Alvarado Star (Alvarado, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 27, 2011 Page: 5 of 14
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Thursday, January 27, 2011
www.alvaradostar.net
Alvarado Star ★ 5A
Officers
make pot
bust, pull
in 4 for
outstanding
warrants
January 18
100 block of W. College
- A 30-year-old Ft. Worth
man was taken into custody
following a routine traffic
stop at approximately 8:30
p.m. The driver was shown to
have multiple warrants out
of Euless PD. Warrants were
confirmed and the subject
was transported to Johnson
County Jail.
January 19
Hwy 67/CR 810 - Police
responded at 6:48 a.m. to a
major traffic accident at the
intersection involving two
vehicles.
200 block of N. Park-
way - Officer was dispatched
at 12:33 p.m. in reference to
a threat. A report was taken
and the area was placed on
close patrol.
5700 block of E. High-
way 67 - Officer was dis-
patched at 2:08 p.m. in ref-
erence to a child walking
close to US 67. After initial
investigation, a parent was
located.
100 block of Lorie - A
43-year-old Alvarado man
was taken into custody at 3
p.m. on an arrest warrant.
January 20
28 mile marker of I-35
- A 22-year-old Fort Worth
man was arrested for war-
rants at 1:32 a.m.
January 21
Highway 67 at Baugh
- Police initiated a traffic
stop at 1:25 a.m. on a vehicle
for a traffic offense and en-
gaged in a short pursuit. The
53-year-old Venus driver of
the Cadillac finally stopped
and was detained. Officers
could smell a strong odor of
marijuana inside the vehicle.
A search was conducted, and
marijuana was found. The
driver was arrested for pos-
session of marijuana.
21 MM of I-35, service
road - Police impounded
and towed a vehicle due to
both passengers not having
a valid driver license.
100 block of W. Col-
lege - Officer investigated
a report at 1:30 p.m. from
a person regarding a threat
received via Facebook.
100 block of W. Col-
lege - Officer responded at
6:06 p.m. to a disturbance
regarding child custody,
and interviewed all parties
involved.
100 block of Shawnee
Trail - An officer was dis-
patched at about 8 p.m. to
investigate a disturbance,
but no perpetrator was iden-
tified.
January 22
Highway 67/CR 607
- An arrest warrant was ex-
ecuted at 2:54 p.m.
600 block of S. Spears
- Officers responded at noon
to a report of a home bur-
glary.
100 block of Janis - Po-
lice responded at 7:32 p.m. to
a report of a suicidal person.
January 23
60 block of S. Parkway
- Officers were dispatched
at 1:07 a.m. in reference to a
disturbance, which resulted
in a criminal trespass warn-
ing being issued.
300 block of N. Spears -
An officer arrested a 52-year-
old Alvarado man for viola-
tion of a protective order.
Highway 67 at I-35W -
Police stopped a vehicle for
speeding at 8:27 p.m. The
driver did not have a driver’s
license or proof of vehicle
insurance. The vehicle was
subsequently impounded.
100 block of S. Watson
- An officer was dispatched
at 9:45 p.m. to investigate
a theft.
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Alvarado Elementary South
Alvarado Medicine Chest
Alvarado Elementary North
Alvarado Pawn
Alvarado Intermediate School
Angeles Tire Shop
Alvarado Junior High
Don Chanos
Cahill United Methodist
G&L Enterprises
First Baptist Church
Hodges Trucking
Full Gospel Tabernacle
Jet Research
Happy Hill Baptist Church
Kentucky Fried Chicken
St. Anthony's Episcopal
Pam's Donut
United Methodist Church
Pro Cuts
Sabre Industries
Sonic Drive-In
Taqueria
The Daily Special
Brookshires Video Giant
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Blood tests aid in DWI convictions
A blood search warrant program continues
to pay off with prosecutions for the Johnson
County Attorney’s office.
Judge Jeff Walker, administrative judge
for the 8th Administrative Judicial Region,
assigned Judge C.C. Cooke to the task of
handling Johnson County’s blood search
warrants in August of 2009. The system has
tallied 286 warrants for an average of 24 per
month and 140 search warrants for blood.
Cooke was assigned to be on call 24-hours
a day, seven days a week for the task. He goes
to the Johnson County Law Enforcement
Center for each blood search warrant.
During the past year, County Attorney Bill
Moore filed 378 misdemeanor driving while
intoxicated cases. District Attorney Dale
Hanna filed 334 felony DWI cases with 60 in-
volving child passengers under age 15. There
were seven intoxication assault cases involv-
ing serious injury and three intoxication
manslaughter cases which used the blood
warrant system.
A blood warrant puts an end to a “refusal”
decision from a suspect when blood alcohol
level is suspected in an incident.
District Judge Bill Bosworth of the 413th
District Court serves as the local administra-
tive judge for the county and was helpful in
developing the blood warrant program and
installing Cooke to the task.
Johnson County has had a “no refusal”
policy concerning questions of blood alcohol
tests since 2008. If a suspect refuses to co-
operate to provide a breath sample, the offi-
cer obtains a search warrant for blood. As a
result, prosecutors can obtain scientific evi-
dence to aid in a prosecution.
Therapy dogs
King: Canines work for hugs and kisses
SPECIAL TO THE ALVARADO STAR
The Children’s Advocacy Center will be
launching new therapy dog classes in Spring
2011 for possible handlers and dogs that feel
they would be a fit for the Therapy Dogs In-
ternational program, said CAD director Tam-
my King.
Handlers and dogs would volunteer their
time working with child victims of abuse at
the CAC as well as attending special events as
center representatives.
“Therapy dogs are wonderful family pets
that have the ability to sit, stay, not jump on
children, can meet and greet other dogs with-
out aggression, and can tolerate children sit-
ting and playing with them and sometimes
laying on them or pulling on their ears,” King
said.
Therapy dogs volunteer once a week if pos-
sible but with more dogs the time frame could
be less, King said. The dogs come in and meet
and greet children, sit with them while they
are waiting to have interviews, may partici-
pate in some counseling sessions and may
accompany the child to the courthouse, she
said.
Therapy Dogs are volunteers and return
home with their owners after each visit.
Readers who feel their dog meets this cri-
teria but could use a little training before be-
ing evaluated by Therapy Dogs International,
are invited to attend a spring training class
that will be held once a week at the CAC by
trainer Sharon Creel.
“Sharon is also an evaluator for Therapy
Dogs International, so she is very well versed
in what goals you and your dog will have
to meet before you can test for certification
through TDI,” King said.
The classes will run about 10 weeks to
three months. Students will work on one goal
a week in class and then will practice for that
entire week and then the next week will move
to the next goal, King said.
“All breeds are welcome, but because of the
unfortunate negative image created by Hol-
lywood, the CAC board of directors has opted
to exclude dobermans and rotweillers to pre-
vent children from possibly becoming fright-
ened,” King said. “Pit bulls are not allowed to
participate in the program per Therapy Dogs
International.”
Research proves positively that therapy
dogs lower blood pressure, reduce stress, pro-
vide comfort, and many times gives a voice to
a hurting child who is fearful about his or her
circumstances,” King said. “A therapy dog’s
unconditional acceptance and affection can
aid greatly in drawing a hurting child out of
their lonely and desperate world. It is truly an
incredible experience to watch these wonder-
ful dogs put child victims at ease with their
unconditional acceptance.”
Readers interested in this program should
contact King at the CAC at 817-558-1599.
The Children’s Advocacy Center is a 501(c)
(3) non-profit that serves child victims of
sexual abuse, severe physical abuse and
child witnesses to homicide and other violent
crimes. To learn more about the CAC, visit
the link at alvaradostar.net.
Altered scrapbooking class set for Layland Museum
The Layland Museum will
host a class on creating an
“altered scrapbook” of 10
pages from recycled hard-
back books at 10 a.m. Satur-
day, Jan. 29, in the Armadillo
Room at the SHC.
The fee is $6 and class
size is limited. Reservations
must be made by Thursday,
Jan. 27, as the books will be
prepared with pages torn out
and glued together and a cov-
er put on. Participants will
be given a template and sug-
gested items to bring: pho-
tos, sayings, lace, ribbon, and
other notions.
The museum will provide
vellum paper, backgrounds,
glue and scissors. Light re-
freshments will be served.
Artist Patricia Raley will
present the workshop. A
longtime volunteer at the
museum, Raley is from Costa
Rica. She teaches art at Marti
Elementary School in Cle-
burne.
Call the Layland at 817-
645-0940 to reserve your
place.
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