The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 145, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 19, 1998 Page: 3 of 69
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Sheriff gains crime watch eyes
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Occupation: I am a workers' compensation
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Democrat for County Judge
Discover : Bastrop State Park
In Hays, PEC employees have
assisted the sheriffs department
Using electric cooperative
employees as extra sets of eyes
Our experienced preparers can help you
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No one knows the tax code better than
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suspect had to be restrained, and
a bag containing the cocaine al-
for identifying dotting or a
physical description of the sus-
pect that will help police with
The training component of
the Rural Crime Watch program
stresses how to report suspi-
cious activity so that the infor-
mation is accurate and useful to
law enforcement Cooperative
Texas.
(After thiniang of her response to Ms ques-
have helped out stranded mo-
torists on isolated roads far from
the nearest phone.
Electric cooperative workers
who see something take no
overt action other than reporting
suspicious activity to the sher-
in rural areas,” said Kohler.
Texas Electric Cooperatives
agreed to participate by provid-
ing funding for training materi-
als and vehicle decals to mark
the participating local coopera-
tives’ vehicles.
Hays County set up the first
pilot program with Pedemales
help spot criminal activity is the
idea behind a new crime watch
program, according to Deputy
Rusty Kohler, a certified crime
prevention specialist with the
Bastrop County Sheriff.
"The Rural Crime Watch
program is a proactive project of
die Texas Crime Prevention As-
sociation. The program will in-
volve sheriffs departments
working with local electric co-
operatives,*’ said Kohler.
The electric cooperatives'
employees will report suspi-
dous activity, persons, vehicles
and criminal activity via their
radio communication to their
dispatcher, who win contact the
legedly fell out of Haywood's
pocket The drugs are valued at
nearly $300.
New Mexico and one lives in Michigan and Evie
lives in Phoenix. I have a granddaughter, Shan-
non, who goes to Southwest Texas in San Mar-
cos and my other grandchildren are in New
Mexico, three boys. The parents of Evie, my
granddaughter Vanessa and her husband, live in
volunteers are given a list of
types of suspidous activity and
the possible crimes associated
with each.
“Suspidous activity is any-
thing that seems even slightly
out of place for the area or dur-
ing the time of day in which it
occurs. Anything out of the or-
dinary that captures your atten-
tion may mean criminal activ-
ity,” said Kohler.
$10,000 fine.
In an unrelated case, police
made another drug arrest,
charging James Edward Hay-
wood with possession of a con-
trolled substance after he was
allegedly found with 14 rocks of
crack cocaine.
According to investigator
Steve Spencer, Haywood was
spotted by officer Chris Dezam
in the 1900 block of Wilson
Street on Saturday night
The subject was known to
have a criminal trespassing war-
rant Spencer said, and was
placed under arrest by Dezam
and officer Michael Bowen.
Possession of a controlled
substance is punishable by up to
two years in state prison and a
fine of up to $10,000.
Criminal trespassing is pun-
ishable by up to 180 days in jail
and a $2,000 fine.
Bastrop
1617 Pine St. 321-1128
Mon-Fri 9am-6pm; Sat9am-5pm;
Evenings 8 Sundays by Appt.
To everyone who voted for me on March 10th,
Ty and I thank you from the bottom of our
hearts. We made a great showing, and I need
your help again to put me over the top in the
April 14th run-off election. I’ll work hard to be
worthy of your trust, and together we can keep
Bastrop County a great
place to live and work and
raise a family.
Phoenix. My parents are dead. Mother died 12
years ago and I miss her a lot
Pets: I have Gizmo, my 20 pound kitty cat
and we just lost our 18 years old kitty cat just
before Christmas, Brown Kitty.
Education: I went to high school in Wichita
Falls a long time ago. I went to college at Mid-
western in Wichita Falls, Eastern New Mexico
and UNLV (University of Nevada-Las Vegas).
Hobbies: Yesterfest. And my house.
Favorite food: Mexican food.
Favorite music: I like the Eagles and John
Denver and music from The Phantom of the
Opera.
Favorite TV: I like ER.
Favorite magazine: I like Southern Living,
Victoria maganize and things like Country Liv-
ing because of my interests.
Last movie seen: Titantic. And I thought it
was great
Last book read: I read a lot. I read The Part-
ner by John Gresham.
If 1 could visit any place, it would be: Well,
I'm going to Paris in May but I would go to Italy
next I love Italy.
Three people I'd invite to my dinner party:
Good night Jimmy Carter, Elizabeth Taylor,
and Betty Ford. * j
Three things always ta
are: Cheese, tortillas and s pretty
bland. Oh, yes, the one tiring that is ALWAYS
in my fridge is Coke in the small bottles!
The last time I danced was: New Year's at
the Opera House.
You’d never catch me: Jumping out of an
airplane.
wrote the following:
“I’ve been thinking...what I said about my job
is confusing and really doesn't tell anything
about what I do...and it makes me sound like I
am a lobbyist, which I am not See if this makes
more sense.”)
Occupation: I have had lots of different jobs.
When Bill and I first met, we were both working
for a project that provided services for mentally
handicapped children and adults. I have a back-
ground in Human Resources Management For
the last ten years, I have specialized in Workers’
Compensation and Risk Management issues. I
recently retired from Levi Strauss & Co. after 21
years and am now a consultant on workers’
comp and HR matters.
What I like best about my job: Being self-
managing.
Working since: Oh, God. I was 13. All my
life. (In the same note quoted above, Pat added
the following.) f really was 13.1 lied about my
age and said I was 16 so I could go to work as a
nurses aide. I had the job after school, week
ends and summers for four years.
If you didn’t have the job you have, what
would you be: On a beach. Watching die fish.
Hometown: Wichita Falls.
In Bastrop since: Halloween of 1992.
Family: I have a husband Bill; three daugh-
■ ters, Carta, Julitonud Tina; five grandchildren;
and we have Evie TaHtriah Gottwald, our great-
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McAuley, Davis. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 145, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 19, 1998, newspaper, March 19, 1998; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1177601/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1&rotate=90: accessed July 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.