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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
The BOERNE Star
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RECORDS
ASSUMED NAMES
March 23
Armon Dale Stev/art DBA Ads
Sign Service
Kevin W. Love DBA K Love
Engineering
Amy Wilson DBA Pink Posey
March 24
Bryan Higgins DBA Boerne Per-
sonal Fitness
Briterain Management LLC DBA
Briterain Music
Todd S. Vaughan DBA Comfort
Candle Co. LLC
Tong Van Quang DBA Davi
Nails Boerne
Gary E. Frashier DBA Manage-
ment Associates
Diana E. Barraza DBA Smooth
Cascade
March 25
Michael Sterling Ellis DBA
Artisan Handcrafted Homes and
Remodeling LLC
March 26
Tammy Otten DBA Lillians
March 27
Thom Dunaway DBA Machead
MARRIAGES
March 17
Robert Onofre and Amy Sue
Ferguson
March 21
Jose Luis Garcia Jr. and Leta
Meador Schlinke
Manuel Sanchez and Jennifer
Maria Cajina
March 23
Richard James Scott Jr., and Ana
Luz Barrera
BOERNE POLICE
DEPARTMENT
March 25
100 block of East Bandera,
8:12 a.m., Someone threw a rock
through a window and broke it.
400 block of West Bandera Road,
4:44 p.m., The manager of a res-
taurant reported a pickup in the
parking lot with the engine running
for two hours. The owner of the
vehicle was located and he shut off
the engine.
100 block of West Bandera, 7:17
p.m., A fight was reported between
two women.
100 block of Parkway, 8:21
p.m., Police stopped a vehicle for
traffic violations and arrested the
44-year-old driver for driving while
intoxicated and open container.
March 26
300 block of Hampton Cove,
11:57 a.m., A man reported a radar
detector was missing from his
vehicle.
KENDALL COUNTY
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT
March 24
100 block of Sky View Drive,
12:25 p.m., A woman told depu-
ties that she thinks someone is
stalking her.
FM 1621, Comfort, 3:19 p.m., A
jet ski was reported stolen.
100 block of Alamo Road, Com-
fort, 3:23 p.m., A man complained
about someone stealing water from
his well.
March 25
100 block of Wollschlaeger
Driver, 4:45 a.m., A woman told
deputies that she heard someone
outside messing with a window.
Deputies checked the area but did
not find anyone.
Cascade Caverns Road, 8:58
p.m., A caller reported that some-
one tried to break into her house
the previous night.
March 26
400 block of Flat Rock Creek
Road, Comfort, 9:14 a.m., A man
reported receiving threatening raining.
phone calls. 8400 block of Raintree Woods
600 block of Faltin Street, Drive, 11:07 a.m., Police issued a
Comfort, 12:38 p.m., A caller written warning to a resident after
complained about a transient at the a neighbor found the resident’s dog
back of the property. on his front porch.
200 block of East Highway 46, 9000 block of Fair Oaks Park-
7:13 p.m., A resident complained way, 9 p.m., A sign found in the
that his house was shot by a paint-
ball gun.
FAIR OAKS RANCH
POLICE DEPARTMENT
March 11
8600 block of Raintree Woods
Drive, 4:15 p.m., A resident
reported her mailbox was hit by
a vehicle.
March 12
8000 block of Windemere Drive,
4 p.m., Police issued a verbal warn-
ing to a resident after the resident’s
dog was found running loose.
March 13
31000 block of Keeneland
Drive, 3:15 p.m., After receiv-
ing a complaint about two trucks
driving off-road in the mud at
a construction site, police fol-
lowed the muddy tire tracks and
stopped both vehicles. The driv-
ers were told they might have to
pay to repair any damages to the
property and citations were issued
to one driver for fictitious reg-
istration and an expired driver’s
license.
March 15
29000 block of North Ralph Fair
Road, 3:13 a.m., While on patrol,
an officer found a sign that vio-
lated the city’s sign ordinance. The
sign was collected and stored at the
police department.
29000 block of No Le Hace
Drive, 8:13 a.m., Police spoke
to a resident about a water ordi-
nance violation after his automatic
sprinkler turned on while it was
city’s right-of-way was picked up
and placed in storage at the police
department.-,
March 16
29000 block of Kempton Cir-
cle, 10:40 a.m., While on patrol,
police found a sign in the city’s
right-of-way. An officer con-
tacted the owner of the sign who
removed it.
29000 block of Terra Bella, 6:34
p.m., A caller reported two men
going door-to-door speaking to
residents. Police told the men that
they would have to get a permit
from City Hall.
8700 block of Rolling Acres
Trail, 10:11 p.m., Police picked
up a dog and issued the owner a .
citation.
March 17
7900 block of Fair Oaks Parkway,
12:24 a.m., A man was arrested on
two Kendall County warrants for
an expired inspection sticker and
failure to display a license.
7200 block of Dietz Elkhorn
Road, 10:40 a.m., A woman
reported two unauthorized charges
on her credit card.
March 18
7900 block of Pimlico, 10:50
a.m., A representative of the hom-
eowners association reported a knocking on doors in the area ear-
neighborhood park swing had been lier. If someone answered the door
damaged. they stated their vehicle had broken
March 19 down and asked the homeowner to
31000 block of Ralph Fair Road, use their telephone.
11 a.m., While on patrol, an officer According to Kendall County
found a sign that violated a city Sheriff’s Department officials, this
ordinance, picked it up and took it was a ploy to see if anyone was
to the police department. at home. Witnesses did not see a
March 20 vehicle in the area.
29000 block of Dapper Dan he was a passenger in when police
Drive, 4:55 p.m., A resident com- stopped the vehicle for a defective
plained about a salesman going headlight. The driver was issued a
door-to-door in the neighborhood, citation for minor in possession of
Police told the man he would alcohol.
have to have a permit to continue 7700 block of Fair Oaks Park-
soliciting. way, 7:44 a.m., A resident reported
March 21 , that someone had driven through
7200 block of Dietz Elkhorn, his yard during the night and dam-
11:42 a.m., A resident reported aged to his property.
four incidents of credit card fraud. 8900 block of Rolling Acres Trail,
29000 block of Summit Ridge, 10:37 a.m., A resident reported
8:23 p.m., Police issued a written that someone had written on three
warning to a man for soliciting cars with window paint sometime
without a permit. during the night.
March 22 March 23
304000 block of Ralph Fair 7200 block of Keeneland Drive,
Road, 12:55 a.m., An 18-year-old 8:55 a.m., While on patrol, police
man was arrested for possession found a sign posted in violation
of marijuana after he admitted that of a city ordinance. The sign was
he threw a plastic bag containing removed and taken to the police
drugs out the window of the car department.
KC Crime Stoppers offer
reward for tips on burglaries
Kendall County Crime Stoppers
is offering a cash reward for infor-
mation leading to the apprehension
of burglars who struck in the 50700
block of Interstate Highway 10
West in the Comfort area.
On Monday, March 23, three
homes in the area were burglarized
and property stolen.
The suspects had been seen
Two suspects were described as
Hispanic males. One was in his early
20s, tall and skinny and described
as clean-cut in appearance.
The second was approximately 5
feet, 5 inches with a stocky build.
He had tattoos down his arm and
numbers tattooed across his throat.
If anyone has information or may
recognize the description of these
suspects, they are asked to contact
Kendall County Crime Stoppers at
1-800-348 LEAD (5323). Rewards
are being offered for informa-
tion leading to the arrest of these
individuals.
As always, callers can remain
anonymous. Tips may also be
reported at kc-crimestoppers.blog-
spot.com.
Wentworth keeps local attorneys
apprised of upcoming legislation
BY CANDACE E. Velvin
• Managing Editor_______
A bill proposing to overhaul the
state’s judicial system will have a
special hearing before the Texas
Senate Jurisprudence Committee
this week, Committee Chairman
State Sen. Jeff Wentworth (R-San
Antonio) said Friday when he
addressed the Kendall County Bar
Association.
“It’s a complicated bill and
there’s a lot of opposition to it,”
Wentworth said of Senate Bill
922, introduced by Sen. Robert
Barton (R-Lubbock) on Feb. 19
and referred to the Jurisprudence
Committee on March 9. The bill
is described as relating to the
jurisdiction and administration of,
and procedures relating to, certain
courts in this state, including pro-
cedures for appeals.
According to an analysis and
summary by the Texas Bar Asso-
ciation, the bill proposes changes
in jurisdiction for district courts,
county courts and justice courts;
creates the positions of civil,
criminal, juvenile and statu-
tory probate associate judges for
county commissioners courts to
consider appointing; and transfers
appointment authority of presid-
ing judges from the Governor to
the Chief Justice of the Texas
Supreme Court.
Another bill pending before
Wentworth’s committee proposes
taking a constitutional amendment
to the voters to consider abolish-
ing the Court of Criminal Appeals
and transferring jurisdiction for
criminal appeals to the Texas
Supreme Court. SB 1993, intro-
duced March 12 by Sen. Mario
Gallegos (D-Houston), has not yet
been scheduled for a hearing.
Sen. Wentworth also discussed
other legislation he supports or
authored, including the contro-
versial voter ID proposal, changes
in the top 10 percent rule for col-
lege admission and a proposal to
allow licensed individuals to carry
weapons on college campuses.
“The voter ID proposal does not
require a photo ID,” Wentworth
explained. “It only requires the
voter registration card and two
other forms of ID, such as a water
bill or a letter from a governmen-
tal agency addressed to the voter
at the address on the card,” he
said. “And, if a person who does
not have a driver’s license can-
not afford the $5 ID, the cost is
waived. All you have to do is say
standards. “Now, the court has
reversed itself,” he added.
Wentworth said he also sup-
ported a controversial proposal to
allow faculty and students licensed
to carry handguns to carry weap-
ons on college campuses, which
are currently among the state’s
gun-free zones.
“That (gun-free zone) tells a
person bent on shooting a lot
you need a photo ID for voting of people that nobody has guns
purposes.” there,” he said. “You can’t qualify
On another election mat- for a carry license until age 21,
ter, Wentworth said he supports so that means the licensed people
the idea of doing away with the would be upper level students,
option of straight party voting on grad students, faculty and staff -
election ballots in Texas. “Only not freshmen. The purpose of this
15 states still have the straight is to make Texas campuses safer-
party option,” he said. “I want the the gunman at Virginia Tech killed
voters to see all the names on the so many people because no one
ballot - I, myself, am proud to be else was armed.”
a Republican, I have always been Wentworth said he had proposed
a Republican, but I have never a measure himself that turned out
voted straight party.” to be controversial. “I did not
The Senate passed a bill Wednes- know it would become so contro-
day that would cap the number of versial,” he said. “I have proposed
automatic admissions to state uni- that if you are going to run for
versities under the top-10 percent justice of the peace in the 20 most
rule. T
he legislation was spurred by
complaints from officials at the
University of Texas at Austin, who
say the rule that grants automatic
admission to high school students
who graduate in the top 10 percent
of their class to a state college of
their choice has filled incoming
classes almost entirely with stu-
dents admitted under this rule.
UT officials estimate 81 percent
of the 2008 incoming freshman
class were top 10 percent stu-
dents, and worry that soon it will
be the only criterion under which
students get into the university.
Wentworth said he supported the
measure. “I think the 10 percent
rule is wrong because it takes into
consideration only one criteria -
class placement,” he said. “I think
other criteria should be considered
as well, such as leadership, com-
munity service, athletics, fine arts
and other areas.” He noted that the
10 percent rule was adopted when
the Supreme Court ruled state
universities could not take race
into consideration in admission
populous counties in Texas, you
ought to be a lawyer,” especially
in light of the fact that the juris-
diction of justice courts has been
expanded.
Wentworth also said he was
reconsidering his own proposal,
SB 2100 relating to granting cer-
tain counties regulatory authority
around military facilities in cer-
tain circumstances.
The measure would specifically
concern Camp Bullis and pro-
poses certain restrictions on land
development near the training
facility. The senator said he had
met with officials involved with
similar concerns near Fort Hood,
including officials with the US
Department of Fish and Wildlife.
“I just think there may be a better
approach,” he said.
Wentworth gave his legislative
update at a Kendall County Bar
Association luncheon Friday
Fair Oaks Ranch Country Club.
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