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Home My WebLink About2003-02-07 Euless Articles DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE ` OF ' MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DELA CRUZ RIDGWAY YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED -� I "j1 I �� DATE OF ARTICLE f C.. NEWSPAPER FWST Unempin�m�nt ram; Ef2II�. � �FatY x f i Haitnr Arty hid� tgi average ur�e�pi�r� ��q� ati NC he's, r rtr meg; Crolievvitte a `U (!may 8U > d d,.3rF S4 s mweV 1ftt x" a ups ..,�0•I,i{F:ACH.YJ)�tl� i� k�_;9 z.��%s�� ttufi5t � a �r f, ,,ai s �°r�v n �.��( s •4. -ten+,=, STAR TELEGRAM DISTRIBUTED TO: PA GE '� OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORIVEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DE LA CRUZ RID G IVA Y YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNIR o DATE DISTRIBUTT,"D DATEOFARTICLE ,� NEWSPAPER— FWST TfUS WEEKS POLICE SCANNER INSIDE THE POLICE S*CANNER Pizza thief gets deliverymad s groods By MARK THOMPSON STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER EULESS — Someone took a 25-year-old ctr Euless man's cellphone, an ele ic pizza-heat- ing bag and a large pizza on Jan.26,police said. Kwoo Rd , The driver returned from making a delivery at an apartment complex to find the items �70 missing from his vehicle,the police report said. Ma The stolen items were valued at$204. "We've had this happen before. He did not ;-A�z Fo Wo V� lock his vehicle. It's a crime of opportunity," Euless police Sgt.Ron Williamson said. Vehicle burglaries amd other burglaries have STAR-TELEGRAM surged recently, Euless police Lt. Steve Kockos Williamson said. said. "We've got five investigators assigned to It is not safe to leave valuables in vehicles, local burglaries,"he said. even for a short period, as many thieves wait The victim of another vehicle burglary on for quick hits,Kockos said. jan. 26 reported the theft of a large assortment "Lock your car," he said. "You never know of clothing valued at $5,000, a police report who's watching. Don't leave anything valuable said. in'it." That person left designer-clothing-and-shoes Mark Thompson,(817)685-3859 overnight apparently in 'an unlocked vehicle, markthompson@star-telegram.com t DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE f OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DELA CRUZ RID GWAY YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRAR jYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DA TE DISTRIBUTED -7 + LY DATE OF ARTICLE J { NEWSPAPER FWST Haltom City's investigations could be viewed as an effort to restore the depart- ment's image,officials say. Haltom "We are not going to turn a blind eye to any alleged wrongdoings by our officers," said Cliff Jaynes, the city's interim police ' chief, Other police departments "may have tops �� different avenues to handle complaints, but we are not going to brush them off!' The department has been pressured to ' • improve its operations after 12 women filed federal lawsuits last year alleg- The conviction followed a city in police ing that they were sexually investigation. ' abused. The women were A year later, intemal-affairs jailed in Haltom City between investigations led to criminal June 2000 and March 2001 for charges against former patrol u--i—ries minor offenses, such as,traffic officer J.R. Ewing and former inq violations. police clerk Charlotte O"Kelly. The lawsuits were prompt- The records were obtained by ed when former jailer Clint the Star-Telegram through Haltom City conducted 21 Wade Weaver was convicted state open-records laws. 11011M internal-affairs investiga- of official oppression in 2001. Ewing faces a charge of sex- tions in the Police Department last year, ual assault of a child in con- nal cases are pending. the most among Tarrant County suburbs. nection with an incident Officer Vicky Hardin and involving a member of the jailer Paul Wolf were investi- By D0bENGO RAMW2 JR. Police Department's Police gated over allegations that STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER Explorer Post. The group, they laughed or smiled at a HALTOM CITY — The Haltom City which was disbanded last year, woman who was undressing in Police Department,rocked by allegations that operated in conjunction with the jail.The department found female inmates were sexually abused in its the Boy Scouts of America. no evidence of wrongdoing. jail, had more police and employee miscon-4 O'Kelly was charged with The Tarrant County district duct investigations last year than any other distribution of confidential attorney's office declined to information suburban department in Tarrant County, mation about another file criminal charges against according-to recently--released-.police-docu-__ case involvir�gL the sexual Hardinand--- assault of a child: evidence. The two remain in ments. Ewing resigned during the the department. Those two The 100-member department handled 21 internal investigation, and cases were the only ones internal investigations prompted by com- O Kelly was fired.Their crimi- investigated last year related to plaints from residents and police officials. The investigations of the complaints, which included improper police conduct and sexual harassment, led to.the resignations of four officers and the firing of a police employee. ' Most other area communities with similar populations and police employees had less than half that many complaints.Bedford had 14; Euless, 11; Hurst, eight; North,Richland Hills, six; Grapevine,-four; and Mansfield, one. No officer in those communities resigned last year because of the subsequent investiga- tions, and only one — an officer in North Richland Hills -- was fired, police docu- ments show. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE L�- OF MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DELA CRUZ RIDGWAY YOUNG MCDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRAR/YADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DA TE DISTRIBUTED 2 -7 U DATE OFAR TICLE ! U .j NEWSPAPER FWST z " Jaynes lawsuits. a nes said the women's Y In Eur, Police Chief j Other investigations federal lawsuits helped lead Leonard Carmack said recruit-- involved allegations of police officials to keep a closer ing and training contributed to,, improper conduct by police his department's low number' officers,including- eye on officers and other g- ees em to . of internal-affairs investiga-�- • Officer Jason liathcoat, ,p y tions. The 113-member Police who was arrested in March on I think we re more under a microscope these days,"Jaynes Department, which serves a' ' E suspicion of driving while said." it' city of about 49,000, reviewed- But I don't believes an intoxicated in the Police U complaints. Department's parking lot. The extra burden to the depart- „ p p g ment because everyone under- Our officers set high stan- 11 DWI charge was dismissed, stands we've set some high, dards for themselves, and they' but he was suspended for twoexpect it from the new hires,": a da without pay. He resigned expectations. p The department conducted:. Carmack said. in December, after he was 12 investigations from January, Domingo Ramirez Jr.,(817)685-3822 accused of forging his through August 2002, reports- ramaez@star-telegram.com t estranged wife's signature on a p t: show warranty deed concerning the After the first lawsuits were,, sale of their house. No crimi- filed in late August,the depart- nal charge was filed because ment conducted nine investi- Hathcoat and his estranged gations in the Iast four months, wife came to a resolution, of the year, police said. "It appears that they are•. ■Detective Robert Shiflett, going through a self-cleans;, r who received a written repri- mand in August after it was ing, said Rolando V. del Car determined that he had not men a criminal-justice profes-- properly documented or com- sor.at Sam Houston State Uni-. ' pleted a follow-up investiga- versity in Huntsville who spe- cializes inlaw enforcement. tion in a sexual-assault case. "They want the public to ■Officer Bud Murphy,who know they are taking care of r resigned in August after the their situation," del Carmen department began investigat- said."The department may just ing allegations that he gave be wanting to tell the commu- alcohol to Police Explorer 1 nity that they want a chance" members. No criminal charge Del Carmen said a high - -was f%led in-Tar-rant-County---num-- ber of internal-affaig rs"_- because the incident occurred -�—�--�� 4 investigations could mean that in another county Information a department has a lot of. on whether Murpby has been charged in another county was malfeasance or that it is more; unavailable. sensitive to complaints. In Hurst, most of the eighty ■ Officer Kenneth WernIi, complaints last year were gen-- who resigned in October after s ffi two complaints of sexual orated by officers and police; officials. t' harassment were filed, in July "Most had to do with" and September. One complaint departmental policies;' Police said he called a Haltom City Chief Tim Wallace said. police employee a"slut" and a Hurst has a 112-member "whore"in a tex4message sent to her home. The other com- police Department in a city otr i plaint said he sent a message about 37,000 people. Haltom, Ci has a 100-member Police to a woman stating that her City boyfriend was meeting other Department in a city of about ' women on the Internet. 39,600. The department found no wrongdoing in four cases, including the ones involving 4 Hardin and Wolf. One case was under review, and two others remained under investi- gation last week, police reports show. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE t OF MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DE LA CRUZ RIDGWAY YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR 1� DATE OF ARTICLE +f' NEWSPAPER FWST DATE DISTRIBUTED wj t EULESS Builder starting on ' Fountain Park lots Sandlin Custom Homes is starting on the lots for the third.phase of the . Fountain Park subdivision between Fuller-Wiser Road and Main Street in Euless, south of Mid-Cities Boulevard and north of Ash Lane. The 70 to 75 lots are expected to be delivered in mid-2004. The homes will be in the $200,000 to$240,000 range. They are 1,800 square feet to 3.600 square feet.Builders are Sandlin Custom Homes, Legacy Homes and Mercedes Homes. Half of the 85 lots in the first phase have been sold; ----sai Terry Sandlin. -__- Andrea Janes � � � . � p�T aeT p f� PAGE OF | * MAYOR C TYCOUNC L C TYATToRN£I TRIM HENN G MCMI p2 LA CRUZ p£Wkf \ ( YOUNG MCD ONALD COLLINS W LHI£ GETCH£Lz LI RA2FwpMI L aRAa£RE£ ANIMAL CNT { � DA T DI zIUarT per/7�G/ DATEOFARTICLE NEWSPAPER fW f ( | ( ( | � � � \ � [ | � | � � \ ' [ . � t | Hoop dancing ROLES—American Indi- an ho 6.o dancer Kevin Locke . ( will performtraditional ( { dances at 7 p.m.Monday at { to »aPblpU ary,201 \ N Ector Drive. ! Locke,*h lie in South, Dakota,is known by his[akd %India nameTkp balm / | *\c means the firm to arise [ | He hasb pivotal in a . revival of an almost-extinct flute tradition,and b 1990, / | the Na al Endowment for { the Arts awarded him a { National Heritage Fellowship / for his preservation of artistic [ Ua mon. 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