Sheriff's Report Number 483- Hemale/Shemale Troubles after Hemale comes back from what was described as spending two weeks in Louisiana with Girlfriend….Deputies Shipley and Harrison told by Hemale that he is moving out, will stay away forever, no more problems with this 'un. No Sport, your next problems will probably be with the new one. Be ever mindful of that basic concept of Geometry, that the triangle is the strongest geometric shape…. three sides, three angles equals great strength…..If you don't think so, look up at the trusses overhead the next time you are in a Wal Mart or on a bridge, but this, and get this point….. does not apply with people. Whenever you have three people involved, two of one sex, one of another, and romance is in the air, you have the weakest possible combination. That is why it has been referred to for centuries as the Infernal Triangle. Always a weak, unmanageable problem will be created, or recreated, depending upon your actions.

Just attended a local meeting on MHMR. According to what I was told, Texas ranks fiftieth out of Fifty States on monies expended for Mental Illness. And no, we are not number Fifty as regards spending the most….We are spending the LEAST. To my way of thinking, with all of the resources that we have, that is deplorable. No, let me write that as DEPLORABLE. More and more MHMR problems are being handed off by the State to the individual Counties. This may work in Dallas, Houston or Bexar Counties, but I assure you that the majority of Texas is still composed of small population, rural Counties, which do not possess the resources to deal with the problem. Every County has people with mental problems. Every County Sheriff in this State transports mental commitments to various areas with mental facilities. Our County is a big user of DePaul Hospital in Waco. This morning found out that DePaul is cutting the number of psychiatric beds from 34 down to 24. This reduction will result in more long distance transports for our Deputies. This will cost all taxpayers more money as well as cut down on available law enforcement during each of these transports. If deterioration continues, we will be forced to place mental commitments into Jail cells until an opening in a psychiatric unit opens up. With this State only operating 1,080 psychiatric beds for our entire State….well, you can see the problem….Just not enough beds to put them. And I can assure you, a Jail is not the place to keep crazy folks, nor can it help them. They need help of a specialized nature and Jails are just not set up for it. I'll get off the Soapbox, it won't help with the problem.

Lady calls, was just assaulted, requests an Officer to meet her at Teague PD. Teague and Wortham VFD's both rolling to Mexia to assist with structure fire. Teague and Fairfield VFD's to car on fire, Mile 200, DPS Sandifer also. Gas meter run over by lawn mower on East Brazos, Wortham VFD to same. THDEMS and Teague VFD to Poplar, man breathing but not responding. Donie VFD and THDEMS to West FM-489, 15 year old young Lady fell off her horse, banged up, leg feared broken….Doctor Chopper called, next stop Hillcrest Hospital.

Deputy Elom to complaint of Loud music, FCR-1230. TPD Howard to Monroe on report of son's bicycle stolen, later call says the absconder of the bicycle had the nerve to later ride the bike back by the house it was taken from. TPD Howard to loud music on Heights. Vicious bulldog in man's back yard, just chased caller's daughter into house….owner arrived, picked it up. More Loud Music on S. 5th.

Hole cut in chain link fence, nothing missing, Oil Field company, US-84. 911 Call comes in, 2 year old just sprayed Lysol in her mouth, Poison Control called immediately….. No problem at all, just wipe her mouth off, give her something to drink….Bet it made her teeth sparkle! FEMS and Kirvin VFD to FM-27, Lady very ill. Loose Angus cows, Mile 210. FEMS to chest pains, N. Hall Street. Several Deputies involved in transfer of murder suspect from LCDC to Courthouse and back. After two plus years, the word is that he now has a Court date for Trial.

Family problems on FCR- 421, Deputies to same. Deputy Richard McGowan arrests Teague man, Probation Revocation. WPD Peters to East Lubbock in Streetman, bicycle stolen. Dispatch phone rings, answered, but all Retha can hear is the sound of water gurgling, swishing, loud beeps and a grinding noise in the background. It was a cell phone and Retha is pretty sure that someone in the area now has a very clean phone in the pocket of some very clean pants…..'cause it sounded to her like those noises were coming from the interior of an automatic washing machine…..to be more exact, a Whirlpool or possibly a Roper…..a white one, top loader……with about …..1 1/3 cups of Tide detergent!.... Now how she surmised that we'll never know….but, you can't fool Retha!

Wortham VFD and Mexia EMS to S. 2nd, Wortham, chest and back pain. Dispute with Landlord on China. Lady on Mulberry has a new Pit Bull in her back yard. Oh, it's really not a new one, but it is new to her, as she doesn't own it….And, more specifically, she don't want it. Animal Control to same. TPD to N. 9th, Lady says man just hit her in head.

Loose cattle, Mile 210, probable owner contacted. THDEMS to new school construction, Teague, man on tractor, not feeling well. FEMS to FM-2570, Lady fell in bathroom, fears hip damaged. Lady turns self in at Jail on Outstanding Traffic Warrants, city of Fairfield. Deputy Rick Howerton to very strange occurrence on FCR- 1211, owner of residence out of town, house being checked by a friend who discovered that the back door was missing….. but a painted, white door was standing in place of the original door. The owner didn't swap it, neither did the man watching and checking on the property. One door missing and another left in its place!

Deputy Cory House to Domestic Disturbance at residence, but prior to arrival spots red Jeep that had been described as a key player….Yep, he was a key player. Kicked in the door at his Lady Friend's, took the phone away from her, bit her on the forehead, pulled out a big hank of hair, bloodied her lip, all of this in the presence of her children at 4AM in the morning. Now in Jail, Interfere With Emergency 911 Call and Assault Family Violence. TPD Travis Martin arrests man at Cefco, Teague City warrant. More loose cows, Mile 209, owner contacted.

Complaint of dog on South 75, caller says it is a big one, comes over every day from neighbor's and drools and slobbers all over her car. TPD Scott Sykora to Jail with DWI, from Busby. THDEMS to Chestnut, Lady light headed, very ill. Animal Control to Pit Bull in Lady's yard, FCR-477. Deputy Rick Howerton to Richland Chambers, checking on loaded boat, sinking, five folks on board….Wrong side of the pond, Navarro County S.O. had gotten them out…..Which was good news for all Officers….moreso for the occupants!

Very concerned parents report Teenage girl slipped out of house overnight, cut school, AWOL, Deputies trying to locate same. TPD Sykora and Cordova to City Park on report of vehicle there with boomers, tweeters and every other electronic device known to mankind and every one of those devices were working simultaneously at the same time….The end result was every window in the neighborhood rattling.

Deputies Aldrich, Robert Willis and Robertson to report of disturbance in progress on FCR-490, one man ran into a stand of trees and could not be located. Of course, he had every advantage as this was the family place. A female was also arrested, Public Intoxication. 911 advises of Break-in on Main Street, just down from Courthouse, FPD to same. Recent rash of stolen travel trailer power cables just cleared up by Dep. James Barrentine, just got written confession on same….Of course, we'll have to stand in line as the same folks committed the same crimes in two other Counties.

Dew VFD to report of tree on fire by power lines. FPD Warren arrests motorist on Main, Warrant out of Childress. Man cutting tree in yard on S. 10th, tree fell on him, Teague VFD and THDEMS to same, Doctor Chopper called out, next stop Waco Hospital for Emergency Surgery. Dep. Diana Willis arrests Lady at residence, Warrant for Forgery. DPS Sandifer to accident, West 84.

Officers Coats and Carter respond to Pease street on someone suspected of trying to steal an Air Conditioner. TPD Cox and Reed to report of fake $100.00 bill at business. Deputy Rick Howerton to Theft of Service (Water), FCR- 236. Man on Felony Probation, well-known by Deputies, always up to nogood around IH-45 Rest Areas, his vehicle spotted abandoned at same. A search through the wooded area lets Deputies spot him on other side of fence wearing blue TShirt and short black Ladies skirt….Yep, you don't have to go back and reread for accuracy…. It was a MAN wearing women's apparel….Deputies made positive, visual contact. Hollered at multiple times but he ran the opposite way. No sense in chasing him as they knew who he was. His pickup was towed by wrecker. When he next turns up, will have a charge resting over him of Evading Arrest or Detention.

Deputy Shaw drives in open gate, Hwy.-179, gate supposed to be locked. Owner's employee contacted, comes to scene, verifies trailer and equipment missing. Deputy Shaw soon thereafter, at another location, discovers some of the missing equipment that had been removed from the trailer, this was claimed by the owners, returned to same. TPD Reed and Dep. McGowan to two guys reported trying to beat up a 16 year old on Monroe.

Call comes in reporting two young fishermen sitting on railroad trestle, turned out to be the Union Pacific in Limestone County. Railroad said if train showed up, would not have time to hustle off the trestle. All train traffic had been stopped, until tracks cleared by officers, then opened the flow again. Report of southbound motorcyclist on IH-45, riding sidesaddle. TPD Howard to report of break-in, Kilgore Trailer Park. Female comes by Jail to visit with Inmate, arrested on Dallas County Warrants for Prostitution. TPD Reed arrests DWI, 6th and Ash.

Lady in Butler 911's, says man trying to kill her with a gun, BUT SHE COULD NOT TELL HER LOCATION. Deputies to the general area, hanging around on patrol, but no further calls came in. This is one of those times when we really feel powerless as Officers….Knowing the general area, but having it narrowed down to about 100 square miles does not help too much. THDEMS to Busby, one year old struck head. TPD Howard and Martin, Deputy Elom to S. 5th, someone has ingested 20- 30 prescribed pills for anxiety, swilled it down with a whole bottle of Vodka. Dep. Travis Robertson to FCR-1220, vacant trailer house burglarized, vandalized, items missing and damaged.

FPD to Post Oak Road, man reported beating up girlfriend's mom. Loose Hoss, at end of FCR-700. TPD Howard to report of door kicked in at Church. Three mail Boxes assaulted on Barbara Drive, TPD Howard to same. Lady calls, she went to sleep, when awoke, male friend gone, her keys gone, her PT Cruiser gone, located, escorted back to owner's residence by Dep. McGowan. TPD Reed to Kilgore trailer park, dogbite. Groesbeck EMS and Donie VFD to FCR-751, Lady with chest pains. Man calls, said wife beating him on Church Street, FPD notified.

THDEMS to Main Street, Lady fell, head injury. THDEMS to South 7th…..Hurry boys, she's 9 months pregnant! 911 Call from Navarro side of Richland Chambers, caller sounded intoxicated, says someone "cut their throat, bleeding to death, guts hanging out", etc. I'm a little hazy on this one, but apparently Southern Oaks VFD responded, as well as Navarro County Officers, someone was flown by Doctor Chopper to hospital in Tyler.

FPD Tiner to Family Brawl on Church Street, female arrested, Assault Family Violence…..the man had all the marks and welts on him! Of course, she's the lucky one…..She'll get to eat Easter Dinner here at the jailhouse….. He won't!

Until Next Week . . . RALPH BILLINGS