Gatesville Messenger Posts Feb. 11 to 17 Dispatch: Fire, Thefts, Assaults

The Gatesville Messenger posted its weekly “The Dispatch” summary covering activity reported through dispatchers from Feb. 11-17, and the paper’s subscriber-only excerpt includes a reported stolen vehicle on Pow-ell Farm Road, a major crash on E. Hwy. 84 at Cedar Lane West, and a structure fire in the 1100 block of CR 107. The online page shows the post as “Posted 2/21/26” and carries a header reading “Sunday, February 22, 2026,” while the article itself displays the paywall notice “This item is available in full to subscribers.”

The Dispatch excerpt lists multiple Feb. 14 entries beginning with 2:09 p.m., when “a stolen vehicle was reported stolen on Pow-ell Farm Road.” The same day at 4:47 p.m. the Dispatch records “a major accident was reported on E. Hwy. 84 and Cedar Lane West,” followed by a 7:52 p.m. entry reporting “a reckless driver… on E. Hwy. 84 and CR 268,” a 9:19 p.m. suspicious “ve-hicle… on Bald-knob Road,” a 10:03 p.m. report of “suspicious persons… in the 500 block of CR 274,” and an 11:39 p.m. “a domestic dis-turbance… in the 5500 block of FM 215.”

Additional Feb. 14 items in the Dispatch excerpt include an 11:17 a.m. “disturbance… in the 2300 block of Business Highway 36,” a 12:58 p.m. “a theft… in the 1600 block of W. Main Street,” a 2:58 p.m. “harassment… in the 1600 block of St. Louis Street,” a 4:24 p.m. “criminal tres-pass… in the 2300 block of E. Main Street,” an 8:00 p.m. “a welfare con-cern… in the 300 block of Bridge Street,” and an 11:49 p.m. “a prowler… in the 1100 block of Westview Drive.”

Entries attributed to Feb. 15 in the Dispatch excerpt begin at 8:38 a.m. with “a threat… in the 500 block of E. Leon Street,” then record at 1:13 p.m. “a structure fire… in the 1100 block of CR 107,” a 1:56 p.m. “a brush/grass fire… in the 11000 block of FM 107,” a 3:25 p.m. “an animal com-plaint… at the Liberty Street Apartments,” a 2:29 p.m. “suspicious activ-ity… in the 700 block of S. Lovers Lane,” a 4:22 p.m. “a suspicious vehicle… in the 4200 block of FM 184,” a 6:24 p.m. “a theft… in the 100 block of College Avenue,” and an 8:02 p.m. “a fight… in the 1100 block of E. Leon Street.”

The Dispatch page and the Creative Circle extract include hyphenation and ellipses that indicate the posted item is an excerpt; the paper’s footer and copyright lines appear on the page, including “© Copyright 2026 The Gatesville Messenger” and “Powered by Creative Circle Media Solutions.” The excerpt explicitly states it is a partial list of more significant activity, and several entries contain formatting artifacts such as “Pow-ell,” “ve-hicle,” and “dis-turbance.”

Key follow-ups remain: confirm whether the stolen-vehicle report on Pow-ell Farm Road led to recovery or an arrest, obtain the crash report for the 4:47 p.m. major accident at E. Hwy. 84 and Cedar Lane West, and verify the scope and damage of the 1:13 p.m. structure fire in the 1100 block of CR 107 and the 1:56 p.m. brush/grass fire listed at the 11000 block of FM 107. For legal and outcome details, arrest records, injuries, incident-report numbers, the Gatesville Police Department, Coryell County Sheriff’s Office and Gatesville Fire Department are the appropriate contacts, and the Gatesville Messenger’s full Dispatch for Feb. 11–17 remains behind the subscriber notice.