Customers at an ice cream shop said they confronted a man who stole a tip jar Friday night, chased him across the Denton Square and pointed him out to police.

Officers responded to the area about 10:30 p.m. after someone reported that a man took a jar of money from the shop and ran off. An officer saw a man running, and the man was pointing at another man in front of him, who was also running.

The officer maneuvered his squad car in front of the first running man and prevented him from fleeing. The second man said he saw him steal the tip jar at the ice cream shop and pursued him.

The officer took the man into custody and searched his pockets, which contained $148, according to the police report. The officer charged him with theft and public intoxication.

Back at the ice cream shop, the cashier said she was waiting on a line of people when the suspect walked in, announced he was rich, and went to the head of the line. He was wearing a woman’s straw hat, according to the report.

The cashier told him to go to the back of the line. Instead, he picked up the tip jar and ran out the door. Customers followed him out and confronted him outside. He threw $40 at them, according to the report, and then ran, with at least one of the customers in pursuit. One of the customers picked up the cash and gave it to the cashier.

The cashier didn’t know exactly how much cash was in the tip jar, so the officer seized all the cash in the man’s pockets.

Other reports

1600 block of East Hickory Hill Road, Argyle area — A man reported Sunday that he returned to his home and found that someone had kicked in the back door of his house and burglarized it. He reported missing a $40,000 platinum Rolex watch, a $25,000 gold presidential Rolex watch and a silver and gold $2,500 Rolex watch.

Nothing else was taken, according to the report.

Roundup

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

• Denton police responded to 1,293 calls for service and officer-initiated calls, including four thefts, one attempted suicide, two cases of possession of a controlled substance, one case of failure to identify as a fugitive, one aggravated assault, five home burglaries, two assaults, four cases of criminal mischief, one overdose, two vehicle burglaries, one suicide, one harassment, two family violence assaults and one runaway.

• Denton County sheriff’s dispatchers handled 1,233 calls for service and officer-initiated calls for the agencies they serve. A total of 155 people were booked into county jail. Deputies took reports of one theft, six burglaries, one recovered vehicle, two unauthorized uses of a motor vehicle, four reports of criminal mischief, four assaults, one forgery, two frauds, one vehicle burglary, one overdose, one threat, one deceased person, one credit card abuse, three thefts, one aggravated assault, one homicide and one missing person.

• Denton firefighters responded to 75 medical calls, three accidents, one request to assist police, one hazardous-materials incident, one false alarm, one request to assist an invalid, one extrication, one illegal burn, one smoke investigation and two grassfires.

Lake Cities firefighters responded to seven medical calls, one traffic accident and two near-drownings.

Argyle firefighters responded to one vehicle fire, six medical calls, one gas leak, four traffic accidents and one illegal burn.

Aubrey firefighters responded to one request to unlock a vehicle, one request to assist a citizen, five medical calls, one alarm, four traffic accidents, two fires and four grassfires.

Ponder firefighters responded to three medical calls and one grassfire.

Sanger firefighters responded to six medical calls, one overdose, two requests for mutual aid, two grassfires and one traffic accident.

Krum firefighters responded to three medical calls, one illegal burn, six grassfires and one fire.

Pilot Point firefighters responded to one request to assist a citizen, one grassfire, two near-drownings, one traffic accident and six medical calls.

Double Oak firefighters responded to one request for mutual aid and one grassfire.

Oak Point 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). Reach the Denton police narcotics tip line at 940-565-5801.