Police Beat
October 30, 2026

Police Beat – 10/30/26

By From JT Staff Reports 

From Marysville Division of Police reports:

In the 500 block of Wagon Wheel Lane at 5:55 p.m., Wednesday, for a report of non-criminal property damage to a Volkswagen Atlas in the street. The case is marked as pending.

Lawrence Bradford Parks, 57, of Galloway, was arrested on an outstanding warrant fo...

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