The Sachse Sentinel (Sachse, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 6, Ed. 1 Monday, June 1, 1981 Page: 1 of 20
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SICHSE SEMIIlEl
"Communicating With The Community"
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VOL. 6
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SACHSE.TEX AS
530-1100
PUBLISHED MONTHLY
Jl>ME 1081
Man Barricades Self In House
ALICE ALEXANDER
HIRED AS SECRETARY
One of the most ex-
citing and fearful after-
noons for Sachse turned
into a long vigilance
May 11, 1981 as a lady
rushed into City Hall
about 3:00 P.M.
The woman who liv-
ed in. the 1700 block of
Bonanza told Police
Chief Morris that her
husband had barricaded
himself in the house
with rifles and had said
he would shoot the first
police officer that he
saw and then shoot
himself.
Help was summoned
with aid from the
Garland SWAT Team
and command post was
set up at the City Hall.
About 20 homes
were completely
evacuated near the
house because of the
fear that a rifle bullet
can travel a great
distance.
Mayor Anderson
coordinated the evacua-
tion with the Fire
Department and
Reserve Police Com-
mander Mike Barrow.
Police Reserves set
up road blocks as
firemen went door to
door advising home
owners of the problem.
Those who had to
leave their homes and
did not have a place to
go at this time were sent
to the City Hall and Fire
Station where the
Firemen's Ladies Aux-
iliary prepared sand-
wiches and drinks to
serve them and the
SWAT team.
Close watch was put
on the house and with
the SWAT team in posi-
tion, telephone talks to
the subject began, but
with no results. About
8:30 P.M. SWAT left
for fear that someone
would get hurt and
Sachse is not under
Garland jurisdiction.
Also, no real charge had
been made against the
subject; no judge would
sign a warrant and ex-
wife would not sign a
complaint.
Police officers left
the scene and the ten-
sion eased up. Mayor
Anderson and all coun-
cilmen were at City Hall
and the Mayor called a
meeting to decide what
course to take. Plans
were made to keep
watch on the man in the
house for the protection
of the citizens.
Unknown to police a
neighbor and friend of
the man had called him
on the phone and talked
him into coming out of
the house after the
watch had been set up.
The man surrendered to
Commander Barrow
without incident and he
was taken to Parkland
Hospital that night for
mental evaluation and
was released about 3:00
A.M.
Judge Ward in
Garland has now issued
a warrant for his arrest
on violation of a peace
bond and placed
another $18,000 peace
bond on the subject.
Chief Morris said he
had been advised of the
warrant and would file
criminal trespassing
charges when the judge
signed it.
ALICE ALEXANDER
Alice Alexander was
officially hired as
secretary for the City of
Sachse on May 11, 1981
in a closed door session
held by the City Coun-
cil. Alice had been
working temporarily for
the city for a short time.
Mrs. Alexander and
her husband, James,
live in Garland and have
two children, Cindy
who is 12 years old and
V. J. who is 8. Mr.
Alexander is a painting
contractor.
Alice comes to
Sachse with a long
background of tax ac-
counting and business
accounting.
A graduate from
Lorenzo, Texas High
School, Alice moved to
Garland in 1969. She
attended Eastfield Col-
lege where she took
business accounting and
studied tax accounting
at S.M.U.
Before being
employed as secretary
for the City of Sachse,
Alice was with
the Comptroller Staff
at Dr. Pepper Bottling
Co. She was also
employed as office
manager for a group of
orthopedic surgeons in
Garland, and has done
public booking for five
years in Garland.
"I am happy to be
here," Alice said.
Lions Club Sponsoring Swimming Class
POLICE RESERVES MIKE BARROW AND CRAIG McKNIGHT
EXAMINE GUNS THAT WERE IN HOUSE
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Sachse Lions Club is
sponsoring an
American Red Cross
swimming class for
children with
disabilities, during July
6 - 17 in the home pool
of Lions member,
James C. Pike, 5504
Pecan Grove Drive,
Sachse. Children from
Sachse are given first
priority; However,
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Garland residents will
be taught on a first
come basis. Severely
disabled children are en-
couraged to apply.
For information,
call Jean Gallien at
495-5844 or send the
child's name and
telephone number to
Route 2, Box 761,
Garland, 75040 and the
club will contact you
later.
Adults or teens with
good swimming skills
who would like to assist
with the program
should call the above
number. Special train-
ing will be given
volunteers. Helping
these special children is
a fulfilling experience.
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Stone, Joe J. & Stone, Pat. The Sachse Sentinel (Sachse, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 6, Ed. 1 Monday, June 1, 1981, newspaper, June 1, 1981; Sachse, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth347632/m1/1/?q=sachse%20sentinel: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sachse Public Library.