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OCTOBER 2012 Police and Court Report |
archives Bonds – how cities raise
money HISTORY CORNER 74 YEARS AGO… Town Hall nears completion
Tension was building
in October 1940... the WPA grant was to run out in
November, and the Town hall was not yet complete. Note the reflecting
pool "lake" in front of City Hall and the homes on the ridge in
back of the hall. The lake was unfortunately destroyed in the 1950's.
Photo Courtesy, Fort
Worth Star-Telegram Collection, Special Collections, The University of Texas
at Arlington Library, Arlington, Texas.
SUMMER
1937 Mayor
Farrell City council meets at the home of J.M.
Loffland called to order by Mayor J.E. Farrell with commissioners Furd Halsell and J. M. Loffland. Raymond Gee elected as town clerk, Tax Assessor and Collector. Commissioner Loffland Commissioner assigned
to Parks,
Finance, and Streets. Halsell assigned Police, Fire and Sanitation and appointed Charles Roeser
appointed Police and Fire Commissioner.
Legal committee was R.E. Harwick, P.O.Settle,L.L. Gambell, and Hayne Edwards. |
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The PD reports a burglary from a landscape van on 10.05.2012.
Above, still shots of the vehicle and one of the suspects From the Bass
Security cameras. If you’ve seen this
car or know the suspect, call the Westover PD at 827.737.3127 House egged and windows broken on Cantebury - not the first time for
Susan Olcott, but this one scary as two people
drove up, got out of the car and threw eggs. Two windows were broken. Broken
glass alarms went off and police responded quickly and are
investigating. Security photos will identify. FW Bad Dog strikes again ... close Tom
McDonald reports "Yesterday during my walk a black, mixed breed, female dog about 45# with
a red collar roamed up and down Westover Drive. I found out that dog
bit a person at the intersection of Ems and Klamath, inside FW and about 1 ½
blocks from my house. I also learned this is the same black dog that bit two
Shady Oaks residents two years ago. This was the incident that spurred
the development of the municipal court two
years ago". An incident inside Westover Hills will be handled
differently in the future. Police
return to 12 hour shifts- this allows younger officers to have more
chance at a weekend off Do you have security
cameras? A quick review of local sources for do
it yourself and agencies. Click
here
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10/15/2012 8:11 PM |
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September PD related activity Officers involved
in Big Bird strike Who was more surprised
in a recent collision between a large hawk and a PD Tahoe is hard to know –
both were momentarily stunned. But the physics of the situation ultimately
favored the Tahoe, and officers were for a while scratching their heads about
exactly what to next when the hawk began to shudder and return to this
dimension. A hawk is pretty good about defending itself (
ask Jack Miller about hawks and falcons – he’s had training) and
prompted rapid discussion. Knowing
there is an aviary at the Van Cliburn estate,
officers bundled the bird up and sped it over. Transfer was made to a wild life rehab unit,
and at last check both the officer and the bird are doing fine although both
are looking around a lot more now. Mosquitoes get
the press, but snakes and sick raccoons still a problem in Westover
Hills We get regular
updates on mosquitoes, but Richard Davidovich
reports the snake population, or at least one Cottonmouth is still
around. Officers took care of them
promptly. Cantebury has also been the
site for a sick raccoon wandering around in circles during the day. The animal was sacrificed and examined by
the state with negative results for rabies.
Most likely the raccoon had distemper, a fatal viral disease in dogs
and raccoons. The virus is kin to the
measles virus, but not transmissible to humans. The virus, which is spread through the air
and by direct or indirect (i.e. utensils, bedding) contact with an infected
animal. The major symptoms include high fever ,reddened
eyes, and a watery discharge from the nose and eyes. Cats have a different
form of distemper from a parvo virus – not the same
thing. The implications are certain-
with raccoons and many other critters common to the Hills, your pets have
to be immunized which is total protection.
Do not feed young unimmunized puppies from dishes raccoons may have
visited. No rabies have
ever been detected in our area. Cursing
Bicyclist continues to train in Westover Hills A cyclist nicknamed as the “Dog
Curser” for his often loud and profane retort to dogs inside yards along his
training route has
been sighted again in September. The “dog curser”, a 45ish white male decked
in full spandex racing attire and sunglasses, often speeds down hills at very
high rates of speed endangering walkers with a silent approach. |
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