As Norfolk Southern Track Supervisor Lewis Reddick drove a rail truck down the railroad tracks near Alabama Street on Jan. 18, he noticed what he thought was a trash bag lying on the tracks at about 8 p.m.

When he got closer, Reddick realized the object was a man, but said he didn’t have time to stop before passing over the man, according to the police report.

Reddick then called 911 and Carrollton Officer Ivey Cataldo responded to the scene.

Reddick’s truck had not actually made contact with the man who was allegedly conscious, but was not responding verbally. The man, later identified as William Phillips Jr., had a large cut on the left side of his forehead.

Phillips’ shoes, wallet and pocket knife were found next to the tracks where he reportedly placed them.

Phillips was transported to Tanner Medical Center.

Cataldo reported he smelled alcohol on Phillips.

Cataldo also reviewed the week’s train schedule and confirmed there were no trains running during the time Reddick was between the tracks.

• A Carrollton man unknowingly passed a counterfeit $20 bill on Jan. 19 at the Kangaroo convenience store, located on North Park Street, according to a Carrollton Police report. The man in possession of the bill told Carrollton Police Officer Erik Jeffries that he sells firewood and received the bill as part of a payment. He was unsure who gave him the bill or where it originated.

The Kangaroo clerk reportedly knew the bill was counterfeit when he marked it with a currency pin.

The origin of the bill is still under investigation.

• While a Temple man attended a church retreat on Jan. 17, his car, which was parked at Mt. Carmel Church, was vandalized, according to a police report. The man’s father told Sheriff’s Deputies that he went to check on his son’s car and immediately noticed the front windshield had been broken and the back driver’s side window was shattered. Nothing appeared to be missing from the vehicle including a computer monitor sitting in the back seat. Officer Brent Duggins reported the windshield appeared to have been busted with a baseball bat.

The cost of the vehicle’s damage was estimated to be about $1500.

• When a River Chase Drive property owner went to check on his vacant residence, one of the rear bedroom windows was reportedly pushed inward. The window was not broken, but Officer Larry Young reported he believed it was a point of forced entry. Nothing from the residence appeared to be missing, but there was substantial vandalism reported.

Dark gray spray paint was used to draw several obscene images and write several obscene words on a wall in the basement and an upstairs bathroom. Several walls upstairs were also allegedly covered.

The cost of the damage was estimated to be $500.

The case is still under investigation.