An Allen man told Denton police Thursday that he believes his former wife had the mailing address for his Veterans Affairs check changed to her Denton address.

The man said he didn’t receive the check when it was due and he called the agency to find out the reason it didn’t come.

Records showed that someone claiming to be him and with his identification information called to change the address. The address was the current home of his former wife.

The officer contacted the woman. She said she did receive the check but had nothing to do with the address being changed.

The woman said she took the check to her bank and was advised to cash it, so she did.

She said she thought her former husband must send her support checks and she thought he might be sending three months’ support in advance.

An investigation is continuing.

Other reports

2200 block of South Loop 288 — A woman reported that her wallet was stolen while she shopped Thursday.

She said she was pushing a shopping cart with her handbag sitting in the front of the basket. A woman walked up to her and asked how a moveable Santa figure worked. She turned her back on her cart to help the woman.

She didn’t notice anything amiss but when she started to check out, her wallet was missing from her handbag, and she believed the woman distracted her while a cohort stole her wallet.

Various apartment complexes — Car thieves struck again at several apartment complexes Wednesday night and early Thursday.

The burglars smashed windows and took stereo systems, GPS units and CDs.

Police received reports about break-ins of one vehicle in the 2700 block of Colorado Boule­vard; two in the 2400 block of South Interstate 35E; four from the 100 block of Duchess Street; and two from the 300 block of North Loop 288, where a man also reported chrome spoke wheels missing from the bed of his pickup.

Roundup

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

* Denton police responded to 286 service and officer-initiated calls, including nine vehicle burglaries, three frauds, three reports of criminal mischief, one debit card abuse, one complaint of harassment, one sexual assault and one threat.

* Denton County sheriff’s dispatchers handled 230 service and officer-initiated calls for the agencies they serve. Thirty-three people were booked into county jail. Deputies took reports of one burglary, two thefts, one suicide attempt, one fight, one assault, one complaint of harassment, one threat and one violation of a court order.

* Denton firefighters responded to 16 medical calls and four traffic accidents.

Pilot Point firefighters responded to one request to assist a citizen, two medical calls and one structure fire.

Krum firefighters responded to one request to unlock a vehicle.

Lake Cities firefighters responded to two medical calls, one traffic accident, one request for mutual aid and one alarm.

Argyle firefighters responded to one fire and one traffic accident.

Aubrey firefighters responded to one request to unlock a vehicle, five alarms and two medical calls.

Krum firefighters responded to one medical call.

Sanger 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.