Sheriff's Report Number 439- It is Official…..Long time Deputy Dickie Ray Taylor of Teague has announced his upcoming retirement from Freestone County Sheriff's Office. Dickie is the most senior of all County Employees of Freestone County. A very well-known individual in our County. We wish him the very best in his retirement.

911 Bounce comes in from Palestine. Nothing out of the ordinary, happens all the time in every County. The oddity of the deal was the caller's last name…..Turnip. Had never seen that one. The closest I can think of is the Waco area family with the last name of Turnipseede.

FEMS to Ferndale, Mother can't move. THDEMS to Ash, 2 week old not breathing correctly. Another 911 comes in, window at Bank in Oakwood been busted, alarm going off. TPD Sykora to N. 8th, Shemale wants Hemale gone. Man calls, horse and rider on his property, N. 5th, TPD Sykora to same. FEMS to Boyd Unit TDC, Inmate throwing up blood. Keys locked in running car on Elm, another on Spruce. TPD Howard to East Main, one brother harassing another on phone.

Man on S. Fairway advises someone said they want him dead, FPD notified. DPS Zotz and Purnell arrest DWI, FM-2570, driving on wrong side of road. About an hour later, DPS Thornton gets another, FM-488, DWI and Parole Warrant. Happy Memorial Day, gents! Man accused of Public Lewdness, Southern Oaks, and if the Lady's allegation is correct…… that won't be half enough charge!

FEMS to Old 75, man required to take Dialysis unresponsive.FEMS, Dew VFD and DPS Thornton and Zotz to vehicle flipped, Mile 189. Lady talking out of her head, FCR-534, FEMS to same. Butler VFD and FEMS to East 84, Lady spitting up blood. TPD Howard to Spruce, man observed crawling in through window and not his house. THDEMS to S.7th, 8 year old with breathing troubles. TPD Sykora to Spruce, unwanted visitor beating on door.

Dep. Robert Willis arrests female fisherman, Controlled Substance. FPD to Love Street, family assault problems. Troubles over trailer house, FCR-671.

Corsicana Policeman at home, asleep, wee hours of the morning. The phone rang at 3AM….A neighbor next door, someone had broken into his house, and was still downstairs! The Corsicana Policeman leaps from bed, wearing only a pair of shorts, throws on his gunbelt and runs next door. He cut his feet up on glass from a broken window where the crook made entry, spots the guy and apprehends him. The arrestee is high on something, babbling endlessly about trying to escape from seven guys who had just jumped on him right outside……Turns out the crook was very high on Ecstacy…..And oh yes, the seven guys? They weren't there at all…..Never had been…..But the crook did appear to be all banged up…... He hadn't fought seven men….Not even two…..No indeed…..His had been a mighty battle, and in his own mind (high on Ecstacy) it had been with those seven men of his imagination….. But close examination in the back yard yielded his antagonist……Not seven, nor even two……One mighty Magnolia Tree, it's smaller, lower limbs beat and mangled, fresh human skin still hanging from the knots and bark! In his own mind he had met and defeated his enemy, but when the battle had subsided, that Magnolia still stood unmoved, unlike the pugilist assaulter, in its original location, totally unafraid, as it had for many years.

House on West 84, door kicked in, computer missing, Dep. Robert Willis to same. THDEMS to possible heart troubles, Oak Street. FEMS, Fairfield and Butler VFD's, DPS Burell and Adams to accident, East 84. Fast driving complaint, FCR-601. FPD to West Reunion, two small kids throwing rocks at passing cars.

Boat and motor tied to rebar in Trinity River, US-79 area, water rising, next date boat, motor, rope and rebar all gone. If anyone spots a loose boat further downstream please call us. Kirvin VFD and Mexia EMS to possible heart problems, FM- 1366. FEMS and Streetman VFD to North 75, 29 year old cousin shaking uncontrollably, unresponsive. Teague VFD to S. 11th, natural gas leak in residence. Deputy Shipley to FCR-340, possible stolen Pit Bull.

FEMS to Forest Drive, Lady fell. Man causing Family Disturbance, FCR- 340, arrested, drunk. On first trip there, Deputy House cooled the situation, made arrangements for problem party to go to another house for the night…..He returned, a mistake on his part, carried to Jail. DPS Burell and Adams, FEMS and Fairfield VFD to North 75, rollover.

DPS and Deputies to IH- 45, Mile 186, on reports of five shots being fired from a Lincoln Navigator, stopped, vehicle searched, no weapons found. THDEMS, Teague VFD, Kirvin VFD, TPD and Deputy to house on fire, FCR-869. TPD Reed and THDEMS to Mulberry, man overdosed. THDEMS and Doctor Chopper to West 84, Lady fell, ankle broken. Deputy Clayton Aldrich arrests man on Warrant at local business.

TPD Travis Martin arrests motorist on Warrants out of Cities of Teague and Fairfield. Mexia EMS, Wortham VFD, Doctor Chopper and DPS to motorcycle accident, FM-246. Teague VFD to brushfire, FCR-741. One black bull, one white goat, West Main at Palmore. Complaint of car parked in wrong place while new asphalt being put down, Teague lower lake.

Roy Junior tells about a man after Church, asks the preacher to pray for his hearing. The good Parson enters into a long and mighty prayer, well embellished with flowery oratory. When finished he smiles benignly at the man and says, "Robert, I believe the Almighty has heard that prayer and will assist with your hearing problem." The man looks him in the eye and says, "Parson, that wasn't what I was talking about, I was talking about my Hearing at the Courthouse on Thursday!"

Deputy Robertson to/from Tarrant County, prisoner transport. Two more solar panels stolen out of the Oil Field, FCR-240, Deputy Scott Shaw to same. Dep. Robert Willis receives thanks from Lady he stopped to tell her that a Bicycle had just fell out of her U-Haul. Jailer Gipson to/from Limestone County, prisoner transport. Southern Oaks VFD to pasture fire, FM-416. Deputy Aultman arrests young man on Limestone County Warrant.

Tragedy on FM-80, vehicle/ tree accident, THDEMS, Teague VFD, Deputy Harrison, DPS Putz and JP #2 Debbie Hamilton to same. FPD Officers to Cotton Street, possible kicked in door. Drunk man in local private club refuses to leave, when FPD Officers arrive refuses for them too…..But he met his match in FPD Glenda Bass when he stated he was just going to do it the hard way…..He may have, but the results were just exactly as needed…..In the Jailhouse now!

DPS Zotz to accident, FM-27, one driver intoxicated, one driver now in Jail, DWI. Mr. Elom to Loud Music, FCR-941, more on FCR-236. Kirvin VFD to grassfire reported by train crew. Wortham VFD and Officers assist with report from Wortham City Lake, boat sunk, husband and uncle hanging on to same….saved by a flat-bottom! And that was a good end to the story! THDEMS to Filmore, 13 year old injured toe on bicycle. Loose Pit Bull on Clark Street, Fairfield.

Officer Peters to loud music on Pease Street. FEMS, Dew VFD and DPS Zotz to flipped car, Mile 189. TPD Solly and Howard, Deputy House arrest motorists on 1st, Mary Jane and Controlled Substance. Teague VFD and Atmos to gas line broken, N. 4th. Small child found walking on Hwy. 179, said going to his dad's workplace. Wortham VFD to breathing troubles, MLK. TPD Howard to S. 13th, Family Problems over a car. Day Family Annual Get Together with noted, local catering group, Schick, Schick, Schick and Schick, once again plying their craft……And doing it very well, I might add!

Columbus advises he has some freshly hot towels on hand. FPD Irion arrests drunk female on Davis Street. DPS Zotz arrests motorist, Mile 206, Warrant service. Unwanted visitor in Wortham on N. 3rd. Fairfeld VFD to grassfire, Mile 189.

Some kids are out of school, some aren't as of yet. Let us all be on guard in our driving, usage of 4- Wheelers, etc. We want those kids around for the next school year, not laid up in a hospital or worse. Parents: Do all you can to keep those kids busy. If they put in a good day of labor, they're more inclined to stay home at night, not out roaming around. Non-Parents: See if you can think up a few odd jobs around your house to hire those kids to do. A good work ethic starts at an early age. See if you can help start them out on the right foot. Whether mowing a yard, raking, planting flowers, painting a fence or unloading feed, you'll find that most are willing workers, anxious to please. These kids are our citizens of tomorrow. They'll work, if we show them how, use common sense and brag on 'em when they do a good job.

Until Next Week . . . RALPH BILLINGS