Archer County News (Archer City, Tex.), Vol. 106, No. 51, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 16, 2014 Page: 3 of 16
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Issue #51
Page Three-Archer County News-December 18, 2014
Archer
County
Sheriffs
Weekly
Report
by Sheriff Staci Beesinger
The Sheriff’s Office received
120 Calls for Service during the
past 7 day period ending Sun-
day, December 14th, 2014. On
the day of this report there were
18 individuals incarcerated in
the Archer County Jail consist-
ing of 17 men and 1 woman.
On Monday around 2pm,
deputies were notified of a pur-
suit involving Wichita Falls Po-
lice entering Archer County on
Kemp St. at Hwy 79. A deputy
in the Lakeside City area joined
the chase in that area and radi-
oed for another officer to put out
spike strips on Hwy 79 heading
south. An Archer County Con-
stable attempted to get spikes
thrown at Hwy 79 and FM 2224
but the attempt failed. The chase
continued west on FM 2224 to
FM 1954 where another officer
attempted to spike the vehicle.
The suspect drove around those
spikes and continued east on
FM 1954. The suspect vehicle
was finally stopped after it was
forced off the roadway by an
officer’s patrol unit. The driver,
an Archer County resident, was
taken into custody and charged
with felony Evading and Pos-
session of a large amount of
suspected methamphetamine.
He was magistrated by an Ar-
cher County Justice of the Peace
and transported back to Wichita
Falls where the incident began.
The man was also found to be
on Parole from the Texas De-
partment of Criminal Justice for
a previous Burglary conviction.
On Monday evening, a Huff
Community resident reported
that she suspected that some-
one had burglarized a storage
shed on her property. A deputy
responded and went with the
woman to check the shed. The
woman said that several tools
were missing. A report was done
but no suspects have been devel-
oped.
On Tuesday evening, deputies
responded to a possible break
News from the
HUMANE hlriS SOCIETY
Wichita County
by Jan Herzog,Volunteer
More and more animals are
being saved these days by being
transported from one place to
another in order to be adopted.
Mostly dogs, but not always!
My husband and I have trans-
ported too many dogs to re-
member, often from Wichita
Falls to Childress, or vice versa.
I have also transported ferrets,
a pig, and once with my friend
Marvin Peevey, two elderly,
sick dachshunds and a group of
young owls!
Marvin is transporting a dog
to Anson, Texas, today, as I
write. At the same time, an-
other friend, Barb Eckert, is
transporting Baby Kitty, a deaf
cat traveling from California, to
meet other volunteer transport-
ers in Decatur. That kitty will be
in Houston by tonight, and in a
home, after a week of traveling
and being handed over to differ-
ent drivers. A bit stressful, yes,
but when it’s an animal’s only
chance, it’s worth it.
The idea is that rescue groups
have room in foster homes,
and sometimes “real” homes,
for these animals and through
our rescue network, we can get
them where they need to be.
Like the saying in real estate,
it’s location, location, location!
in at an Archer City apartment
complex. A light was on inside
an apartment that had been va-
cated. A neighbor reported that
she could hear banging inside
the apartment. Officers checked
the apartment but all the win-
dows and doors were locked.
A short time later the neighbor
called again reporting noise
coming from the apartment.
Officers responded and found
a window broken. The member
of the housing authority was
called to come to the scene. It
was suspected a former tenant
had broken into the apartment
to retrieve belongings left there.
Officers are investigating.
Later that same night, a Hol-
liday man was arrested by Hol-
liday police after he was found
at a location that prohibited him
from being there. The man was
placed under a protective order
just the week prior to this in-
cident. He was transported to
the Archer County Jail where
he was booked for Violation of
Emergency Protective Order. He
was released the following day
after posting a $5000 bond.
On Thursday morning, a rep-
resentative with the construction
company working on US 82/277
reported the theft of several bat-
teries that were taken out of all
their road construction equip-
ment. The value of the batteries
exceeded $1500 which makes
the theft a felony offense. Any-
one with information about this
theft is asked to contact the Sher-
iff’s Office at 940-574-2571.
Later that same day, a resident
living on Hwy 79 near Carter Rd
reported that a German Shepherd
dog got into his fenced backyard
and was acting very aggressive.
The resident needed to leave his
home but didn’t want the animal
in his yard. The dog had a col-
lar and tag but wouldn’t allow
anyone close enough to read it.
Deputies responded and were fi-
nally able to hook the dog’s col-
lar and read the owner’s name.
The owner was contacted and
while waiting for her the dog got
out of the backyard and jumped
into the back of the deputy’s pa-
trol car preventing the officer
from entering his vehicle. Once
the owner arrived she was able
to retrieve the animal from the
patrol vehicle without anyone
being injured. She was advised
of her liability concerning the
dog’s actions.
Early Friday morning, depu-
ties responded to a home on
Hwy 79 after a caregiver re-
ported that two male residents
were fighting. There were no
weapons involved and the called
was completed when one of the
residents was removed from the
Another pair of friends, Amy
Akins and Katie Lister, also
keep the roads busy transport-
ing, either separately or as a
team. The pet-free portion of the
trip is a nice chance to catch up
with your own thoughts if you
are alone, or with what has be-
ing going on in your compan-
ion’s life.
Katie’s first transport was a
sweet bulldog from Animals
Services in Wichita Falls. The
poor dog had a serious “female
problem” and Katie took her to a
foster in Denton, where she had
corrective surgery. She healed
just fine, was adopted and is do-
ing great. Katie also transport-
ed a skinny, smelly, extremely
sweet and cuddly pointer, who
got plenty of affection despite
the poor dog’s smell, because
that’s how Katie is. Kimber
Hopkins and Barbara Deather-
age also have ridden shotgun
on Katie’s transports. Katie
says, “I’ve met some wonderful
people who share a passion for
rescue and have learned some
tips from them, such as always
having tags with my own name
and phone number with me and
while the dog is in my care, this
tag is attached to their collar/
harness, just in case.”
Sue Hempfling is another local
rescuer who does a ton of trans-
porting, and Karen Hamlin, Jim
and Annie Miller, and so many
more also help with this life-
saving work.
Besides private-vehicle volun-
teer transport, the professional
pet transport of homeless dogs
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home. The men are mentally
challenged and no charges were
filed.
On Friday afternoon, a former
Archer County resident report-
ed that her son had been sexu-
ally assaulted between 2004 and
2008 when they were residents
in Archer County. A Sheriff’s
Office investigator is working
with a forensic interviewer and
Wichita Falls authorities on this
case which is under investiga-
tion.
Just after midnight early Sun-
day morning, a Holliday resi-
dent reported that he had just
picked up an intoxicated female
walking the streets of Holliday
and gave her a ride to an apart-
ment complex. He advised that
she stated there was an intoxi-
cated male also walking in town
somewhere. Deputies responded
and searched the area for the in-
toxicated male. The man was lo-
cated at a Holliday convenience
store and cited for Public Intoxi-
cation. A friend, who was sober,
arrived to pick up the man. The
law allows a person charged
with public intoxication be re-
leased to a responsible sober
adult at the officer’s discretion.
He was released to the friend
who left the area with him.
On Sunday morning, an Ar-
cher City resident reported that
she was breaking up with her
boyfriend and trying to leave
when he threw coffee on her and
started going crazy. A deputy ar-
rived and spoke with both par-
ties. The male subject was the
only one with coffee stains on
his clothes. The female was al-
lowed to gather her personal
belongings and leave the resi-
dence. There was no evidence
of a physical assault.
A short time later, deputies re-
ceived an anonymous call that
two small children were locked
out of their residence in Holli-
day. Officers arrived and found
the children who were able to
give officers their names and
parents’ names. Officers were
able to wake the sleeping par-
ents and returned the children
safely to them. Officers cau-
tioned and advised the parents
of their parental responsibilities.
The parents claimed the incident
was an accident.
The Imnate Work Crew com-
pleted building the privacy
fence for the Archer Housing
Authority at the Robin Garden
Apartments. The Housing Au-
thority’s Jennifer Owen pre-
pared a homemade Mexican
lunch for the crew and resident
Helen York treated them for a
job well done with homemade
Christmas candy.
from the South to less dog-
populated areas in the North is
also saving hundreds of lives
right here in north Texas. From
the Wichita Falls area alone, we
have saved 181 dogs through
the Love on Wheels program, a
project of the Humane Society
of Flower Mound, over the last
18 months.
Our Pet of the Week is Jack-
Jack, a sweet Chihuahua mix.
Call 855-4941 or come out to-
day!
(jive a lonely pet
a home for
(Christmas from
the
Wichita C^ounty
j“jumane Society.
"J~hey are forever
thankful to have
someone to love!
Check It Out!
Archer Public
Library
by Cheryl Beesinger
The Archer Public Library was
used by three hundred twenty-
three patrons during the week
of August 25-29. Three hundred
thirty books and two hundred
two videos were checked out
during the week.
War hero Hoe Howard is com-
ing back to the small town of
Revere, Mississippi, after hav-
ing fought to defend democracy
overseas. At a rest stop, he calls
his father to let him know he will
be home in a few hours’ time.
He gets back on the bus, look-
ing forward to their reunion.
But when a white police officer
demands that he and the other
passengers in the black section
of the bus give up their seats for
a few German POWs, Ho How-
ard refuses. Two weeks later, his
dead body is found.
Thousands of miles away,
Regina Robichard is a newly
minted lawyer working at the
NAACP for a young Thurgood
Marshall. She stumbles across a
letter asking him to come down
to Mississippi to investigate Ho
Howard’s case. At first Regina
is intrigued by a photo included
in the letter—one of Howard
and his father, looking so alike
and clearly filled with love and
admiration for each other. Then
she realizes the letter is signed
by M.P Calhoun—the reclusive
author of her favorite childhood
book, “The Secret of Magic”.
Why is a white author, the most
famous in the country perhaps,
asking for Thurgood Marshall’s
help?
Despite his better judgment,
Marshall gives Regina permis-
sion to investigate the case. In
Mississippi, however, she finds
that nothing is as it seems, and
she must navigate the muddy
waters of racism and town se-
crets as she attempts the impos-
sible—to obtain justice for a
black man in the deep south.
Inspired by a true story, “The
Secret of Magic” explores our
differences and, at the same
time, our commonality.
Check “The Secret of Magic”
by Deborah Johnson at the Ar-
cher Public Library.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
EVERYONE!
The holiday season is here
and with it comes tons of extra
waste. Americans throw away
25 percent more trash during
the Thanksgiving to New Year's
holiday period than any other
time of year. That extra waste
amounts to 25 million tons of
garbage, or about 1 million extra
tons per week. With a little fine-
tuning, everything from gift-
giving to decorating can benefit
the enviromnent, too.
Here are some easy tips to
help Take Care of Texas this
holiday season and trim your
holiday trash:
Plan an Eco-Friendly Party. If
you’re having a holiday party,
choose reusable plates, cups,
linens and utensils instead of
disposable ones. Avoid dispos-
able hats, noisemakers, stream-
ers, balloons or other throw-
aways.
Use Reusable Bags. When
you’re headed out to do some
holiday shopping, take along
reusable shopping bags to help
reduce the number of single-use,
disposable bags distributed by
retailers.
Buy Local. Visit a farmers
market for locally grown prod-
ucts for your holiday meal.
Recycle Your Tree. Approxi-
mately 33 million live Christmas
every year. Drop your tree off at
a local tree recycling center to
be transformed into mulch.
Reuse Gift Wrap. If every
American family reused two feet
of holiday ribbon, the 38,000
miles of ribbon saved could tie a
bow around the entire planet—
or skip the fancy wrapping pa-
per and bows, and look around
the house to see what you can
use, like recycled papers, Sun-
day comics or catalogs, or shop
for recycled-content wrapping
paper. Give a gift that requires
minimal gift-wrapping, such
as concert tickets or gift cer-
tificates. When giving oversized
gifts like bicycles, instead of
wrapping it with paper tie a bow
around it.
Recycle Old Electronics.
Americans now own approxi-
mately 24 electronic products
per household. Electronic waste
makes up approximately 2 per-
cent of the municipal solid waste
stream, and is steadily increas-
ing. So if you receive or give a
new electronic product this holi-
day season, remember to recycle
the one you are replacing.
And finally, make a New Year’s
resolution to help Take Care of
Texas by pledging to keep our
air and water clean, conserve
water and energy, and reduce
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