Denton police responded to a burglary call in the 700 block of IOOF Street on Sunday, where the victim reported damages to an apartment where he let a homeless woman live.

According to the police report, the man obtained the furnished apartment with the intent of having it for his son, who is returning from military deployment next month. In the meantime, the man allowed a homeless woman to reside there.

The woman was attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and was allowed to stay in the apartment on the condition that she wouldn’t drink. The woman’s sponsor contacted the victim and alerted him that the woman had missed a meeting.

When the victim arrived at the apartment to check on her, the apartment owner found her outside, intoxicated and yelling at him.

According to the report, the man tried to get in the apartment to check it with the woman trying to push her way in after him. He managed to lock the door and tried to sneak out the back only to find her there attempting to get in again.

The man eventually escaped from the apartment, according to the report, and called police. When he returned later, the woman was not there.

Upon inspection of the apartment, he discovered the sofa, bed set, mattress and curtains cut up, according to the report. There was a knife found in the apartment that had not been there before. The woman could not be found.

Other reports

2000 block of Scripture Street — Police responded to a reported assault at a residence. According to the report, the victim and his roommate went out to drink and shoot pool, consuming a pitcher of beer together.

When the two returned home, the roommate “went off the wall” and attacked the victim, according to the report. At one point, he pulled the TV off the wall and threw it across the room and damaged other items in the apartment.

The victim left the residence and went to a friend’s house to call the police. When officers arrived, the victim relayed his suspicion of the suspect being bipolar and not taking any medication for it, but possibly abusing prescription pain medication.

The two had been friends for a few years and had been living together for a couple months.

3700 block of Lighthouse Drive — According to a police report, a woman discovered the driver’s side door of her vehicle cracked open. Missing from the vehicle were a laptop bag used to keep work files in and a USB charger. The vehicle’s factory navigation system was defaced.

In what is believed to be a related incident, police responded to the 3600 block of Lighthouse Drive for another vehicle burglary.

According to the report, the victim’s wife noticed items missing from the car, including a Louis Vuitton wallet with $100 cash, a debit card, two credit cards, two watches, Prada sunglasses, jumper cables and a Victoria’s Secret makeup bag.

BJ LEWIS can be reached at 940-566-6875. His e-mail address is blewis@dentonrc.com .

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