South Belt Press (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 35, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 29, 1976 Page: 4 of 6
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9/29/76
Realistic look includes
arrest of alleged rapist
lii our second seriesofa look at what goes on in our area as
seen by local law enforcement officers, Is see med to me that the
best way to get this "realistic look" was right on the scene.
I was granted permission to ride in one of the patrol cars
that regularly works our area. This car was manned by Officers
Danny McBee and J. D. (Jim) Harris.
Officer McBee has been working in our area for approxi-
mately nine months.
He came from areas which kept him much busier,
including the narcotic division.
Officer Harris is technically called a "rookie" but
officer McBee explained that Harris’ time in the armed forces
proved to make Harris a much moreexperiencedofficer than a
regular rookie.
It was an odd feeling I had climbing into the back seat of
the police vehicle, particularly with the metal screen security
petition between the front and back seats. Officer McBee
explained that I would not be able to open the door from the
inside, but that he would be sure to open It for me whenever we
made a stop.
The first bit of action that we encountered was a car which
had run out of gas. The driver was refilling the tank with his
car parked on the feeder road...it was night and the vehicle
lights were turned off, making it almost Impossible to see.
The driver was provided heavy llghtingby the police car as
he continued to fill his tank. The stalled car hesitated before
starting, but then both vehicles were on their way.
The first call which our vehicle received was regarding an
alledged rape case which had occurred off Kingspoint Road a
couple of days earlier. An off-duty policeman had located the
car fitting the description given to police.
Officer McBee had worked on the case, and so in spite of
the fact that the suspect did not live in the South Belt area where
McBee generally patrols, we did answer the call.
On the way to meet the off duty policeman, McBee
explained that the rape victim reported to police that she had
been lured into a man’s car near a pharmacy off the Gulf
Freeway, driven to the Dobie parking lot, where her alledged
attacker negotiated for a "pot buy" as he held a gun on her, and
then he drove her to an Isolated, gravel section of Kingspoint
Road, where she reported that he raped her.
A third car was called In to assist in the arrest which took
only a matter of minutes, and appeared quite "routine”.
The arrested man was handcuffed, and read his rights
quite similar to the technique which is shown on tv.
During the ride downtown to homicide department (which
handles rape cases), 1 tried to imagine what must go through a
policeman’s mind when he approaches a house, building, etc,
where a suspect is thought to be. Ithlnk that TV has really over
simplified things. . .made them look much too easy.
A policeman must realize that there is always the chance
that "things will not go smoothly". On the TV shows, the good
policeman never gets killed. Not so in real life, as evidenced by
the pictures and placques which I had seen earlier in the
evening at the Park Place substation, of officers killed in the
line of duty tor HPD.
61 Reisner Street is an experience in Itself. Walking through
the halls I thought back to when my dad told me that "before a
student graduates from high school, they should be made to
tour a mental hospital, an orphanage and the city Jail".
Seeing the men behind bars made me appreciate what dad
had said. Officer Harris added the emergency room of Ben
Taub hospital to that list of dad’s.
After about an hour, "our" prisoner behind bars, we left
downtown and headed towards the South Belt area.
Things had been pretty quiet locally, no reports had come
over the radio. I guess most people were all home watching the
"big debate".
We did pass by a local game room, heavily patronized by
youths.
The establishment consists of pool tables, pinball machines,
foosball, etc.
Some drug traffic has also made it’s way to the establish-
ment. In an attempt to discourage this, the manager of the
establishment has asked police to regularly patrol the area.
He has also made it well known that he will turn in anyone
he catches pushing or using drugs in his place.
It was a weekday night, kind of slow at the game room. We
did meet another police car in the parking lot at Almeda Square.
It had two persons in the backseat who had been picked up for
shoplifting at the mall, but outside of that things were quiet.
Both officers indicated that I should have been with them
the evening before, when a number of local youths were
causing quite a disturbance on Sageburrow, to the point that one
local resident brought out his gun.
Fortunately the police were called in and there were no
injuries, only some tickets for wreckless driving etc.
Much to my disappointment we were soon headed back to
the station.
On the way back, Officer Harris was telling about a "high
speed" chase he had recently been Involved in, where a youth
raced through the Sagemont Park residential area, onto Fuqua
at speeds up to 120 miles an hour.
The speeder turned out to be only 12 years old, riding his
dirt bike, and riding without a protective helmet.
Officer Harris also related the fact that it was his last
night to work our area; that as a rookie, he would be working
throughout the entire Houston area.
He seemed excited about patrollng new areas, but a little
sorry about leaving ours.
Driving home I had a more secure feeling knowing that
officers like McBee and Harris not only work our area, but
really do care.
OFFICER DANNY MC BEE, RIGHT, PATROLS THE INCORPORATED SECTIONS OF
THE SOUTH BELT AREA ON A REGULAR BASIS. J. D. (JIM ) HARRIS, LEFT, HAS
JUST COMPLETED A TWO MONTH ASSINGMENT IN OUR AREA AS A ROOKIE.
HE IS NOW MOVING ON TO OTHER AREAS IN HOUSTON AS A PART OF HE
TRAINING FOR THE HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT. BOTH MEN ARE SHOWN
HERE AT THE PARK PLACE SUBSTATION THROUGH WHICH THE ANNEXED
SOUTH BELT AREA IS PATROLLED.
PUBLIC INVITED TO PROGRAM
King of Glory Lutheran Church is sponsoring a special pro-
gram this week dealing with the topic of breast cancer. The
speaker will be Mary Mazaway who is affiliated with the Hous-
ton Chapter of the American Cancer Society. King of Glory is
located at 150 Fuqua. The program will be held Tuesday, Oct-
ober 5, at 7:30 and the public is invited to attend.
TONI'S UP AND AROUND
It Is good to see Sagemont resident Toni Schorre getting out
more these days. It is reported that she Is recovering very nice-
ly from her recent surgery and husband, Ken, as well as child-
ren, Kelly and Chad, are so glad that she Is feeling better.
ENTERPRISING YOUNG MAN
Ten year old Darrin Richter is a very hard working and
enterprising young man. He has been working very hard In the
last few weeks mowing and raking yards and taking pride In do-
ing a very thorough job. Darrin is a fifth grader at Frazier Ele-
mentary and Is a resident of Sagemeadow.
SORRY SHERRI
Sherri Whitnah celebrated that all Important 16th birthday
last week. As a surprise for Sherri, a big mobile sign, complete
with ballon was set up on Burke road for all Dobie football fans
to see as they drove to the Dobie vs Forest Park game. We took
a picture of the sign, and unfortunately It didn’t turn out, but we
want to wish Sherri the best wishes for the coming year. Sherri
Is a cheer leader for Dobie High School.
New club
to meet
A Southeast Stroke Club Is
now In the process of getting
underway. This club Is being
organized specifically to
serve southeast Houston and
accessible adjacent areas.
This stroke club is a com-
bi unity service program,
sponsored by the American
Heart Association, Houston
Chapter, where stroke victims
and their loved ones meet to
help one another by giving
encouragement and moral
support, with the dual purpose
of enjoying social and recrea-
tional activities.
The first meeting of the
Southeast Stroke Club is
scheduled for Saturday, Sep-
tember 25, at 7:30 p.m. at the
Garden Villas United Method-
ist Church, 7155 Ashburn.
This club is a non-profit
organization with no dues at-
tached. Anyone interested in
joining the Southeast Stroke
Club or for further informa-
tion, call the American Heart
Association office at 629-1420.
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SAGEMONT WEST GARDEN CLUB
The October 7th meeting of the Sagemont WestGarden Club
will be held at the home of Sally Blair who lives at 10515 Sage-
meadow. Pat Schuman will serve as co-hostess. The program
this month on "Bulbs” will be presented by Mrs. D. R. Call-
endar. The Sagemont West Garden Club is a member of the
Houston Federation of Garden Clubs. Anyone interested in
further Information about the club may contact membership
chairman Vicki Frangle at 485-2922.
JASON TURNS FIVE
Jason Washbum of Sagemont celebrated his fifth birthday
last Wednesday. Helping him to celebrate with a party were:
Susan Stewart, Nicole Black, Karen Cramp, Gary Medearis, Jeff
Murski and Randy Bulsson. Jason is enjoying hlsgift of a new
bicycle and Super Toe. Jason is the son of Travis and Delores.
CONGRATULATIONS WHALENS!
Congratulations and best wishes to the John and Teressa
Whalen family of Sagemeadow. They were recently blessed with
a new baby boy, Stanley Edward who weighed in at 6 lbs. and
5 1/2 ozs. Stanley is their first child. Welcome Stanley.
STEPHANIE CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
Stephanie Reed is growing up and September 20, she cele-
brated her fourth birthday with her family and neighborhood
friends. Attending Stephanie's party were friends Debbie Step-
hens, Kristi Williams, Nicholas Turner, Clint Haygood, Vicki
Myers, Wendy Hines, and "Tuke". Stephanie is the daughter of
Sue and Larry Reed of Sageaspen Street.
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at 10090 Kleckley, next to
Monterey House.
The shop is owned by Fred
and Cecilia Liu, who reside in
Sagemeadow with their daugh-
ter, Michelle.
Due to low overhead, Fred
is able to pass the profit on to
customers, doing retail and
wholesale business.
Many girt items are avail-
able Including optical lamps,
lacquer ware, and jewelry of
jade, agate, mother pearl,
ivory, and coral.
Bamboo ware which is used
for home decoration such as
vases or wall hangings is a
popular item of the store.
Macrame and wood beads
are also available and may be
designed according to custo-
mer's specifications. Oriental
style dried flower arrange-
ments which may be usedwlth
American flower arrange-
ments may also be found at the
gift shop.
Fred stocks a full line of
greeting cards and attends
wholesale shows 10 times a
year in Houston and Dallas Ln
order to keep up to date on
current items. He invites ev-
eryone to drop by and have a
look around soon.
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Flickinger, Marie & Griffin, Bobby. South Belt Press (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 35, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 29, 1976, newspaper, September 29, 1976; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1199860/m1/4/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting San Jacinto College.