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Hi'fityto (llmmttr Press
Thursday, Oct. 6,2011
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GIANT MISHAP
Velma Gonzalez photo
A combine flipped on its side shortly after a rain shower passed through Refugio last Thursday at
noon. Although no injuries were reported, U.S. 77 was shut down until Allan's Wrecker Service in
Victoria could remove the wreckage from the roadway.
all fishing patterns commence
On the
water
By ‘Backlash
AT McGuill
them.
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Fall fishing patterns
have begun. The sea
grasses are floating and
starting to pile up on the
shores. Cabbage heads
are on the move - yes,
those big glob-looking
things are alive.
The finger-sized mul-
let will be hard to come
by for a while although
some of my mentors that
inspired my fishing as a
youngster wouldn’t hesi-
tate to put a six inch plug
mullet on their line. And
they caught fish.
The crabs will be hard
to catch. It won’t be long
until we get the fall bull
tide.
The tide has been lower
than normal this week. I
talked to quite a few fish-
ermen who were having
pretty good luck catching
reds. Some were oversized
and under-sized.
A lot of undersized trout
and a few drum are being
caught, too. I know there
are some schools of drum
around because I’ve seen
Saturday, I went
to Bay side and there
wasn’t a fishing spot
that didn’t have one
or two fishermen at
them. That’s usually a
sign that someone has
caught some fish and
reported a fish story.
Last week, I reported
about not being able to
hook any reds or drums
in big schools. So, I went
back armed with all my
favorite baits. They moved
into the same place at
daylight.
I was humbled - again,
no bites at all. But, it
was good to see so many
people out fishing.
Blotter
Sheriff Robert Bolcik report-
ed 2,550 calls went through dis-
patch from Sept. 25 to Oct. 1.
The sheriffs department
responded to 41 calls; the
Refugio Police Department, 37;
medics, 21; state troopers, four;
Woodsboro marshal, one; ani-
mal control, 19; Refugio VFD,
and Bayside VFD, one each.
Combine turned over
Trooper Blake Eubanks was
dispatched to south of the
Mission River Bridge on Sept.
29, at 1:01 p.m. in reference
to a combine tractor that had
turned over. Refugio VFD was
dispatched. U.S. Hwy. 77 south-
bound lane was closed due to
an axle and gear oil spilled on
the road.
Allen’s wrecker of Victoria
was dispatched. Equipment
was removed from the scene
and the road was reopened.
Wreck
A Woodsboro man received
only minor injuries in a roll-
over accident involving the
18-wheeler he was driving on
Sept. 24 at 4:34 p.m. near the
Blanco Creek Bridge on U.S
Hwy. 202.
A boat and trailer came
loose from a truck and hit the
18-wheeler which was pulling
a tanker.
The truck flipped, according
to reports. Extensive guardrail
damage was reported.
The driver, Ernest Yanez,
was able to get out and was
walking around when officers
arrived.
No life threatening injuries
were reported.
Deputies at the scene report-
ed fuel leaking from the Basic
Energy truck.
Allen’s Wrecker Service out
of Victoria was dispatched to
the scene to tow the vehicle.
Theft
A Refugio woman and her
daughter were issued a tres-
pass warning and citations for
theft less than $50 on Sept. 26
at 7:58 a.m.
According to the report,
the owner stated the incident
occurred on Friday. Officer
Peter Silvas was dispatched to
investigate the tape from the
cleaners where the suspects
stole earrings.
Possession of marijuana
A male suspect was taken
to Refugio County Jail for pos-
session of marijuana less than
two ounces on Sept. 27 at 10:16
a.m., following a traffic stop
by Officer Duqualis Farrow on
Heard and U.S Hwy. 77.
Vehicle was released to
Miltons.
Arrest
A male suspect was taken
to Refugio County Jail on Oct.
1 at 11 a.m., following a traf-
fic stop at the Dairy Queen in
Woodsboro. Sgt. Glen Grasham
initiated the traffic stop where
an illegal knife was found on a
male suspect.
Physical disturbance
A female was taken to
Refugio County Jail on Oct. 1
at 1:21 a.m., following a physi-
cal disturbance on Carl Street
in Refugio.
According to reports,
the suspect had warrants
out of Beeville. A male and
female were taken to Osage
Apartments.
Hit and run
Officer Silvas was dispatched
to the First National Bank of
Woodsboro in Refugio on Sept.
30 at 9:19 a.m. for a hit and
run.
According to the reports, a
white Chevy pickup with weld-
ing equipment backed into a
vehicle and left. The subject
knew who had backed into her
and that her husband had his
number. She reported that she
spoke with the suspect and that
he would get with her after he
got out of work.
Copper theft
A Verizon wireless worker
reported a copper theft from a
cell tower on Sept. 30 at 8:26
a.m.
Deputy Ronald Ramirez is
investigating.
Threats
A male subject reported that
two subjects allegedly threat-
ened to beat him up on Oct. 1
at 1:52 p.m.
According to reports, a male
and female where yelling, curs-
ing and calling the subject
names. The subject reported
that he had previously report-
ed the suspect in his yard.
Hay bales on fire
On Sept. 29 at 1 p.m., dis-
patch received several calls in
reference to hay bales on fire
on an 18-wheeler on Hwy. 202
five miles out of Refugio. The
highway was shut down due to
heavy smoke. The scene was
turned over to Bee County Fire
Department.
Phone harassment
An employee from Mission
Ridge received harassing phone
calls from his ex-wife on Sept.
28 at 6:35 a.m.
Warrant arrest
A female was taken to
Refugio County Jail on Sept.
27 for a warrant out of Georgia
for probation violation for
methamphetamines. Sgt. Glen
Grasham initiated the traffic
stop.
Unattended child
Officer Silvas was dispatched
to the H-E-B parking lot on Oct.
2 at 1:31 p.m. on a report that a
child was hit in the mouth and
left outside in the car crying.
The officer spoke with the
mother and the 6-year-old child.
The mother denied hitting the
child and the child stated that
she was not hit.
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Nelson, Kenda. Refugio County Press (Refugio, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 6, 2011, newspaper, October 6, 2011; Refugio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth740099/m1/3/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dennis M. O’Connor Public Library.