A man threatened his cousin on the phone early Sunday, according to a police officer who heard part of the phone call. The officer turned the case over to detectives to investigate a possible case of retaliation.

The cousins were angry with each other but were trying to get along, the victim said about 1:30 a.m. The suspect recently got out of jail on an assault charge in connection with an attack on the victim and did not want the victim to testify against him in court, according to a police report.

The cousins were at the victim’s apartment in the 1700 block of East Village Street when they became angry again. The suspect said he had hidden drugs in the victim’s apartment and was going to call the police and say he knew there were drugs hidden there, the report states.

The victim was afraid of being accused, so he called police himself, he said.

An officer was at the apartment when the victim’s phone rang. It was the suspect, yelling that he would call police and tell them where drugs were hidden in the apartment, the report states.

The victim handed the phone to the officer, who heard the threat. The suspect said the only way he would consider not calling police was if the victim would crawl to him on his knees begging forgiveness.

The officer called for a drug dog to search the apartment, and nothing was found.

Other reports

3900 block of Teasley Lane — A couple called police about 8 a.m. Sunday to report that someone broke into their apartment, ransacked it and stole a large amount of prescription drugs, jewelry and cash.

The responding officer found the home dirty and messy with food everywhere and dirty clothing strewn all over the floor and furniture.

The pair said they went to get doughnuts at 6 a.m., and when they returned at 8 a.m. they found that someone had burglarized the apartment. They reported missing her prescription medication, a $10,000 ring and a large amount of cash.

The officer noted that the apartment was so messy the burglar would have had to know exactly where to find the property that was stolen. A witness said the couple was arguing earlier because the woman had to pay $600 to bail the man out of jail and he sold her medication.

An investigation is continuing into whether a burglary took place.

Roundup

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

• Denton police responded to 877 service and officer-initiated calls, including one case of failure to identify as a fugitive, one case of reckless driving, one retaliation, three cases of possession of marijuana, one report of harassment, five thefts, one sexual assault, one criminal mischief, one fraud, three vehicle burglaries, one assault, one burglary, two aggravated robberies and one interference with an emergency call.

• Denton County sheriff’s dispatchers handled 710 service and officer-initiated calls for the agencies they serve. A total of 105 people were booked into county jail. Deputies took reports of two cases of possession of marijuana, two reports of criminal mischief, one forgery, one burglary, two vehicle burglaries, one fraud, one suicide attempt, one overdose, one case of possession of a controlled substance and one case of cruelty to animals.

• Denton firefighters responded to 49 medical calls, three traffic accidents, one person in distress, two smoke investigations, three alarms, one steam investigation, two electrical malfunctions, two hazardous-materials incidents, one vehicle fire, one request for public service and one false alarm.

Oak Point firefighters responded to one traffic accident and one smoke investigation.

Pilot Point firefighters responded to eight medical calls, one alarm, one request to unlock a vehicle, one deceased person and one request for mutual aid.

Ponder firefighters responded to one medical call and one electrical malfunction.

Lake Cities firefighters responded to one request to assist a citizen, one traffic accident, one request for mutual aid, one attempted suicide, three odor investigations, eight medical calls and nine alarms.

Sanger firefighters responded to two requests to unlock a vehicle, two attempted suicides, nine medical calls, one traffic accident and one structure fire.

Krum firefighters responded to three medical calls and one request to unlock a vehicle.

Argyle firefighters responded to four medical calls and 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). Reach the Denton police narcotics tip line at 940-565-5801.