Aluminum theft

March 12, 2:57 p.m., 100 block of Charles: A man working off-duty for a cable TV company reported he had detained a man he saw unlawfully taking aluminum wire from a property he was working on. When a supervisor was contacted, he said the man in question was not part of the work crew and didn’t have permission to take the wire. Since the value of the wire was more than $6,000, the man was arrested for felony theft, processed at the Terrell Hill Police Department and taken to the San Antonio Magistrate’s Office.

Video store theft

March 12, 8:14 p.m., 5300 block of Broadway: In assisting the San Antonio Police Department, a patrol unit picked up on a vehicle that had been involved in a theft at a video store on Broadway. When the driver of the suspect vehicle saw the THPD unit, he swerved around a line of cars waiting at a stoplight, and veered into oncoming traffic to escape. The THPD unit was able to overtake the vehicle with the assistance of several SAPD units, and the driver and passenger were arrested by the SAPD.

Aggravated robbery

March 15, 11:17 p.m., 1000 block of Morningside: Officers were dispatched to the scene of a robbery by gunpoint. Several men reported that two men with bandanas over their faces had attacked them and demanded money at gunpoint while they were in their apartment. More than $1,500 in cash was taken from the victims.

Drive-by paintballers

March 21, 8:54 p.m., 500 block of Grandview: An officer reported to a complaint of someone firing a paintball gun at a residence. The homeowners said they saw a beige-colored vehicle pass by, and the passenger fired a paintball gun, hitting the residence and two vehicles parked in the driveway.

Car window smashed

March 27, 4:04 p.m., 100 block of Morningside: A housekeeper at the residence said that someone had smashed the window of her car while she was inside working. She reported that nothing was missing from the car.

Construction crew wrecks sprinkler

March 29, 11:06 a.m., 800 block of Canterbury Hill: A resident approached a patrol officer and told him a construction crew that was working on his curb several weeks earlier had damaged one of his in-ground sprinkler heads. A worker from the crew had told the resident it would be repaired and it never was. The resident didn’t know the name of the company, but believed it was contracted by the city of Terrell Hills.