Sheriff's Report Number 453- Dep. Harrison to pickup disabled, right lane of traffic, IH-45. Deputies Aldrich and McGowan jail lady on Hot Checkin' Warrant. Get another from same area, Warrant for Dangerous Drugs. Mexia EMS to breathing problems, dizzy, FCR-930. Caller reports from ER, man assaulted by brother at Mother's house, FPD advised. Man on FCR-301 finds loose cattle have destroyed the awning on his 5th Wheel camper.

Lady complains that 18 Wheeler on IH-45 won't let her pass, dials 911. That makes me wonder how fast he's going….But, more than that, it makes me wonder how fast she WANTS to go! Loose cow, US-84, put back behind fence by Deputies. Report of black Corvette on FM-1580, driving fast, doing donuts, etc. FEMS and Kirvin VFD to Walnut, Lady fell, struck head, can't move. 911 Bounce advises of grassfire, Prairie Hill area, Limestone County SO advised.

Man on FM-80 calls, his Ex just out of Jail, now has gray Dodge passing back and forth in front of his house, Deputy Elom to same. Also to report of grown woman cussing out a neighboring 7 year old. Deputies McGowan and Aldrich arrest man at residence on Ash, Warrant for Telephone Harassment. Get another at local restaurant, Rusk and Freestone County Warrants. Hey folks, I'm glad I don't have a Warrant out for me…..that's four arrests in three paragraphs by those two!

TPD Sykora and Martin to burglary of Dairy Queen, phone line cut, front door crow barred. THDEMS to East Main, Fairfield, 93 year old man ill. Deputies to FCR- 1260, caller says just assaulted by two other fellers. As best I recall, he's been doing lots of stuff to get assaulted for over the last few years! Deputy Howerton to FCR- 960, someone trespassing. THDEMS, Teague VFD and Doctor Chopper all out, assisting man in process of having mini-strokes, US-84. Mail box assaulted, FM-1580, Deputy Howerton to same.

FPD Tiner arrests resident on Carter Street, City Traffic Warrants. Deputy Shipley checking on welfare of 6 year old in a child custody dispute. Deputy John Aultman to Donie, truck tractor damaged and burglarized, also nearby fence cut and copper wire stolen. Folks call from City Park, their puppy has head caught in a net.

Dallas PD Officer calls, has recovered safe, thinks may have come out of the Teague Dairy Queen, TPD Martin advised. TPD Howard to report of Lady's car being egged near the train trestle…. When he pulls up, his car gets egged, too! Our Egg Chunker makes a quick decision….. I'm throwing eggs, he can throw lead….So, he flees afoot. Now, Mr. Howard has been trained in the ways of the Mounties up in Canada….We always get our man. So a foot search, complete with dog and other Teague Officers, was instigated. Found him down the tracks, cowering in a shed, arrested, in Jail, now. Oh, I nearly forgot….TPD Howard?.....to the car wash!

Non-stop telephone calls in Wortham. One Ex calling another, one wants to talk, the other doesn't. Someone observed stealing steaks at Brookshire Bros. in Teague, struck one employee while fleeing. Back glass of Union Pacific locomotive believed shot out in south Navarro County while running down the tracks, Navarro Co SO advised of same. Fairfield VFD and THDEMS to possible heart troubles on Oakridge.

TPD Sykora to report of stolen purse, Teague High School. THDEMS to Busby, son having seizures. Runaway girl walking down 75, mother following in car, 15 years old, assisted by Dep. Shaw. She won't listen to anybody, detained, handed over to Mom. Dew VFD and FEMS to Old 75, a trailer rolled over a man's legs. Also to FM-2570, man has numbness in hands, shortness of breath.

Catfish takes revenge on fisherman with fins, blood flowing freely. Southern Oaks VFD to same, get him out of the boat, bleeding finally stops. FPD Gasaway arrests motorist on Smith County Warrant. DPS Purnell to South 75, truck has broken axle, hits tree. Also to another accident, FM-80, along with FEMS and Kirvin VFD. Dew VFD and FEMS to FCR-691, pain in foot. Dep. John Aultman to oil field location, FCR-663, Oklahoma Peterbilt burglarized of tools, diesel, overnight, behind locked gate.

Deputy Howerton dispatched to the report of a loose cow on 84 by the Training Center….Reported back, looked high and low for a loose cow but with no success….. However, did find a llama, wanted to know if that counted the same! More loud drums, FCFR-1220. FPD Kindon arrests man at Car Wash, identified as the person just involved in a walk-in at Daniel's Exxon, who promptly, with hand in pocket said, "This is a hold-up, give me your cash!" Money was taken from the cash register and out the door he fled. A well thought out plan?……He was afoot, had no car, shank's mare only! Bonnie and Clyde would roll over in their graves, if they knew of this type of plan of flight! He discarded part of the money at the Car Wash, later located by Deputies House and Slovak. FPD Kindon carried him back to the Exxon, they positively ID'd him, and he was next deposited at the Jail for Robbery. Good Job, John Henry!

Gunshots on S. 10th. Loose cattle, just inside the City Limits, Oakwood. TPD Martin to jackknifed truck, load spilled, FM-80 at Tyler Street, roads shut down until load removed. FEMS to West Main, 10 year old breathing poorly, hives starting, some type of allergic reaction. THDEMS to defibrillator troubles on S. 7th. Teague Firemen to FM-1366, transformer popped, started a grassfire. TPD Cox to Spruce, 10 year old locked out of house. FPD to Blanton on theft information. Man turns self into Deputy Rick Howerton on Warrants. Thank you, amigo!

Deputy Robert Willis to FCR-1211, someone believed trying to steal a goat. Brand new Burglar Alarm causing problems for residents, FM- 2547. FPD Warren arrests two for City Warrants. THDEMS to S. 7th, chest pains. FPD to disruptive customer at Shell Station, escorted off property. One funeral home in dispute over phone with another….One won't release a body to the other….One of these is in business in our County. I know little about the process, but do know that it is regulated by the State and every piece of paperwork has got to be correct before anything gets done on a body transfer, that is the reason they are licensed. Nobody wants to get into a deal like we read about a few years ago when a Funeral Director in the Southeast had 30 or 40 bodies stacked up in various states of decomposition, unburied. He'd collected the money, the families thought their loved ones had been properly buried, but in fact, months later, they were still above ground. Dead folks have got rights too…..It's all got to be correct.

An 82 year old Lady in Germany took her Audi automobile to the garage for repair, dropping it off. When repaired, the mechanics called, she had them just drop it off and park it in her garage space. Later, she went out to get in the car and found that it had been stolen, police were summoned and a report duly made. Two years elapsed and her neighbor went out to clean up his unused garage, with intentions of renting it out. Under an inch of dust, her Audi was discovered, undriven for two years. The mechanics had stored it in the wrong garage!

Receive late night phone calls from VA and Channel 5 News that anonymous man had called, wouldn't give name or info on self but did say going to kill self, left enough clues that they deduced that he lived somewhere in Freestone County….If and only if Officers show up at his house tonight would he kill himself. Now, if the Officers don't come out to his house tonight monkeying around, then he's going to postpone his date with destiny until tomorrow at 9AM sharp…..For that is when he intends to cut his own heart out on the steps of the Courthouse! I don't know why he would want to do this at the Courthouse. Sounds like he is wanting to make a strong impact…..seems like to me that the steps of the United States Capitol would make a far better impact. Far more press and TV coverage capabilities, you know….. Now, on a serious note…..My hunch is that this caller is one of our Frequent Flyers who has made thousands of 911 calls, always threatening to do something or other, nearly always bad. Yes, he has tried to kill himself in the past, narrowly saved from death when Dickie Taylor found him, nearly bled out in the weeds. As I recall, after slashing his main arteries in four different locations, he had a change of heart, as he was on the cell phone…..You guessed it, dialing 911, trying to get some help. Folks with suicidal tendencies are difficult to deal with. We can offer Jail or Mental Commitment, both are temporary, with eventual release. Then the cycle begins anew.

New paragraph, same subject…. To the subject of preceding paragraph. I've told you this many, many times before, but here it is in print, one more time….If you'll lay off the booze, stay off the telephone and do something to control your anger problems, my prediction is that ALL of your problems will fade rapidly away. Your problems are always late night, thicktongued and on the telephone. Whether Freestone County, the U.S. Secret Service, Dallas Police Department, TDC or Fairfield PD….They all have those same three common denominators.

FPD to two babies playing in middle of North 75, in diapers, no adult in view. Minivan hits power pole, FCR-521, DPS Putz and Zotz to same. Dew VFD to grassfire, getting out of hand, FM- 489. Butler VFD to Tucker, assisting with grassfire. Wortham VFD and Mexia EMS to Avenue D, Lady with chest pains. Mentally impaired young man takes way too many pills on Talford, FEMS and FPD to same. Butler VFD to grassfire, PR- 305. TPD Noll and Solly arrest man on Filmore, had more in his cap than his head….a little Crack Cocaine. Deputies to Teague, arrest man on Aggravated Assault and Felon in Possession of Firearm.

FPD B. Billy Barlow gets in lots of stuff…..but always involves kids…..generally…..But his last escapade involved a goat. Ask him about it. Well, come to think of it, goats, when young, are referred to as kids, too…..He just can't get away from kids, with or without horns! Two dogs try to attack walker on N. 5th, Teague. Fairfield VFD to grassfire, FM-833. 12 year old girl reported hitting folks with shovel, throwing bricks at house, Dep. Elom to same.

Deputies House and McGowan arrest two females at Love's, both drunk, both loud, both using foul language, one trying to pick a fight with the other, both taken to overnight lodging at the Freestone County Jail. Sleep well Ladies….and sleep it off. JP #2 Debbie Hamilton to ER at 1:30AM to pronounce Death. Wortham VFD to barn on fire, live wire on ground. Female jailed in Teague by TPD Solly, Controlled Substance charge. WPD Carter jails female in possession of stolen items.

Teague VFD to West 84, grassfire spreading. Teague Lady being called repeatedly by Ex, TPD Martin to same. Also to family troubles between son and mother, N. 8th. FEMS to Williford, man fell, struck head. Late night loud music near Teague Brookshire Brothers, TPD to same. Folks drinking, tempers flare, FM-833, Dep. Robert Elom to same. Boat and Trailer come unhooked from towing vehicle, Hwy. 179. Dew and Teague VFD's to Mile 183, trailer carrying dirt bikes, gasoline, all enclose, on fire. FPD Kindon advised by man just robbed at gunpoint, US-84, Fairfield, took off afoot.

Attended the Smart Family Reunion and Fish Fry with a lively group present. Jeff and Arlene were stepping out in wall to wall smiles. Our thanks for the invitation.

TPD executes Search Warrant on Jackson, two arrested, trace amount of cocaine. Deputy Robertson to/from Waco, prisoner transport. Officer Carter to East Lubbock in Streetman, male/female brawl, female arrested, biting, kicking and raining blows upon the male, plus two Fairfield Traffic Warrants. DPS Purnell arrests motorist, Mile 202, Tarrant County Warrant. FPD notified of call reporting tires slashed at FHS.

Groesbeck Mother calls 911, son at game in Teague, surrounded by three, beating on his car, son has now left, TPD notified.

Until Next Week . . . RALPH BILLINGS