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Tuesday, July 20, 2010
The Boerne Star
Page 3A
E C O R D S
LAW ENFORCEMENT
The following is a brief, partial recap
of incidents reported by the Boerne
Police Department, the Kendall County
Sheriff’s Department and Fair Oaks
Ranch Police Department. General
locations are listed rather than specific
addresses. An arrest should not imply
guilt or innocence which will be decided
in court at a later date.
Anyone with information about any
of these incidents is asked to call the
Boerne Police at 830-249-8645, the
Fair Oaks Ranch Police Department at
210-698-0900, the Kendall County Sher-
iff’s Office at 830-249-9721 or Kendall
County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-348-
LEAD (5323) or at kc-crimestoppers.
org.
BOERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT
July 13
6:23 p.m., 100 Menger Springs - A car
burglary was reported.
6:50 p.m. 200 Horse Hill - A traveling
salesman was told to get a permit.
8:56 p.m., 400 W. Bandera - A juvenile
shoplifter was cited for possession of
paraphernalia and released to his mom.
July 14
1:49 a.m., 100 Becker - An offi-
cer checking out a suspicious vehicle
encountered some people who were lost
and gave them directions.
1:20 a.m., 37550 W I-10 - Two men a
caller described as suspicious told offi-
cers they were just talking but left the
park when advised to.
11:38 a.m., 700 S. Main - One person
was checked out at a local ER after a
two-car crash.
11:22 a.m. 35100 W I-10 - A transient
sleeping on the grass in the highway
median said she was resting before
hitchhiking again. She was gone when
an officer answering a second call got
there.
1:21 p.m., 100 W. Theissen - Two
abandoned cars were red-tagged.
2 p.m., 100 Oak Knoll - An abandoned,
wrecked car was red-tagged.
3:38 p.m., 100 Hidden Haven - A caller
asked about a location where he and his
son could test fire a model rocket.
3:49 p.m., 100 Parkway - An ex-hus-
band violated a protective order.
4:05 p.m., 100 City Lake - Criminal
mischief was reported when signs at the
lake were spray-painted. Investigating
officers have leads.
6:49 p.m., 400 Blanco - A caller was
advised that a sex offender was regis-
tered as required.
10:33 p.m., 35000 I-10 - Following a
disturbance, hotel management asked
police for assistance in removing 20
guests.
9:29 p.m., 100 Bluebonnet - Offi-
4:51p.m., 600 Oak Ridge - Illegal
cers. could not find the dogs neighbors, < dumping was reportedesn bas Druino ebs asked animal control to pickup a pos-
complained were running and barking 5:42 p.m., Hwy 87, Comfort - The o sible rabid raccoon he had shot.
complained were running and barking
loudly.
In addition, officers responded to one
alarm.
July 15
5:46 a.m., 100 Crosspoint - Officers
could not find a source for gunshots a
caller reported hearing.
1:46 p.m., 100 Old San Antonio Road -
A urinal flush valve unit was taken from
a construction site.
1:07 p.m., Main at Highland - No one
was hurt in a two-car collision.
6:11 p.m., 400 Blanco - A resident
wanted advice about dealing with harass-
ment from a former employer.
1:06 1300 S. Main - A man reported
dancing at gas pumps in a store park-
ing lot was transported to Methodist
Specialty Hospital in San Antonio for
emergency detention.
4:25 p.m., 100 Old San Antonio Rd
- Police picked up a runway and took
them back to Meadowlands.
5:12 p.m., 1200 N Main - The skate-
boarder a caller said was riding his board
in the street while wearing earphones
was walking and his carrying board
when officers arrived.
5:37 p.m., 200 W Bandera - A plate
glass window was broken out by a fly-
ing rock.
11:19 p.m., 700 River - Apartment resi-
dents agreed to turn down the volume on
their movie after neighbors complained.
9:06 p.m., 36975 W I-10 - Police and
fire units responding to a smoke call at a
hydrogas plant did not find a fire.
5:15 p.m., 100 W Blanco - Two angry
drivers were advised about road rage.
2:18 p.m., Main at Hosack - When
neighbors complained about loud music
coming from a construction site, the fore-
man agreed to turn down the volume.
In addition, officers responded to an
alarm.
July 16
12:31 a.m. 1200 S. Main - Police
arrested a drunk driver and took him to
an emergency room for blood samples
to be drawn.
KENDALL COUNTY
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT
July 13
12:21 a.m., 200 Cordillera - A car
struck a guardrail resulting in damage
but no injuries.
6:31 a.m., 800 Adler - A person wanted
on a warrant was arrested.
11:19 a.m., 600 Trillian Court - A
caller reported someone was shooting
firearms in the area.
11:22 a.m. 1600 FM 473 - A property
owner reported his fence was cut.
11:32 a.m., 100 Fabra - A caller
reported hearing fireworks or gunshots.
12:09 pm., 100 Oak Acres - A caller
reported a suspicious person had shined
a spotlight on the house.
12:29 p.m., Sky Line Drive - A caller
requested advice about dealing with
threats from a former girlfriend.
2:18 p.m., 900 Hwy. 46, Bergheim - A
caller said her daughter was trying to
get her belongings from her former resi-
dence, but her soon-to-be-ex- boyfriend
had locked the doors.
driver of a van with California plates
stopped at a fast food restaurant to call
911 when he realized a kid had been
left behind at an earlier stop somewhere
between San Antonio and Comfort.
Based on the caller’s description of the
last place stopped, the missing youth was
located and reunited with the group.
6:48 p.m., Feather Hill Road - A
caller requested information about a sex
offender.
7:35 p.m., 200 N. Walnut Way - Civil
process.
8:59 p.m., Kreutzberg at FM 474 -
Deputies could not find the people a
caller said were shooting off fireworks
in middle of road.
In addition, deputies responded to
five alarms and assisted EMS with an
ambulance call. Animal control officers
answered 10 calls involving trapped ani-
mals, stray cats and deer carcasses.
July 14
2:12 a.m., 43300 W. I-10 - A caller
inside a closed building reported hearing
people partying out on the parking lot.
4:08 a.m., 100 Menger Springs - Two
people treated at an emergency room
needed a ride to county line.
8:01 a.m., 800 E Adler - A person
wanted on a warrant surrendered for
arrest at the jail.
9:52 a.m., 100 Platten Creek - A horse
was reported missing
10:01 a.m. 100 Zoeller - A caller had
questions about parking legally.
10:05 a.m., 100 Ranch Drive - A caller
reported hearing shots fired.
1:17 p.m., 800 E. Adler - A caller
wanted information about a restraining
order.
1:23 p.m., 10100 Johns Road - No one
was hurt in a two-car wreck.
2:21 p.m., Waring-Welfare Road -
Goats were loose on the road.
2:48 p.m., 533 MM I-10 -Officers could
not find a reported reckless driver.
5:24 p.m., 100 S FM 3351 - Officers
were on civil standby while a woman
retrieved her possessions.
6:23 p.m., Cazneau Lane - A caller had
questions about harassment.
6:54 p.m., 100 Upper Cibolo Creek
Road - Cars were parked in No Parking
zone.
7:11 p.m., 539 MM I-10 - Deputies
could not find the reported drunk driver
a caller said was on the way to another
beer joint.
7:32 p.m., 100 Cordillera Trace - A
reported drunk driver couldn’t be found.
In addition, deputies responded to
three alarms and assisted EMS with one
ambulance call. Animal control officers
answered 10 calls involving strays and
carcasses.
July 15
1:08 a.m., 100 Hoskins Trail - A caller
reported her dog started barking when
they both heard things moving in the
garage.
1:16 a.m., 100 Ernst Road - A caller
from Austin asked authorities for a wel-
fare check on his mother.
7:32 a.m., 539 MM I-10 - Deputies
could not find the eight cars a caller
reported racing on the highway.
7:46 a.m., 100 Sharon Drive - A caller
7:49 a.m., 2500 FM 473 - Someone
attempted to gain after-hours entry to
a store.
2:32 p.m., 500 Seventh, Comfort -
Bank employees reported a customer
who appeared to be intoxicated had
driven away.
2:41 p.m., Jones Cemetery Road -
Officers were on civil stand by a former
couple exchanged belongings.
5:39 p.m., 100 Jennifer - A caller had
questions about civil issues with a land
lord.
6:19 p.m., Walnut Grove Road - Bur-
glary of residence was reported.
7:38 p.m., 100 Ammann Road - Four
cows were reported loose on the road.
7:46 p.m., 200 Zoeller lane - A family
disturbance was reported
8:15 p.m., 200 W. Hwy 46 - Theft of
rings reported
8:49 p.m., 300 N. Walnut Way - A
wrecker was called when one party in
divorce proceedings refused to relin-
quish a truck awarded to the other by
court order.
9:05 p.m., 100 Siebenicher Road - A
truck was towed after a car ran off the
road and through a fence.
FAIR OAKS RANCH POLICE
DEPARTMENT
July 9
3:12 a.m., 9000 Fair Oaks Pkwy. - An
apparently inebriated driver fell asleep
in his parked truck. The officer who
found him called his wife to come pick
him up.
8:43 a.m., Ranch Pass - An officer
noticed an open door at a local club and
discovered a woman inside working out.
She said the doors were open when she
arrived. Management was notified.
8:15 p.m., 7000 Pimlico Ln. - An
officer picked up a wandering spaniel
named Sweetie. A second dog stopped
by the police car to see what was going
on and both were taken to the Boerne
Animal Shelter.
July 10
2:02 a.m., 9000 Fair Oaks Pkwy. -
Police responded to a fight that started
outside a local pub. Staff reported the
people involved in the dust-up had left
and that everything was fine.
8:14 a.m., 28000 Ruffian Dr. - Sweet-
ie’s owner called police to report her
missing and was informed that her pet
was at the Boerne Animal Shelter where
it could be picked up on Monday.
Police also responded to one alarm and
one EMS call.
July 11
12:10 a.m., 29000 Ralph Fair Rd. - A
driver stopped for driving on the wrong
side of the road was arrested for DWI.
Marijuana and beer found in the vehicle
were impounded.
12:45 a.m., 8000 Fair Oaks Pkwy. - An
officer responding to a complaint of a
barking dog arrived to find the daughter
of the dog owner putting the dog inside.
7:30 p.m., 8000 High Cliff Dr. - A
homeowner complained that a man with
long hair was going door-to-door claim-
ing he was from the Census Bureau.
The responding officer could not find
the man.
11:27 p.m., 29000 Mellow Wind Dr.
- A background-check on the driver of
a car reported as suspicious turned up
felonies on his record including being on
a work release program for murder. The
driver was told to leave the city.
Police also responded to one alarm.
July 12
1:29 a.m., 29000 Ralph Fair Rd. -
An erratic driver was pulled over and
booked for DWI at the Bexar County
Magistrate’s Office.
9:40 a.m., 8000 Noble Lark Dr. - A
deer carcass was picked up from a front
yard and transported to the city cooler
for later disposal.
9:46 a.m., 8000 Dietz Elkhorn - The
animal control officer noticed a deer
carcass at the roadside and took it in the
city cooler for later disposal.
11:40 a.m., 7700 Dietz Elkhorn - The
carcass of a fawn was removed from the
road and taken to the city cooler.
1:44 p.m., 8000 Fair Oaks Pkwy. - A
deer carcass was removed from the
street median and transported to the city
cooler.
1:45 p.m., 28000 Chartwell Ln. -
Police checked out a reported suspicious
vehicle.
3:57 p.m., 8000 Connemara - A deer
carcass was removed from a front yard
and taken to the city cooler.
3:59 p.m., 7600 Dietz Elkhorn - The
carcass of a fawn was moved to the city
cooler for later disposal.
5:40 p.m., 7200 Dietz Elkhorn - A golf
cart reported to be stuck in the middle of
the road couldn’t be found.
10:43 p.m., 30000 N. Ralph Fair Rd.
- An officer helped a stranded motorist
with a flat tire.
Police also responded to one alarm.
July 13
9:22 a.m., 29000 Seabiscuit Dr. - A deer
carcass wrapped in a towel was moved to
the city cooler.
9:35 a.m., 31000 Keeneland Dr. - A
homeowner reported his mailbox had
been hit by a car.
11:50 a.m., 8000 North View Pass -
Woman asked to be put on the city
home watch program because of fears
her brothers might tamper with evidence
pertaining to a court dispute.
12:42 p.m., 8000 Rolling Acres Trail -
A silver sports car reported speeding in
the area could not be found.
3:10 p.m., 7000 Sweetwind Circle - An
officer responding to a parking com-
plaint found the truck was not blocking
the street and there was no parking
violation.
5:48 p.m., 25000IH 10 West-A 14-year-
old California girl was accidentally left
behind at a gas station. While she was
going to the restroom was reunited with
her parents who had stopped in Comfort
to call 911 when they realized she was
not in the van.
July 14
12:53 a.m., 7800 Silver Spur Trail -
Officers dispatched to the scene of a
disturbance made one arrest.
2:31 a.m., 7286 Dietz Elkhorn - The
other party in the disturbance called
police complaining the arrested suspect
had damaged his car.
12:5 3 p.m., 28000 Royal Ascot Dr. -
A fawn carcass was moved to the city
cooler.1
9:3 8 p.m., 28000 N. Ralph Fair Rd. - An
officer assisted a stranded motorist with
a flat tire.
11:47 p.m., 7200 Pimlico - Police pulled
a car over after observing the couple was
fighting. The driver was arrested for
making terroristic threats and the woman
was advised that family violence counsel-
ors were available.
Police also responded to three false
alarms and assisted EMS with one
ambulance call.
Extra help to pay for Medicare drugs may be available
Question: I heard an announce-
ment on the radio about a change
in the law regarding Medicare
prescription drug plans. Do you
know what this is about?
Answer: The change in the law
makes it easier for people with
Medicare to qualify for extra help
with their prescription drug costs.
Chubby Checker, the Grammy
Award winning rock and roll leg-
end has teamed up with Michael
J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social
Security, to tell people about a
new “twist” in the law.
“The changes in the Medi-
care law will allow hundreds of
thousands of Americans who are
struggling to pay their prescription
drug costs to get extra help dur-
ing these tough economic times,”
said Commissioner Astrue. “I
am thrilled that Chubby Checker
has volunteered to help us spread
this important message through a
new television, radio, and Internet
spot as well as pamphlets and
posters.”
The details can be found at
www.socialsecurity.gov. There
are income and resource limits a
person needs to meet to qualify
for the extra help, but the new
Medicare law eases those require-
ments in two ways.
One, the cash value of life
insurance no longer counts as
a resource. Two, the assistance
people receive from others to pay
for household expenses, such as
food, rent, mortgage, or utilities,
no longer counts as income.
A bonus “twist” is that the appli-
cation you file for extra help can
now start the application process
for Medicare Savings Programs
as well — state programs that
provide help with other Medicare
costs. These programs help pay
Medicare Part B (medical insur-
ance) premiums.
For some people, the Medicare
Savings Programs also pay Medi-
care Part A (hospital insurance)
premiums, if any, and Part A and
B deductibles and co-payments.
To learn more about the extra
help program and to view the new
television spot featuring Chubby
Checker, visit Social Security
online at www.socialsecurity.gov/
extrahelp.
Question: How much can a
divorced spouse receive?
Answer: A person who is
divorced after at least 10 years
of marriage keeps certain benefit
rights on their former spouse’s
Social Security record.
In order to get benefits, a divorced
spouse must be at least age 62 and
the former spouse must be eligible
for benefits, but not necessarily
receiving them. The maximum
benefit is 50 percent of the benefit
the worker would receive at full
retirement age. However, benefits
paid before the full retirement age
of the spouse are reduced based
upon the age of the spouse at the
time benefits are received.
For a chart showing the reduc-
tion in benefits based on your
SOCIAL SECURITY & YOU
Oscar Garcia
PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMIN.
year of birth, visit our website at:
www.socialsecurity.gov/retire2/
agereduction.htm.
Question: I have noticed that
you promote Social Security’s
website very often. Are the ser-
vices there easy to navigate and
are they reliable?
Answer: Michael J. Astrue,
Commissioner of Social Secu-
rity, recently announced that the
agency’s online services continue
to be the best in government and
exceed the top private sector sites
in customer satisfaction.
In the latest results from the
American Customer Satisfaction
Index (ACSI), Social Security’s
online Retirement Estimator and
benefit application remain in the
top spots, each with a score of
90, and the Help with Medicare
Prescription Drug Plan Costs
application placed third with a
score of 87.
Social Security’s three top-
rated online services also meet or
exceed the private sector’s highest
score, Netflix, with a score of 87.
The ACSI notes that this shows
“that government sites can satisfy
visitors just as well as, or even
better than, private-sector sites.”
“Online services are vital to
good public service and I am
pleased that Social Security con-
tinues to provide the best in both
government and the private sec-
tor,” Commissioner Astrue said.
“The Internet provides the public
with the ability to conduct busi-
ness at their convenience and at
their own pace, without the need
to take leave from work, travel
to a field office, and wait to meet
with an agency representative. It
also reduces the time spent by
our employees processing claims
and frees them up to spend more
time handling complex cases.”
The ACSI is the only uniform,
national, cross-industry measure
of satisfaction with the quality
of goods and services available
in the U.S. According to ACSI,
“Any website, whether in the pri-
vate or public sector, that scores
an average of 80 or higher can be
considered superior in meeting site
visitors’ needs and expectations.”
To view all of Social Security’s
online services, go to www.social-
security.gov/onlineservices.
Question: How does a child
qualify to receive disability ben-
efits from Social Security?
Answer: If your child who lives
with you has a disability, and
you also have limited income and
resources, your child may be able
to receive Supplemental Security
Income (SSI) disability benefits.
SSI is another program run by
Social Security. SSI is a needs-
based program funded through
general tax revenues.
To qualify for SSI, your child
must meet certain requirements.
They must be under age 18. If
they work, they cannot be earn-
ing more than $1,000 a month
in 2010. This earnings amount
changes every year. If he or she
is working and earning that much
money, we will determine that
your child is not disabled.
In addition, they must have a
physical or mental condition (or
a combination of conditions) that
results in “marked and severe
functional limitations.” This
means that the condition(s) must
very seriously limit your child’s
activities.
Plus, they must have a condi-
tion that has lasted, or is expected
to last, at least 12 months, or is
expected to result in death.
Once your child reaches age 18,
SSI disability benefits might still
be payable as an adult. Also, an
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adult who was disabled before
reaching age 22 might be eligible
for Social Security benefits as a
“disabled adult child.”
For a disabled adult to become
entitled to this “child” benefit,
one of his or her parents must be
receiving Social Security retire-
ment or disability benefits; or the
parent must be deceased and have
worked long enough to be covered
under Social Security.
Learn more by reading Social
Security’s online publication,
“Benefits For Children With Dis-
abilities”, at www.socialsecurity.
gov/pubs/10026.html.
Oscar Garcia is a Public Affairs
Specialist with the Social Secu-
rity Administration. You can direct
your questions to him at: SSA, 411
Richland Hills Drive, San Anto-
nio, Texas 78245. You can also
email him at Oscar.h.garcia@ssa.
gov.
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