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THE BAYTOWN SUN
Monday, June 24, 1985
Police beat
Baytown man charged with burglary
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No bond was set for a Baytown
man who was arrested on his
18th birthday Saturday and
charged with burglary of a
habitation, Baytown police said.
Charges were filed in 230th
District Court against Keith
Randall Barnhart of 1008 Nor-
thwood Drive after he allegedly
tried to steal a three-wheeler
from a garage in the 1700 block
of Packsaddle, officers said.
The owner of the motorcycle
told police he heard a loud noise
in his garage about 10:15 a.m.
valued at $13,780,
+ Theft of jewelry, clothing
and a wallet from a locker of a
business In the 200 block of Wye
Drive Saturday. Loss was
estimated at $560.
+ Theft of $464 worth of per-
fume from a business In the 1700
block of Garth Road Friday
night.
+ Theft of the rear window
from a truck parked in the 1500
block of Echols Sunday. It was
worth $125.
Hr Forgery of a check for
both men was set In the 262nd
District Court at a total $10,000
apiece.
Everett Emmrett Nlday II, 29,
also of Crosby, was also named
in a Harris County grand Jury In-
dictment on a felony theft
charge, but is reportedly still at
large.
Agencies involved in the FBI
probe included the Harris Coun-
ty Organized Crime Control
Unit, based in Baytown;
Galveston County Organized
Crime Control Unit; Houston
Applebe identified the victims
as Arthur Clapper, 26, and his
brother, Vincent Clapper, 29,
both of Trinity River Estates in
Rye, and Mary Thompson, 35, of
Hardin.
Vincent Clapper was listed in
fair condition in John Sealy
Hospital in Galveston Monday. A
hospital spokeswoman said the
victim sustained a gunshot
wound to the abdomen.
Applebe said a shotgun was us-
ed in the attack.
Vincent Clapper was treated
Class of ’75
MEMBERS OF the Robert E.
Lee Class of 1975 will have a reu-
nion Aug. 10 at the Newport
Country Club. Information on
addresses of class members is
being sought by Kirk Warren,
phone 428-7030, and Brenda
Courvllle McCoy, 427-0031.
Financial planning
“INVEST TO Make Money,” a
course in personal financial
planning, is being offered
Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. June
25 through July 9 at Lee College.
The fee is $8. To enfoll call the
Continuing Education depart-
ment at 425-6311.
Microcomputer course Booth registration
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nhart standing behind the motor-
cycle, which had been pushed
out of the garage. The
residence’s owner yelled ab
Barnhart, who fled along a
drainage ditch behind the house.
Officer Marvin Currie found
Barnhart hiding in a ditch in the
1200 block of Massey-Tompkins
Road and returned him to the
residence, where he was iden-
tified as the man who had the
motprcycle. He was taken to city
jail and held on the felony
charge.
Auto theft
Two Baytown men were jailed
early Sunday after they were
stopped in a car that had been
reported stolen in Chambers
County in early May.
The 20-year-old driver and his
33-year,-old passenger were turn-
ed over to Chambers County
Sheriff’s deputies after they
were stopped in a 1983 Chevrolet
pickup truck that had been
reported stolen May 2 by a Win-
nie man.
Lt. James Hall said he stopped
the vehicle for speeding in the
300 block of South Pruett about
12:59 am. Sunday.
Thefts, etc.
The check had been drawn on a
Houston account.
+ Theft of a purse containing
jewelry and cash from a car
parked in the 2000 block of On-
tario Saturday. Loss was
estimated at $1,170.
+ Theft of a dark blue 1985
CMC pickup truck from the 3100
block of New Castle Friday. It
was worth $11,500.
+ Theft of a 16-foot lowboy
trailer, two generators and sev-
eral small power tools from the
2600 block of Park Sunday. Value
of the items was unknown.
+ Theft of two rods and reels
from a boat parked in the 1500
block of Barcelona Friday night.
They were worth $160.
+ Theft of four tires and
wheels from one car and one
from another, parked at a
business in the 700 block of West
Texas Saturday night. Loss was
estimated at more than $500.
+ Damage to the window of a
car parked in the 200 block of
South Pruett Saturday. Loss was
estimated at $100.
+ Damage to two vehicles
parked in the 5300 block of
Hemlock Friday night. Loss was
estimated at $1,150.
Court cases
the National
Automobile Theft Bureau.
The investigation reportedly
began as a way to get at traf-
fickers of stolen vehicles and
cargo loads. Camshaft also
resulted in the arrest of two
Houstonians who allegedly plot-
ted to dynamite trucks at a
Houston trucking company.
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Liberty and released, Applebe
said.
Ms. Thompson was transfer-
red to a Houston hospital, where
she was treated and later releas-
ed, the sheriff said.
Applebe said the two other vic-
tims sustained shotgun pellet
wounds to the legs.
Investigators said the three
victims were leaving the home
when they were fired upon.
Applebe said investigators
have several suspects but no ar-
rests have been made. A motive
for the attack is under investiga-
tion.
Apparent drowning
course for junior high school and
high school students will'begin
July 15 at Lee College. The
course meets 12:30 to 4:15 p.m.,
Monday through Thursday, for
three weeks, and may be taken
for college credit. Registration
will be in Moler Hall at 9 a.m. on
July 8. For information, call Lee
College at 425-6393.
Truck fire
A 1975 Ford pickup, belonging to
Empire Auto of 711 Massey-
Tompkins Road, sustained $1,000
damage when it caught fire on
Decker Drive near Bayway
Drive. Firefighters from
Baytown Fire Department Sta-
tion 5 said the fire began as the
result of an electrical short.
Deputies were searching early
Monday for a 23-year-old Sour
Lake man who disappeared
after his boat capsized on the vnamii Rpa„upjj.v
Chambers CoUtltV Trinity River near Highway 105 the local chapter of the National Deacnciiy
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Applebe said Ronald Henry
and his father, Justin Lloyd
Henry, also of Sour Lake, were
traveling north on the river in a
flat bottom boat when it over-
turned.
Justin Henry swam to shore
but Ronald Henry disappeared
beneath the surface of the river.
ANAHUAC - Chambers
County Sheriff’s deputies are in-
vestigating the death of an
Anahuac man late Sunday after-
noon.
Melvin Smith, 52, of Anahuac
was dead at the scene of an ac-
cidental shooting at a residence
on the corner of Smith and
NAACP convention
CHERYL COLE, president of
Association for the Advance-
ment of Colored People will head
a delegation of members to the
76th national convention in
Dallas June 23-27.
Crime stoppers
booths at the July 4 celebration
in Mont Belvieu is June 26. The
celebrataion is being sponsored
by Mont Belveiu Assembly of
God Church and will be held
beginning at 10 a.m. that day at
Accent Plaza. There will be food
booths, arts and crafts and
more. Cost is $15 for individuals,
$25 for churches and $35 for
businesses.
Parade entries
PERSONS PLANNING on enter-
ing Baytown's July 4 parade are
asked to register early. The
parade will begin at noon that
day at Robert E. Lee High
School. Awards will be given in
10 categories. To register, call
427-7477,422-2311 or 427-8641.
BEACH CITY Council will meet
at 7 p.m. June 25 at the West
Chambers County Community
Building. The city budget will be
adopted.
Three Crosby men are among
, those indicted by grand juries in
Baytown police investigated three counties as a result of an
several burglaries and thefts in- 18-month undercover investiga-
Bailev streets in Anahuac said a About 12 to 18 were in'
Baney streets in Ananuac, saia a search for the
sheriff’s office spokeswoman. volvea ln tne searcn Ior me
CRIME of the WEEK
tion conduct#! by the FBI and
aided by local agencies.
“Operation Camshaft” also
resulted in the recovery of more
than $1 million worth of stolen
numerous
volving more than $100 worth of
property during the weekend.
They included:
+ Theft of a tan 1974 Cadillac
from the 3500 block of Crosby-
Cedar Ikiyou Road Saturday. It property, including
was worth $800. stolen luxury automobiles,
+ Theft of a tool, box worth pickup trucks, tractor-trailer
$1,010 from a portable building rigs and heavy equipment,
in the 1300 block of Sandy Lane Butch Boyd Carden, 27, and
Friday night. John James Henshaw, 43, both of
+ Theft of a red 1985 Pontiac Crosby were arrested Fridav
Fiero from the 3700 block of and charged with two counts
Garth Road Saturday. It was each of felony theft. Bond for
LA PORTE CHIEF * -
The spokeswoman said that a
gun apparently discharged when
it fell against a door and struck
Smith in the leg, cutting a major
artery.
An autopsy has been ordered,
said the spokeswoman.
Liberty County
LIBERTY — Three persons
were shot as they were leaving a
home in the Trinity River
Estates in Rye shortly after 9:30
p.m. Friday, Liberty County
Sheriff E.W. “Sonny” Applebe
said.
younger Henry, Applebe said.
Man killed
Officers are investigating the
hit-and-run death of a 21-year-
old Cleveland man at 4:45 a.m.
Sunday on Farm Road 1010 near
Plum Grove.
Applebe identified the victim
as William Anthony Stetson.
Investigators said Stetson was
struck by a northbound vehicle blue flashing
and dragged 95 feet from thq suspect raped and robbed the
point of impact. , ’ woman and left the red and blue
An autopsy has been ordered lights flashing while the assault
at the Harris County Medical took place.
Examiner’s Office. The suspect is a black male, 30
For the next seven days,
Baytown Crime Stoppers will
pay $1,000 reward, for informa-
tion leading to the arrest and in-
dictment of the man who raped
and robbed a woman in the 7000
block of Crosby-Cedar Bayou
Road June 12.
At 2:45 a.m. Wednesday, June
12, a lone female was stopped by
a vehicle described as a blue
1980 mid-sized car with red and
blue flashing dome lights. The
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through the ranks to the position
of assistant police chief,
Freeman said he developed the
philosophy of professionalism
which has guided him through
his years in La Porte.
"My department here reflects
Baytown, that’s all I ever
knew,” he said.
Freeman said one of the first
things he did as La Porte chief
was to get all members of the
department, into the same
uniform, after which he went to
work to improve the police
records and identification
systems.
In all his efforts, from his first
day on the job to the present,
Freeman said he has had the
cooperation of city ad-
ministrators. “I have worked
under seven mayors and a
multitude of council people,” he
added.
The hardest part of his job,
Freeman said, has been dealing
with violence and terrible ac-
cidents. '
“Even though La Porte is
small, we have the same crimes
as other places,” Freeman said,
CROSBY COUPLE--
“just on a smaller scale.”
One important thing for police
officers to remember, Freeman
said, is that every case is dif-
ferent and must be handled in-
dividually.
"Each one is important to the
people involved,” he said.
In addition to instilling in his
officers the attitude of profes-
sionalism which is so important
to him, Freeman was also in-
strumental during the 1960s in
upgrading law enforcement in
the eyes of the public through the
licensing of police officers.
To obtain the basic license,
Freeman said, an officer must
complete 360 hpurs of school and
work one year in the profession.
With increased education and
experience, officers can earned
intermediate and advanced
licensing.
Although law enforcement is
serious work, Freeman admits
that there are lighter moments.
During his Baytown tenure,
Freeman said he once had a
partner who was bad about
sleeping on patrol during the
night shift.
Freeman decided to break his
fellow officer’s bad habit in his
own way.”
One night while his partner
was asleep, Freeman said he
drove on to an old wooden bridge
with no railing that crossed
Goose Creek in the Busch Ter-
race area. He pulled the
passenger side of the patrol car
as close as possible to the side of
the bridge.
Freeman said, “I began yell-
ing look out, I’ve got him, or
something like that,” and the of-
ficer woke up and literally
“dove” out of the car into Goose
Creek.
Another time, Freeman said
he and several other officers
were searching the old Sears
building after discovering
evidence of burglary. Freeman
said he was moving through the
store in a crouched position.
“For some reason I suddenly
stood up and backed right into a
mannequin with it’s hand ex-
LP July 4 festival set
tended. I hit it as hard as I
could,” Freeman said, “and
then looked around to see the
other officers staring at me.”
Then there was the morning
Freeman arrived at work in La
Porte to find a young calf in his
office, clear evidence that his of-
ficers knew their chief had a
sense of humor.
Freeman said part of the
reason he finds satisfaction in
his work is because he likes to
work with people.
“I don’t understand people
who just want to put in their
eight hours and go home,” he
said.
As a result of his dedication,
Freeman and his wife, Nelda,
have only taken one real vaca-
tion trip in 34 years of marriage.
By retiring at the age of 55,
Freeman said they will be able
to spend some time together
while they are still young.
Freeman said he may even-
tually get back into some type of
law enforcement and intends to
remain a member of the Board
of Directors of the Baytown Po-
lice Academy and the Advisory
Board of the Criminal Justice
Division of San Jacinto College,
but he also wants to travel and
see other parts of this country.
Freeman’s career has spann-
ed good times and bad for police
officers. During the 1960s when
officers were the targets of dis-
dain and slurs, called “pigs” by
a portion of the American public,
the chief said he and other
policemen turned the tables on
those who mocked them and
decided the PIG stood for
to 35 years old, about 6 feet to 6
feet 2 inches tall, weighing bet-
ween 200 and 250 pounds. He had
a neatly-cut beard, short neatly-
cut hair and was wearing a ring
on his right hand.
Anyone with information
about the case should call Crime
Stoppers at 427-TIPS. Callers do
not have to identify themselves
in order to be eligible for the
reward.
Crime Stoppers pays cash
rewards for inf&rmation leading
to the arrest and indictment of
any person wanted for a felony
crime. Calls can be made
anonymously.
“pride, integrity and guts.”
The La Porte chief went one
step further. He started collec-
ting pigs as a reminder of what
being an officer really meant.
Today his office is an array of
ceramic, glass and stuffed pigs
of every size and shape — so
many that he said finding a
place for them at home may be
difficult.
As he reflected on his immi-
nent departure from the La
Porte Police Department,
Freeman said, “It may be time
to bring in a younger man who
can do a better job — but I don’t
want to hear any criticism of my
department until he has sat here
for 25 years.”
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while accompanying her hus-
band on business and even in
Belfast, Ireland, never worried
for her safety.
"I thought, I’m an American. I
have a passport.”
Reppond concurred with his
wife’s opinion. He said that eVen
When soldiers with machine
guns boarded his airplane once
during a stop in Beirut he wasn’t
scared.
“I didn’t have anything to
hide, ”«he said.
In India, when college
students rocked the car in which
he was riding, Reppond said, “I
asked the driver if he had forgot-
ten where the accelerator was,
and we drove on."
There was one time when Rep-
pond admits he was somewhat
frightened. He said there was a
bomb scare while he was on an
airplane in Iran. He looked out-
side the plane and recognized
the suitcase of the friend sitting
next to him and then spotted his
own luggage.
It suddenly dawned on him,
Reppond said that had there
really been a bomb they could
have all been blown up because
of the decision to unload luggage
rather than passengers from the
plane.
Reppond added they he had to
get off the airplane, retrieve his
own suitcase and see that it was
loaded back on the airplane.
Reppond said that he has
“very tender feelings.” for the
hostages and their families, but
that the current situation in
Beirut will not have any effect on
his future travel plans.
LA PORTE — Sylvan Beach
Park will be the site of Fourth of
July festivities sponsored by the
City oL La .Porte and* the La
Porte Bayshore Neighborhood
Center.
< Activities, set to begin at 3
p.m., will include a carnival; a
variety of food, arts and crafts
booths; games and contests,
with prizes for winners; and live
entertainment.
Scheduled to perform during
the afternoon and evening are
the rock band, “Lotus,” the
country and Western band,
“Southern Cooking,” the rhythm
and blues band, “Street Life,”
and the “Whiskey Mountain Str-
ing Band.”
The finale to the celebration of
Independence Day will be a 30-
minute fireworks display over
Sylvan Beach.
For more information call the.
La Porte Parks and Recreation
Department at 471-5020 or the
Neighborhood Center at 471-1824.
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Brown, Leon. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 201, Ed. 1 Monday, June 24, 1985, newspaper, June 24, 1985; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1074612/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.