Freestone County Sheriff’s Report

to Mother/Son confrontation…. Both are adults, one left.

Ralph Billings Deputies McGowan and Aldrich to a disturbance on Walnut. Guests invited into a residence, one causes a problem, the house gets tore up a little, then it goes outside and a fist goes intentionally through a pickup back window. The erstwhile pugilist now in Jail, Criminal Mischief and Trespassing.

More problems on FCR- 995 during an exchange of vehicles between kinfolks, one hit another with a Golf Club. I know very little about golf, but maybe we could say it was an eagle or a birdie or something along that line…. Some sort of a Game Violation involving some type of bird…..Anyway, one more in Jail, Assault Causes Bodily Injury…..That golfing is more dangerous than I had thought!

Skunk patrol needed on Poplar, one is in a neighbor’s garage, and the neighbor is gone…..Well, if anybody goes monkeying around…. when the neighbor returns….. He’ll figure out real quick he had an unexpected visitor!

WPD involved in foot pursuit of fleeing driver, San Marcos at 3rd, vehicle stolen College Station. Lady turns self in to TPD Chief Cox on Probation Warrant. DPS Adams to hydroplaned car, Hwy 164. FEMS and Southern Oaks VFD to possible broken leg in The Wilderness. FPD Kindon finds Lady on west side of Courthouse Square, disoriented, very ill, 9PM at night. Teague VFD and FEMS to Teague Housing Authority, 51 year old with chest pains.

Teague Lady calls 911, tells Dispatcher she smells smoke in her house, calls right back….she’d forgotten….. had put something in the toaster!

Caller reports small pickup driving slow on IH- 45….How fast?....Oh, about 50! Well, this was certainly a momentous occurrence, but probably they’re doing just fine, gonna get there in one piece…..As long as they keep one eye glued on the rear view mirror!

Mr. Elom to vehicle hydroplaned, Mile 208. Dep. Shaw, FEMS, Dew and Fairfield VFD’s to rolled vehicle, Mile 192. At about the same time, Fairfield and Teague VFD’s were also enroute to a structure fire, FCR-500. Mr. Elom assists Dew ISD with an address. THDEMS to Teague High, 13 year old in outfield at ball field, dislocated knee.

DPS Thornton and Purnell, Deputy Aldrich, Mexia VFD and Limestone County DPS to accident, US-84, multiple vehicles. One death involved, JP4 Mays to scene for Death Inquest.

Man wants to kick wife out, FCR-841. Hospitalized man wants friend to pick up his valuables for safekeeping instead of relatives.

FPD Kindon arrests woman on Church, a reversal of two sentences previous…. She’s trying to throw the feller out of the house. He had marks on him, she didn’t. She had a stick, he didn’t. She went to Jail, Assault Family Violence….He didn’t.

Young Lady jailed by FPD Gasaway, False Report To Peace Officer, Pill Problems. Deputy Clayton Aldrich arrests Lady at residence, Waco Theft Warrant. FEMS to FCR-1224, Lady 8 months pregnant having pains. Keys locked in car on Spruce, engine running….Welp, maybe that’s better than misplacing them….At least we do know where they’re at! Fence problems, FCR-300. Dep. Robert Willis assists motorist, Mile 211. FEMS to N. 4th, muscle spasms.

Local Officers to Training Center three days in a row for very valuable training put on by Texas Association of Counties’ Steve Challender and Mark Warren. Excellent courses and excellent Instructors. Our Thanks for their efforts.

DPS Navarro County in pursuit of Chevy Malibu, south bound on Hwy. 14, assisted by Wortham and Mexia Officers, got him stopped in Groesbeck at Hwy 164 and Hwy 14. TPD Noll to missing bike, S. 6th. Bailiff Dusty Brewer jails man on order of County Judge. Deputy Howerton in with another. Loose Hosses, FM-489. Pit Bull loose in Teague, dragging a chain, attached to the chain a car tire and wheel.

Southern Oaks VFD and FEMS to Chelsea Drive, 66 year old Lady having chest pains. Batteries stolen in Oil Patch, Donie area, Dep. Diana Willis to same. Dew VFD and FEMS to FCR-430, Lady hit head on garage door, bleeding heavy.

Our Condolences to the Atchley Family. Their trials and tribulations have been very heavy the last few years.

Still raining and hearing no complaints. Cars still hydroplaning on Interstate following or during these little quick showers. FEMs to Kelly Street, a little diabetic problem. Dep. House to complaint of drunk man at residence, St. Elmo, now in Jail.

Don’t forget the upcoming Fish Fry at Southern Oaks VFD, evening hours, Sept. 26th, it’s always good. Loud Music, FM-1580. FPD Tiner to loud music on Travis.

Lady calls to report strange car parked in front of her house, Deputy Robert Elom to same…..Good Ol’ Robert got it all straightened out….Her husband had rented the car and forgot to mention it to her!

DPS Putz and Zotz to accident, Hwy. 179. Troubles between two Ex’s over child, one supposed to visitation, the other refuses….And as always, the child is dangling in the middle. FEMS and Southern Oaks VFD to assist man who fell off 4-Wheeler, now feeling dizzy. DPS Adams to Rest Area, Lady there reporting windshield just busted by flying piece of truck rubber. Dep. Hendrix to report that Frequent Flyer stole money and prescription drugs from ill father.

In a local restaurant last night and in walks Janie Morrison, grown daughter Monica Little and Monica and Clint’s little boy Carson, being carried. They paused at our table to visit a moment and suddenly little Carson looked intently at my plate, made a reaching motion with his little hand, and starting saying something that, for me at least, was unintelligible….. But men of our caliber, Carson and I, though separated by years, many years in fact…..We all speak a common language through FOOD. Due to this simple denominator, I was able to instantly divine that what he was telling me was he defi- nitely wanted and desired one of the French Fries off my plate. Now being armed with this new knowledge, I said, “Here, boy, I know what you want” and handed him a French Fry. But, you know what? He snurled up his nose, shook his head twice then jabbered something else…. In just a split second, maybe less, I realized that he wanted some of my ketchup, too. Did he get the ketchup? Yes, Sir, you bet. I drug that same Fry through the ketchup, handed it back, and this time he was wall to wall in the smile department. He grabbed that Fry, it disappeared, he wanted more….And, oh yes, got another. It was a wonderful meeting of the minds, his and mine….Absolutely amazing…. The ESP, Karma and understanding fully flowed between us….A true moment of bonding. There are Great Men of Medicine, Great Men of Diplomacy, Great Men of Science, but me and Little Carson….We’re Great Men of Food! Where some rely upon the Food Pyramid, that clumsy three sided affair, why Little Carson and I don’t….. We’re firm believers in the Food Octagon, with so many more sides and facets than that simple, little triangle!

Lady Hitchiker reported on US-84, 5AM in morning, wearing nothing but a night gown. Found to be unfortunate Lady just released from Psychiatric ward, trying to get home to our County. Later call makes me doubtful that she was just released, possibly a few days earlier, some confusion about the towns.

TPD Howard and Martin to problems at residence on 13th, some intoxicated. Ultimatum was given, quieten down or go to Jail. One said would go to Jail before he would go back inside, then he bolted from the yard, but he was quick and got away. The other individual resisted, ended up being Tazed with a Tazer and brought to Jail, Disorderly and Resisting.

Man on FCR-1211 calls to report he is preparing to have a Controlled Burn which was much appreciated ans saved sending local Firemen out on a dry run. FPD Gasaway to loud music on Bond. Also to a fight reported on S. Bateman along with Deputies Robert Willis and Richard McGowan. DPS Putz, Teague VFD and Doctor Chopper to West 84 accident, vehicle on fire, one trapped inside.

Okay, more on the Lady Hitchhiker in the night gown….She just walked into the jail lobby, said she wanted to go back to the Crisis Center. We don’t get many voluntary committals of this nature! But, she said she felt that was where she needed to be. It turns out that she was not released earlier in the night gown, she’d merely gone AWOL. Dep. Rick Howerton, our own version of Marcus Welby, M.D., loaded her up, carried her to the ER. Oh, and the confusion about where she was at that I mentioned earlier? We’d carried her to Tyler last week. Later she wound up in Palestine, then was transferred to Waco. No wonder everybody was confused.

DPS Zotz arrests two drunks, one of whom DWI, Mile 207. Deputy Elom to report of missing cash. Dep. Robertson to/from Dallas County, prisoner transport. Son steals Dad’s credit card, arrested by Dep. Thomas Hendrix, Credit Card Abuse. Man turns self in to Chief Dennis Cox after commits Burglary. DPS Adams arrests speeder, Mile 183, Warrant issued out of Garland. Motorcycle stopped at Dew by Deputies McGowan and Willis, found to have wrong License Plate, No Inspection, No DL, No Insurance…..Now reposing on the Court House Square, Fairfield, Texas. Donkey Troubles, FM-833.

Pit Bull Troubles on N. 2nd. FEMS to Boyd Unit, 62 year old Inmate in Wheelchair having chest pains. DPS Purnell to disabled truck, US- 84 East. THDEMS to Teague ISD, student with seizures. THDEMS also to US-84, Teague, man just reported to business that his brother received snakebite. Apparently, the snake missed as the ambulance did not transport.

Until Next Week….. RALPH BILLINGS