Police arrested a man early Friday after seeing him apparently trying to pull down a fence in the 100 block of Fry Street.

According to a police report, bicycle officers rode up about 2:25 a.m. to the intersection of Fry and Hickory streets where buildings have been razed and a fence installed.

They saw four men near the fence. Some were climbing on it and one appeared to be trying to pull it down.

An officer went to the fence and tried to pull the man away from it. He resisted and then ran away with the officers in pursuit.

One officer found the man hiding in some bushes. The officer pulled his Taser and ordered the man to stand up and put up his hands, according to the police report. The man stood up, but instead of putting his hands in the air as ordered, he covered his crotch with them.

The officer told the man to lie on the ground and put his hands behind his head. The man at first got on his hands and knees and refused to lie down. The officers finally were able to make the man comply and took him to jail on a charge of evading police.

Other reports

1800 block of South Loop 288 — A woman told police she was in a department store at about 5:45 p.m. Wednesday and laid down her wallet while she tried on shoes. She walked to the front of the store and then remembered her wallet.

A store employee helped her find her wallet, but the cash was missing from it.

100 block of North Woodrow Lane — A business owner noticed a man throwing a bag of trash into the store’s Dumpster about 4 p.m. Thursday, according to a report.

The owner said he has a lot of problems with people using the Dumpster, but he wasn’t going to say anything to the man.

But the man missed the Dumpster when he tossed the bag. He didn’t pick it up but left it lying on the ground and started to leave.

The business owner shouted at him to pick it up and they engaged in loud harsh words, according to the report. The man challenged the business owner to a fight and then left.

1200 block of Austin Street — A woman parked her Toyota 4-Runner in a parking lot near her home Wednesday night and discovered the next morning that someone had removed the catalytic converter from underneath.

The converter contains metals that can be sold for cash, according to the report. The cost of replacing the part is $300.

Roundup

From 7 a.m. Thursday to 7 a.m. Friday:

* Denton police responded to 353 calls for service and officer-initiated calls, including one assault, one report of indecent exposure, six burglaries, four complaints of criminal mischief, six vehicle burglaries, eight thefts, two forgeries, one illegal dumping, two reports of harassment, one report of graffiti, one case of possession of drug paraphernalia, one case of possession of a controlled substance and one evasion of police.

* Denton County sheriff’s deputies handled 272 calls for service and officer-initiated calls for the agencies they serve. Forty-six people were booked into county jail.

Deputies took reports of one vehicle burglary, one deceased person, four thefts, one threat, one case of harassment, one missing person, one case of deadly conduct and one assault.

* Denton firefighters responded to 11 medical calls, two requests to assist an invalid, one gas leak, one request to assist police, one alarm, one traffic accident, one hazardous-materials incident and one trash fire.

Double Oak firefighters responded to one medical call.

Pilot Point firefighters responded to one patient transfer and one smoke investigation.

Aubrey firefighters responded to one smoke investigation, one illegal burn, two traffic accidents and three medical calls.

Ponder firefighters responded to one alarm and one deceased person.

Krum firefighters responded to three medical calls and one downed power line.

Corinth firefighters responded to three medical calls and one traffic accident.

Oak Point firefighters responded to one medical call.

Sanger firefighters responded to one medical call and one fire.

Argyle firefighters responded to one alarm.

DONNA FIELDER can be reached at 940-566-6885. Her e-mail address is dfielder@dentonrc.com.

Denton County Crime Stoppers will pay a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest in these or other crimes. Callers will remain anonymous. Call 1-800-388-TIPS (8477).