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WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 2002, THE ALVIN ADVERTISER, SECTION A. PAGE 3
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Q: My grandfather has been example, wouldn't necessarily
seeing a woman who is a good have the time or the resources to
bit younger than he is. contact Houston law enforce-
We just found out that he had ment officials about a suspect,
been writing her checks for huge Thanks to a new law, however,
amounts of money. law enforcement officials can
He said they were loans, but ’access information from a
she has never paid anything statewide database maintained
back. Lately, she has been “out by the Special Crimes Service of
of town” a lot, and now her the Texas Department of Public
phone has been disconnected. I Safety (DPS).
think my grandfather has been Section 411.051 of the
“taken,” don’t you? Government Code requires all
A: The scam you suspect is a local law enforcement officials
common one and is often to submit information about
referred to as a “Sweetheart their investigation of a crime
Scam.” against an elderly person to
Con artists prey on trusting DPS.
senior citizens who need their DPS will analyze the informa-
services and end up robbing tion and check for similar
them of their limited incomes, crimes or information in the
Families often find out about the database.
scams after it is too late. By compiling all of the
Once these con artists realize reports, officers can look for
they have been found out, they similarities in crimes or names
move on to another town and that may lead to identification of
look for another victim, a person who repeatedly com-
It is precisely because these mits the same type of crime. If
con artists move around that DPS finds a match, officials can
police have a hard time tracking share that information with local
them down and putting an end to law enforcement officers,
their schemes. The types of scams committed
A police officer in El Paso, for Please see Ask AC page 8A
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MC-206, P.O. Box 13087,
Austin, TX 78711-3087.
Public hearings on the proposed
must be a public comment period to continue that support.
and approval by TxDOT and the Even though I spoke before the
EPA. commission, I am also providing
While I agree that set proce- written statements during the pub-
I appreciate all the feedback my changes will be held July 18 in
constituents have provided me on Austin and July 22 in Houston and
the 55 mph issue, and I urge you Channelview.
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the TNRCC did give approval to a plan to reduce ozone-causing
proposal to change the 55 mph emissions.
rule back to 70 mph for vehicles Several steps must be done
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