Police say a woman riding a bicycle on the wrong side of the street early Thursday cursed an officer, called him obscene names, refused to cooperate, fought with him and finally spit on him and his squad car, incurring several charges and a trip to the city jail.

According to a police report, the officer said he was on patrol about 3 a.m. in the 2500 block of West Prairie Street when he noticed the woman riding the wrong way. He pulled in front of her and attempted to stop her but she took evasive action with the bicycle and would not stop.

She yelled obscenities at the officer and threatened to shoot him, according to the report. At that point, he told her she was under arrest and to put her hands behind her back. She replied with more curses and threats, according to the report. He called for another officer and began trying to handcuff her, but she fought with him and he was not able to control her until the second officer arrived.

Once they had her in handcuffs, the officers placed her in the back seat of a squad car. She began spitting all over the car and eventually spit on the officer as he tried to control her, according to the report.

Another officer arrived with a “spit sock,” which is made of material that allows someone wearing it to breathe and see but doesn’t allow liquids out. On the way to the police department, the woman taunted him, saying he wasn’t able to do anything about her spitting, the report stated.

She was charged with resisting arrest, retaliation, harassment and riding a bicycle on the wrong side of the street.

Other reports

600 block of East Hickory Street — City electric business office employees called for a detective when a woman tried to open a utilities account with what appeared to be a forged social security card.

The detective confirmed that the card was a forgery. The woman said she bought it outside a Dallas flea market. She said her parents brought her to this country illegally when she was 9 years old and she has no legal documentation.

Roundup

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

• Denton police handled 333 calls for service and officer-initiated calls, including two forgeries, one fraud, two cases of criminal mischief, five thefts, one reported sexual assault, one debit card abuse, one vehicle burglary, one report of harassment, one aggravated assault, one family violence assault, one case of possession of drug paraphernalia, one home burglary and one case of resisting arrest.

• Denton County sheriff’s dispatchers handled 253 calls for service and officer-initiated calls for the agencies they serve. Forty-eight people were booked into county jail. Deputies took reports of one vehicle fire, one report of harassment, one unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, one theft, one fraud, one report of found property, one animal at large, one assault and one aggravated assault.

• Denton firefighters responded to 20 medical calls, one request to assist an invalid, three gas leaks, one chemical spill, two traffic accidents, one smoke investigation, one water problem, one person in distress and one alarm.

Argyle firefighters responded to two medical calls.

Aubrey firefighters responded to one illegal burn and three medical calls.

Pilot Point firefighters responded to two medical calls.

Sanger firefighters responded to one request to unlock a vehicle and five medical calls.

Ponder firefighters responded to one vehicle fire and one traffic accident.

Lake Cities firefighters responded to one medical call.

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).