing says “I have all my paperwork in order” like committing traffic violations right in front of the police. The officer stopped the vehicle and discovered that the 28-year-old driver had no driver’s license and no insurance. A check of the license plate showed the plate not only expired but registered to a completely different person and vehicle. After being arrested and taken to the police department for processing, the driver apparently decided she had not completed her plethora of poor decisions and decided fighting the officer would improve her situation. She was shocked to learn that kicking and scratching the officer, drawing blood, did not improve her predicament and only added more serious charges to her booking sheet. She now faces not only traffic charges of Speeding, Violation of Red Light, No Insurance, and No Vehicle Registration, but also Resisting Arrest, and Assault on an Officer.
Between October 5th – October 11th, Shrewsbury officers responded to 10 auto crashes, 2 alarms, 2 disturbances, 4 welfare checks, 2 missing person calls, 1 stealing call, and 6 suspicious activity calls. We assisted the Fire Department with 18 calls and conducted 62 traffic stops.
