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Sachte, Texas • Thursday, August 3,2006 • C&S Media Publications 4 Sections, 28 pages 50 Cents
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Obituaries 4A
Op/Com 7 A
Sports Section B
Real Estate 2 C
Classifieds 3 C
Murphy/Blackburn
construction
The construction at Murphy
jvRoad and Blackburn Road is mov-
ving along well.
This is a Dallas County adminis-
tered project that started in
February and was projected to last
approximately six months.
The general contractor is Recon,
Inc., whose field office location is
3116 6th Street.
Any questions about the project
can be directed to Sachse's Public
Works office, 972-495-7600.
Republican club
meeting
Join the Republican Club of
Sachse Aug. 8 at 7 p.m. for their
monthly meeting.
Judge Becky Gregory will be
the featured speaker.
The meeting will be held in the
community room at Charles W.
Smith Funeral Home located at
2925 5th Street.
For information call Stephen
Stanley at 972-495-7988.
Public invited
to council meeting
The Sachse City Council will
conduct a workshop and meeting
at 6:30 p.m. Monday at City Hall.
The council will consider rec-
ommendations from the Bond
Committee and consider any
action necessary regarding poten-
tial projects.
Other items include the
2006/2007 budget and drought
contingency plan.
City Hall is located at 5560
Hwy. 78. For information call
972-495-1212.
Chamber announces
casino night
The Chamber of Commerce is
inviting the community to their
Margaritaville Casino Night Aug.
19 from 5 to 10 p.m. at Southfork
Ranch.
The event will feature a
Mexican buffet, a silent auction,
black jack, craps, roulette, slots
and poker.
The Texas Hold' Em
Tournament is by pre-event online
purchase only.
Tickets are $40 per person or
$375 for a table of 10.
For information call 972-496-
1212.
Sewell Elementary
plans premiere party
Sewell Elementary's Party and
Meet the Teacher will be
Wednesday, Aug. 16 from 5:45-
7:30 p.m. at 4400 Hudson Drive.
During the party parents can
pick up pre-ordered school sup-
plies, order spirit wear, join PTA
and have dinner.
Meet the Teacher starts at 6:45.
For more information, please call
972-675-3050.
EMT classes
scheduled
Sachse Fire and Rescue will
offer an EMT basic course start-
ing Aug. 8 and run through Nov.
11.
The course will be taught at
Fire Station No. 2 located at 3012
Ranch Road.
For information call 972-495-
1212.
Murphy arrests four sexual child predators
Suspects found victims via Internet chat rooms, police say
By Jamie Engle
MURPHY - Four sexual preda-
tors have been arrested in the past
week as a result of work done by the
Murphy Police Department.
All four suspects used the Internet
to find their underage victims. Three
men were arrested as part of a joint
investigation between the Murphy
Police and the online citizens' group
Perverted Justice. The fourth man
was arrested after a traffic stop.
Antonio Ramirez Martinez, 32, of
Arlington, was arrested about 3:45
a.m. July 30 after a traffic stop initi-
ated by Murphy Police Officer
Kevin McGee. While on patrol,
McGee said he noticed a car going
slowly north on Heritage Parkway
from Betsy Lane. Radar confirmed
the speed at 13 miles per hour.
"It caught his attention because it
was late at night and he felt they
might be looking for trouble because
they were driving too slow," said
Police Chief Billy Myrick.
When the car passed McGee's
patrol vehicle, he noticed the license
plate didn't have a light and decided
to stop the vehicle.
As the officer pulled behind the
vehicle, Martinez ran the slop sign at
Heritage Parkway and Betsy Lane.
McGee slopped the vehicle.
When he approached the vehicle,
McGee said he discovered the sus-
pect's pants were pulled down and
his genitals were exposed.
A 16-year-old boy was also in the
car silting in the front seat.
After interviewing the boy, police
determined that sexual contact
between Martinez and the minor had
occurred that night and on previous
occasions and were the result of
contact initialed through the Internet
on home computers, Myrick said.
Martinez was booked on a charge
of aggravated sexual assault, a first
degree felony.
Antonio
Guevara
Antonio
Martinez
The three other men were nabbed
as part of a child predator sting with
Perverted Justice. They are Phillip
Schlagel. 31, of Richardson; Dr. Ali
Vagefi, 61. of Tyler; and Jose
Antonio Guevara, 21, of Dallas.
Once notified of charges,
Phillip
Schlagel
Schlagel turned himself in at the
Collin County Jail. Guevara came in
to the Murphy Police Department
and turned himself in without inci-
dent.
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Photo by Patty Montagno
Snakes at the library
Jim Klinger aka Jungle Jim showed one of his snakes to Caleb Peters during last week's Summer Reading program
at the Sachse library. He displayed insects, spiders, scorpions, millipedes, centipedes and crustaceans.
Cantrell
to speak
at luncheon
By Patty Montagno
Dallas County Commissioner Mike
Cantrell will be the featured speaker at the
Sachse Chamber August Business Luncheon.
The luncheon will be held at 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 8 in the Sachse Assembly of
God.
His topic will include his citizenship veri-
fication plan for voter registrations as well as
his office restructure.
"Right now there is a huge drive by
national, state and local organizations to get
thousands of people to register to vote,"
Cantrell said.
"But everyone has to realize that every
registered voter must fulfill certain qualifica-
tions to be a lawful registered voter and right
now there is no system in place to verify if
the applicant meets those qualifications."
Cantrell is a graduate of the Dallas County
Sheriff's Academy. He served as a police
officer for the Dallas County Community
College District from 1976 to 1979 while
attending F.astfield Community College,
where he was a member of Phi Theta Kappa.
He is a magna cum laude graduate of
See CITIZENSHIP page 3A
Three day tax free weekend - a real money saver
By Autumn Barton
Merchants beware, the crowds
are coming this weekend.
Texas shoppers and retailers are
preparing themselves for a whirl-
wind weekend of back-to-school
shopping during the eighth annual
Texas Tax-Free Weekend.
The tax abatement begins at
12:01 a.m., Friday, Aug. 4 and con-
tinues until midnight, Sunday, Aug
6.
This special shopping holiday
began in 1998 to ease the ever-
mounting cost of back-to-school
shopping for parents while also
boosting spending across the state,
according to previous statements
made by the Texas State
Comptroller's Office.
The tax-free weekend is consis-
tently held on the first Friday,
Saturday and Sunday in August and
allows shoppers to avoid paying
state and local sales tax on a variety
of clothing and footwear items
under the price of $100 each.
"I have been a strong advocate
for the sales tax holiday since its
inception and am pleased to do my
part to ensure its success," said
Comptroller Carole Keeton
Strayhorn, a candidate for the Texas
gubernatorial seat.
Strayhorn's office Web site
includes a list of tax-free items, a
list of items that are not tax-free and
a few tips on how to shop during the
holiday.
Texans are not the only group
who celebrate a tax-free holiday.
Other states enjoying the annual
perk include Alabama, Connecticut,
Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Maryland,
Missouri, New Mexico, New York,
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and
Washington D C.
Not all participating states hold
their event on the same weekend,
but shoppers in all of those states
will have the opportunity to take
advantage of their own designated
weekends.
"1 want to encourage shoppers to
take advantage of this annual
event," said Texas State Senator
Craig Estes. "Over the seven years
that the three-day event has existed,
shoppers have saved approximately
$287 million in .state and local sales
taxes," he said.
Estes said it is estimated that
shoppers this year will save about
$49 million.
Items on the tax-free list include
the majority of clothing and
footwear priced at less than $100.
Customers will receive the break on
individual items, regardless of the
total amount they buy.
Here's how it works. Sales tax is
not due if a shopper opts to purchase
a dozen shirts each priced at $99.99.
Full tax is due. however, on a shirt
sold for $100; the first $99.99 is not
exempted from taxation.
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Benefits touted of civilians working with police
By Patty Montagno
The Sachse Police Department training room was
overflowing with members of the Citizen Police
Academy Alumni Association during their quarterly
meeting.
The featured speakers were Lt. Anthony W. Williams
of the Dallas Police Department and CPAAA Marieta
Oglesby.
Their topic was Law Enforcement working with
Private Security.
About 10 years ago the two started partnering in con-
junction with The Law Enforcement Assistance
Program and Crime Prevention in Dallas.
They have been partnering ever since.
Williams is a 23-year veteran of DPD and is the
Commander of the Helicopter Unit, Homeland Security
Division.
He has served as the Administrative Lieutenant to the
Chief of Police, Police Media Spokesperson,
Commander of the Southwest Patrol Division,
Communications, and Interactive Community Policing
Coordination Unit.
Oglesby is a Security/Property Management
Consultant for Defenbaugh & Associates, Inc.
Defenbaugh & Associates. Inc.. a security consultant
and investigations company specializing in Due
Diligence, Security Vulnerability Assessments, and
investigations.
Marieta's manager is Danny Defenbaugh the compa-
ny's Chief Operating Officer and Chairman of the
Department of the Dallas Homeland Security Region
VI Infrastructure Advisory Panel for Private Security.
Williams started the presentation by explaining the
protocols utilized when a civilian works with an officer.
"There are three aspects which must be considered
when working with police officers," he said.
Trust, which is paramount in developing a working
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Photo by Patty Montagno
Marieta Oglesby and Lt. Anthony W. W illiams show off some of
the gear worn during civilian and police patrols.
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