A bicycle officer who stopped a car Tuesday found what appeared to be a robbery kit in the back seat.

The officer reported he saw the car run a stop sign. He made a traffic stop, and the driver refused to sign a citation. The officer explained that he would have to take the man to jail if he didn’t sign the ticket, and the driver told him to go ahead.

The officer called for a wrecker to tow the man’s car and began to inventory it prior to having it impounded. He found a black bag that contained a shotgun that had the barrel and the stock sawed off, which made the weapon illegal to possess.

Also in the bag were 92 rounds of ammunition, gloves and a kerchief that could be used as a mask. The officer also found a stocking cap with a pistol magazine wrapped up in it.

The car contained two other license plates and carried a counterfeit inspection sticker, according to the police report. An investigation is continuing.

Other reports

400 block of East McKinney Street — A restaurant owner reported Tuesday that a large amount of cash was missing from his vault. There was no sign of forced entry.

The victim said an employee recently borrowed a large amount of money because, he said, he has a gambling problem and some men in Oklahoma will hurt him if he doesn’t pay his gambling debt.

The owner gave the man the money and hasn’t seen him since, he said. The employee has a key to the door, according to the police report.

1800 block of South Loop 288 — A Corinth woman reported that her wallet was recently stolen at a country club and a woman is using her credit cards and running up big bills on them.

The woman said the cards have also been used in Hickory Creek and Corinth. One business showed her a surveillance video and it was a woman she didn’t know, according to the report.

Roundup

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

• Denton police handled 318 service and officer-initiated calls, including one case of possession of a prohibited weapon, one case of possession of a counterfeit inspection sticker, one attempted suicide, one domestic disturbance, two as­saults, one aggravated assault, two burglaries, one case of possession of drug paraphernalia, 10 thefts, two cases of criminal mischief, one credit card abuse case, one fraud and one vehicle burglary.

• Denton County sheriff’s dispatchers handled 275 service and officer-initiated calls. Twenty-six people were booked into county jail. Deputies took reports of one case of possession of a controlled substance, one threat, one assault, two burglaries, one credit card abuse case and two thefts.

• Denton firefighters res­ponded to one request to assist an invalid, 24 medical calls, one smoke investigation and one traffic accident.

Sanger firefighters responded to one medical call and one traffic accident.

Argyle firefighters responded to one traffic accident and one odor investigation.

Oak Point firefighters res­ponded to one controlled burn.

Krum firefighters responded to one hay fire and one medical call.

Aubrey firefighters responded to one alarm, one traffic accident and two medical calls.

Double Oak 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). To receive crime alerts in your area, visit CrimeWeb.net.