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BY KIM RENFRO
Burleson and members of the
BUS JAFROTC program will roll
out the red carpel today for visit-
ing Maj. Gen. Joseph Shosid. The
U.S. Air Force representative is
making an official appearance in
support of the junior armed ser-
vices reserve program.
Shosid’s visit prompted the
Burleson Area Chamber of Com-
merce to have an open house
lodav (Thursday) from 2-4 p.m
at the chamber offices. The
public is invited for refreshments
and to meet the major general at
this time
The chamber also passed a
resolution in support of the AF-
JROTC program. It reads:
"Whereas, the Air Force ROTC
program is such a vital part of
the education system • in our
Burleson schools, not only
through the excellent diversified
curriculum it offers, but the
necessary discipline our young
people receive through this train-
ing, and the numerous scholar-
ships available to them through
this program, and,
“WHEREAS, OUR LOCAL unit
participates actively in the com-
munity affairs and activities,
such as voluntarily maintaining
two miles of slate highway within
Burleson in the governor's Keep
Texas Beautiful program, and
serving as color guard at many
events, parades, flag sanctioning
ceremonies whenever called
upon,
"Now, therefore be it resolved,
the membership, officers, direc-
tors and stall of the Burleson
Area Chamber of Commerce
hereby pledge their full support,
and very strongly encourage the
continuation of the Air Force.
ROIC unit in the Burleson In-
dependent School District."
Shosid's official appearance
confirms the Air Force's inten-
tion of continuing Burleson’s AF-
JROTC if at least 100 students
enroll in the program by Sept.
30. The major general now ser-
ves as mobilization assistant to
the commander, air training
command, at Randolph Air Force
Base.
SHOSID’S MILITARY career
began in the US Army in 1946.
He was discharged in February
1948, and joined the reserve in
1953 as a commissioned second
lieutenant In 1958 he transferred
to the Air Force Reserve.
For live years, Shosid served as
an information staff officer with
the 7th Bombardment Wing at
Carswell An Force Base- In 1965
he began a variety of mobiliza-
tion augm n: >e positions with
the Office of Information, Office
ol the Secretary o! 'he Air Force
in Washington, D.C
He served as mobilization
assistant to the director, 01 Tice of
Public Affairs, Office of IF Sec-
retary ol the Air Force until
assuming Ins present duties m
1981
The ma|ot general'- military
decorations and awards include
the impressive I etuon of Merit
Air Force ( omniendalion Medal,
Presidem.ii 1 nit 1 itaiiou em-
blem Arner. .<i- ( imp imu Vlcdal,
See General, Page 5A
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THURSDAY
EDITION
Vol. 21 No. 74
June 26, 1986
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TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
Special operation team
at work in Burleson
BY TERRY M. EVANS
\ gioup ol Burleson police ol-
I < is have issued a warning to
dn. ’ dealeis Be expecting U'
vve don't ring the doorbell."
Hie message lias already been
received hv several crank dealers
in si\ raids ol drug labs and dis-
tribution centers in two months
aiound a dozen have been arres-
ted and over $25,000 worth of
amphetamine and methamph-
etaminc have been confiscated
The raids have Fieen m and
annual Bur leson and the group's
tcpn i,*i1 off has sent some dealers
'c curving to locations thev
believe arc out of reach of
Burlesons Special Operation
(ll oup
For those who remain, the
group has another message It
iluv don't want us standing in
then living rooms and bedrooms
at 4 00 m the morning dressed in
mu black suits then they'd best
sttip dealing dope in Burleson "
Hoi u of a desire to do everyth-
ing possible to change the wav
dmg dealeis think about the
Builesoii aiea and tonified with
dedication to the mission and a
cache of weapons that would
rival that of a green beret unit,
tlu tactical team has also won a
icpui.ition m Johnson and
Fan ant Counties that has other
agencies requesting their services
ON THEIR FIRST raid at an
apartment on St Gardens, loui
weeks ol surveillance and in-
telligence gathering were capped
oil with a Cnmestoppers up that
helped them secure a probable
cause warrant They admit that
they wvie all nervous, hut the
raid went so last that the people
Input sought
on use for
Clark home
BY KIM RENFRO
Although the senior citizens
may not have made a permanent
move to the First Christian
Chinch, it looks like they won't
lx- returning to the Rent ro-
Clark Home
The group outgrew the house
several months ago and moved
all morning and afternoon ac-
tivities to the community center.
Programming conflicts at the
center (and the senior citizens
program's confining growth) for-
ced the city to seek an alternate
temporary meeting place large
enough to accommodate the
group during the summer
months.
Although plans for re-locating
the senior citizens group are “up
in the air" after their lease ends
Aug. 30. Parks and Recreation
Director Doug Evans said the
city isn’t worried about finding a
place since several options are
available. The city’s problem con-
cerns how to use the Renfro-
ClariF Home if the seniors do not
return to their original meeting
place.
This dilemma prompted Evans
to consult the ia9t president of
Burleson Library, Inc., the group
that owns the house. Dora
Uisery agreed with his concern
inside were in total shock.
One subject was so shocked bv
the sudden appearance ol police
in blask commando uniforms
carrying automatic weapons that
she tell backwards out of her
c hair
As has become common in
then assaults, information and
evidence gleaned from the first
laid led to a second raid VN ith
the help of Fort Worth PI), the
group assaulted a Fort Worth
motel room. "That was a little
more liauv" said Sgt CC Crycr,
the group leader
We knew one of the people in
the motel loom was on parole
lor murder," Crycr said "We
took loui armed people into cus-
tody and got about an ounce of
crank Since then we have nor-
mallv made two raids pci opera-
tion because we found evidence
or information at the first raid
that led to the second
THE LAST DRUG RAID
resulted in catching about
$15,000 worth of crank at a
dealer's house Crycr said that
the group's surveillance and in-
telligence gathering team had
been woikmg on tfie location tor
six weeks
Again, a well-timed Crimestop-
pers up helped them get a prob-
able cause warrant. As in every
operation, the assault was pre-
ceded by a briefing in the BPD
conference room. Although the
tip was called into the Burleson
Cnmestoppers line and the pre-
liminary work was done by the
BPD unit the house was outside
Burleson's jurisdiction
After they were notified of the
situation, the Johnson County
Sheriff’s Office asked the BPD
tactical team to make the initial
enirv and secure the house.
From the instant that a pickup
truck slopped in front of the
house and six cops deployed, to
the time the only occupant found
the muzzle of a Mac-11 sub
machine gun in his ear, only 15
seconds elapsed.
"We knew he was a major
dealer Cryer said "When you
get right down to it. 1 guess we re
also narcs Our team has done
more against drug trafficking in
two months than the Burleson
PD has been able to do in all the
seven years I've been wifli them.
I’d like to credit that part to
our chief."
THE GROUP WHS established
by a resolution written by
Burleson Chief of Police Keith
Rippy They give him credit for
Ficmg far-sighted enough to real-
ize the need for their special unit
m Burleson. Unfortunately, his
opinion of the need for the group
is not shared by everyone in the
BPD or the community
"We're looked at bv some peo-
ple as a bunch of bloodthirsty
cops playing army," said Patrol
Officer R Matlix, the group's se-
cond m command "We're not
bloodthirsty. We re just tired of
seeing dope' dealing in a place
where people arc trying to raise
their families
"When we end up standing in
someone's bedroom at 4 a m.
with automatic weapons, we’re
looked at as the aggressors.
We're not out there just to knock
people’s doors down. We're also
not a bunch of cops sitting in the
See Training, page 2
Introducing
The Group
Huilevm \l.,/ ‘II-RKV VI I VASS
The Special Operation Group displays a few of the tools of their
trade. Clockwise from top left are: Patrol Officer R. Mattix, Sgt. C.C.
Cryer, Patrol Officer R. Hicks, Patrol Officer DJ. Scott, Cpl. G.L.
Fowler, and Patrol Officer S. Rasco. They don’t bother ringing
doorbells.
Juvenile injures officer
and has called a special public
forum for tonight (Tnursday) at 7
p.m. in the Renfro-Clark Home.
UTA Athlete Passes Through
Jtm Hayes pauses on 1*38 in Burleson early Wednesday for a glass
of water during his push for the Paralysed Veterans Association.
The UTA professor pushed from Austin to Arlington to raise money
for the association, which recently lost 43 percent of its funding
bom state and federal sources. Ha was to cany • torch to the UTA
campus for the National Veterans Wheelchair Gamas.
BY DOTTIE WILSON
Johnson County Com-
missioners approved the purchase
of three two-way radios lor the
Johnson County Jail Monday.
Juvenile Officer Bca Peikoff
might be thinking that authoriza-
tion came just a few days too
fa*.
Peikoff was attacked Thursday
afternoon in a juvenile detention
cell by a 15-year-old girl being
detained there. The attack resulted
ip more than 20 stitches being
taken in the officer's head and
somewhat lesser injuries to her
chest. The weapon—a heavy
metal plate—is part of the casing
for a television camera which
‘ > activity of the juvenile
ners in the cell. A dropped
I column about 12 x 12 in-
s is attached to the wall at its
nction with the ceiling ip the
entire area. The metal plate used
in the attack, about 12 x 16 in ;
length, still had blood on it Mon-
day. It was a front panel used for
access to the television camera
housed beside it. A repair man
had recently worked on the
camera, and it was supposed by
jured officer's place on Monday
in the juvenile detention jxirtion
of the jail in Cleburne, estimated
the plate to be at least 10 or 15
pounds of solid metal. Two ends
of the plate had been curved up-
ward, probably in a prior effort
to pry it loose, according to
Chapman and Susan Musick.
She was serving as acting chief
of the juvenile probation depart-
ment at the time of the incident.
Chief Earl Green was under doc-
tor’s orders for bedrest at home
following an illness when the in-
cident took place last week.
Musick said the injured officer
has been employed there for the
past two years. The girl who at-
tacked the Johnson County of-
ficer was a runaway from the
Texas Youth Commission, tem-
porarily being held in Johnson
County. "When the girl threatened
her with the metal plate,
demanding the keys to the deten-
tion center’s doors, Bea. refused
to give them to her. That’s when
she started hitting her (Peikoff)
in the head with the plate. These
curved edges hit Bca in the chest
area, too,” said Musick, refe
officers there that it hadn't pro- to, the two edges on one side of
perly been re-attached to the the plate which were bent
metal column after the work was upward,
completed. IT WAS UNCLEAR TO Musick
RICHARD CHAPMAN of Bur-, how the jailer talked the girl into
leson, who was taking the in- unlocking the two boys in the
other cell, Bui the hoys, in turn,
came to the aid ol the injured
Pcikolf by detaining die girl
while the jailct got to another
room to telephone lor help from
officers in the main section of
the jail.
Reportedly another juvenile
detention center officer com-
plained after the incident about
working conditions and safety
factors in the area where both of-
ficers work with the juvenile of-
fenders. Since the ruling by the
Texas Juvenile Probation Com-
mission which came in Decem-
ber of 1985, immediate steps had
to be taken to separate the
juveniles by “sight and sound”
from the adult prisoners in rhe
facility. The county had only 45
days to do the construction work
necessary to comply with that
ruling.
County Judge Wayne Bridewell
said Monday that tne renovation
work done included blocking off
the juvenile section from the rest
of the county jail and providing
an entrance room under the
stairway connecting the two sec- «.
tions of the adult jail above. "Ilie
design was approved by a struc-
tural engineer, and the Texas Jail
Standards Commission approved
the renovation done as comply-
ing with federal standards,”
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