A homeowner in rural Little Cypress Sunday morning held a man in his house at gunpoint and called the sheriff’s office about a burglary. But the suspected burglar turned out to be a worker for a contractor.
Orange County Sheriff’s Investigations Captain Cliff Hargrave said that kind of call has not been unusual during the past few months. As people rebuild after Tropical Storm Harvey flooded nearly 28,000 houses in Orange County, homeowners sometimes mistake workers for criminals.
The call came at 9:43 a.m. Sunday to a house on Hidden Meadows Drive. Captain Hargrave said deputies did not arrest the suspected burglar.
Other calls for the sheriff’s office for the week of June 4-11 are:
Burglary of a habitation, 6:35 a.m. June 4, 4000 block of Townsend Street in Vidor.
Disturbance, 1:18 p.m. June 4, 1600 block of Willowbend Drive in Vidor.
Public intoxication, 8:06 p.m. June 4, 2715 South Main Street (Field House) in Vidor. Call about a suspicious vehicle led to the arrest of a woman for public intoxication.
Theft, 10:46 a.m. June 5, 2800 block of West Roundbunch Road in Bridge City.
Burglary of a habitation, 2:56 p.m. June 5, 13000 block of Highway 12 in Mauriceville.
Theft-fraud, 3:55 p.m. June 5, 3500 block of Carpenter Circle in Bridge City.
Criminal mischief, 4:22 p.m. June 5, Gerald Drive in Vidor.
Animal bite, 10:09 p.m. June 5, 2000 block of North Tram Road in Vidor.
Threats, 9:15 p.m. June 6, 1000 block of Deer Park Street in Vidor.
Assault occurred, 10:08 p.m. June 6, report filed at sheriff’s office in Orange.
Burglary of a habitation, 2:12 p.m. June 8, report filed at Mauriceville office.
Animal nuisance, 4:59 p.m. June 8, 1000 block of Connell Street in Vidor.
Burglary of a building, 2:30 p.m. June 8, Hidden Meadows Drive in Little Cypress.
Disturbance, 10:51 p.m. June 9, Inez Avenue in Orangefield.
Attempted burglary, 1:33 a.m. June 9, 1300 block of Aery Road in Vidor.
Disturbance, 4 p.m. June 10, 1200 block of Liberty Street in Vidor.
Disturbance occurred, 7:21 p.m. June 10, in Vidor.
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