Someone shot a road construction worker with what appeared to be a BB gun, according to a Denton County sheriff’s report.

The man told deputies that he was working in the 2700 block of FM407 near Bartonville about 2:10 p.m. Thursday. He heard a report from some sort of weapon, and then he felt a burning on his left shoulder, he said.

He saw a white Nissan speeding away, and he and a supervisor attempted to follow the car but lost it in traffic.

The worker had a hole in his reflective vest and shirt and was bleeding from a small hole in his shoulder, according to the sheriff’s report. He elected to keep working instead of seeking medical attention.

Other reports

1500 block of Meadows Street — An apartment complex manager reported early Friday that he just discovered that a former resident caused $4,000 worth of damage to his apartment by having a large party in January.

The manager said he recently evicted the tenant and does not know his whereabouts. But on Jan. 19, the tenant had a large party that generated a noise complaint to Denton police, according to the report. An officer reported that there were as many as 80 people in the apartment when he arrived, and he told them all to go home.

Recently, the manager discovered that the weight of all those people actually caused the ceiling of the apartment below to crack, and it will have to be repaired.

100 block of East Oak Street — A woman who is attending a university here from another country reported Thursday that she advertised on the Internet classified site Craigslist for a roommate. A woman who said she was from the United Kingdom contacted her. She said she was moving to Denton to work for a fundraising company and would like to share the apartment. The woman sent a check for $3,800.61.

The victim was supposed to take out $650 for the first month’s rent and $1,000 for the deposit. She was supposed to wire the rest to the woman’s travel agent.

Two more checks for the same amount arrived in the mail and the victim deposited them into her account, though the officer reported there was a language barrier that made it difficult to understand why.

Now the victim’s bank account is $2,000 overdrawn, and she learned all the checks were forgeries, according to the police report.

1800 block of North Ruddell Street — A woman said someone she believes to be the girlfriend of her baby’s father has called her several times threatening to beat her up.

Roundup

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

Denton police handled 190 calls for service and officer-initiated calls, including three reports of criminal mischief, three reports of harassment, two frauds, one report of reckless damage, one burglary, one suicidal person, one case of possession of paraphernalia, four thefts, two deceased people, one reported display of a firearm and three vehicle burglaries.

Denton County sheriff’s dispatchers handled 276 calls for service and officer-initiated calls. Forty-five people were booked into county jail. Deputies took reports of one suicidal person, one aggravated assault, one threat, one fraud and one identity theft.

Denton firefighters responded to 17 medical calls, one request for public service, one report of oil on the road, one deceased person, one electrical fire, three traffic accidents, one trash fire, one false alarm and one alarm.

Oak Point firefighters responded to one illegal burn.

Pilot Point firefighters responded to one patient transfer.

Aubrey firefighters responded to two medical calls, two traffic accidents and one suicidal person.

Corinth firefighters responded to two alarms, two smoke investigations, one electrical fire and one traffic accident.

Argyle firefighters responded to one illegal burn and one medical call.

Ponder firefighters responded to one fire.

Sanger firefighters responded to two medical calls and one traffic accident.

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).