Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 74, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 26, 1986 Page: 2 of 54
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ew fire marshal to be named
The city will get a new fire
marshal final design plans for
the NW Renfro improvements
project will be discussed, and a
streamlined version of com-
munity center useage policies
will be considered All that and
more will occur at the Burleson
City Council meeting, beginning
at 7:00 tonight (Thursday) in the
council chamber at cits hall
City Manager Ron Crabtree
has interviewed several ap-
plicants for the fire marshal posi-
tion since the retirement earlier
this year of Chester Smith. Smith
also served the city for years as
combination fire chief/firc mar-
shal pnor to the latter position
becoming a fulltime city job He
became fire marshal on a
fulltime basis after his retirement
from the telephone company
Crabtree said he expects to
have offered the job to one of the
candidates by today If that per-
son accepts the tob then the
council will be asked to ratify the
appointment
THE MAKING OF A boulevard
has encountered several snags as
far as N W Renfro Street is con-
cerned among them higher than
Training ongoing
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
basement of the PD in black un-
iforms waiting for someone to
take a hostage."
In truth, the Special Operations
Group lakes only a link over 10
percent of the professional time
of its slx members The other 80-
something percent is spent on
patrol —regular patrol some-
times tailed routine duty
Not considered pan of their
professional time are the 20 to
30 hours each week that the
members tram and work out.
The biggest member, Cpl GL
Fowler, has lost 30 pounds in
four months of participation
with the team His 6-feet-5-inch
frame has gone from 238 to
208 pounds
Fowler is the doorman for the
group His first tool is a sledge-
hammer and when he puts it
down he takes up his second,
either a shotgun or a 357
magnum
His secondary duties are drug
identification and combat first
aid
Securing the outside of a target
structure is up to Patrol Officers
S Rasco and R. Hicks, Classified
as automatic weapons specialists,
the two will use an M-16, an AR-
1 5, or even a Thompson 45-
caliber sub machine gun to make-
sure nobody leaves the building
while the entrv team is inside or
gets into the building to surprise
them
PATROL OFFICER DJ Scott
is the other half of the two-man
fiard-entrv team He arid Mattix
use a Mac-10 and a Mac-1 1 —sub
machine guns that are only a lit-
tle larger than big handguns —to
make sure the occupants of the
building don't have a chance to
use whatever weapons thev
have.
The tactical team has ari
assortment of weapons at their
disposal to fit virtually any situa-
tion they are called ori to handle
’The arsenal includes a rciativeiv-
aricicri! M-l 30-calibcr carbine,
cvcr-reliablc 12-guage shotguns
(with stocks and barrels of vary-
ing lengths), a model 700
Remington sniper rifle with an
18 power scope, and a Ruget
assault rifle
The handguns available to
them are virtually limitless Colts,
and Smith & Wessons in calibers
from 22 to 44 magnum make-
up the majority.
Their incredible firepower has
never been witnessed ofl the
practice range 'We’ve never'
fired a shot, but it's inevitable
that we ll have to," Cryer said "If
one of us gels shot, I hope we’ll
be able to cope with it I can't
describe how close these officers
are We dc-pend so much on each
other that we really are like
famiiv ”
THEIR CLOSENESS and the
nature of their unit may be res-
ponsible for whatever hard
feetings have been generated in
other officers in the department
"We've become known as the
secret group with vime of the
other officers, Mattix said
Some of them think we don't
trust them and it's just not that
way We don ! try to keep secrets,
but we never know what we’ve
been called in for until we re told
in the briefing room
Some of the older hands want
to keep the PD small like it was
15 or 20 years ago,” Cryer said
This tactical team represents
change and some people just
don t want change I think some-
times people lose sight of the fact
that were all in the same
business "
Whether they win the respect
of all their peers or not, and
whether or not thev win the sup-
port of the majority of the com-
munity, one fact remains solid
the tactical team means business
and their business is law
enforcement
"For all of the people out there
who are dealing controlled sub-
stances. be expecting us. We
don't ring the doorbell." The-
BPD Special Operation Group
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anticipated construction es-
timates and a change of heart by
the city of Crowley as to its route
once n leaves Burleson. Several
other questions remain, such as
sidewalks and the type of lighting
to be used on the street, but one
of the main questions to be con-
sidered tonight will likely be eas-
ing the angle of a curve between
Silver Ridge Court and the Cliffs
Additional nght-of-wav will have
to be obtained in order to im-
prove the curve and council
members will be able to see both
the original and the proposed
curve alignments on the ground”
today Both routes will be staked
to give council members a belter
idea of the difference between
the two proposals
Affected property owners have
also been notified so they will
have an opportunnv to speak to
the council if thev so desire
The streamlined version of
commumtv center rules sticks
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Juvenile probation personnel demonstrate where the heavy metal plate
was supposed to be In a cell of the Juvenile Detention Center of the
Johnson County Jail. Hie 15 pound plate was used as a weapon when a
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plate as Susan Mustek ot juvenile probation points out Its
el ling.
15-year-old girl attacked an officer last Thursday. Rlcha
holds the plate as Susan Mustek of juvenile
proximity to the television camera at the cel
apman
■Juvenile area has problems
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
said Bridewell
DURING A TOUR^OF the
juvenile area Mondav, Mustek
said tlicie has been a pioblcm
with the an conditioning since
the woik was completed, and
that aulhoi i/alion hum com-
missioners court was given Iasi
week for icpair of the an con-
ditioner and the shower in the
juvenile an a I he an condition-
ing was still not winking pio-
perlv Mondav, however, though
it had been wot ked on.
Musivk said, "Willi all the ram
we’ve had, ihele |Usl hasn’t been
enough hot vvealhei until recen-
ilv to know the an conditioning
svsieni wasn't working properly.
As soon as we vveie aware of it,
we lequesled the lepairs anil the
commissioners approved them,’’
she said
And on Mondav, the three
walkie-talkie tvpe radios were ap-
proved bv commissioners at a
purchase price of 8464.50 each.
Plans ate lor the juvenile ollicet
on iluiv, the dispatcher, and the
duel )a11 c-1 ol the adult tail to be
in constant communication
through use of the radios Thev
would have been used last
Thursday; perhaps they might
have prevented the injuties sus-
tained bv the officer
Authorities hope thev will delei
such an attack in the luluie
OTHER MEASURES TO sc
cure” the juvenile area arc now
underwav, according to Cpl
Malcolm Sutherland I lie metal
casing area at the ceiling ol the
area will be enclosed with heave
screening material to be kept
padlocked, he said A section ol
the bottom window ol the cells
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(Near Post Office)
Friday, June 27
6 p.m.-10 p.m.
Bring your lawn chairs!
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220 N. Dobson
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basically to actual useage ol the
facilities, leaving the general
“do’s" and "don't's” under park
and departmental policies. The
longer version of the policy wav
approved earlier this month bv
the council.
IN OTHER ITEMS on tonight s
agenda, the council will
— Ratify a vice-chairman of the
building board of adjustments
— Consider final reading of an
ordinance granting a rate in-
crease to Lone Star Gas
—Consider approval of the
final piat of iots 7-8, Block 39 of
the Summercrest Addition
— Consider approval of the
preliminary plat of 56 lots in the
Southern Plantation Addition
located within the citv s ex-
traterritorial jurisdiction
— Consider approval of or-
dinances abandoning a portion
of the Sw Haskew Street rigfit-
of-wav located between the Has-
kew Street cul-de-sac and \ W
Ellison Street. 8
—Consider approval ol a
resolution supporting the Johnson
Countv Women’s Shelter in its
grant application to the Criminal
Justice Division through the state
attorney general s office
—Consider renewal of tin
radio communication main-
tenance agreement with Ru>s
Miller Communications
—CONSIDER THE authoriza-
tion ol additional funding costs
in the citv's share of the realign-
ment of the Johnson Avenue
Gaidens Boulevard Highuav 174
intersection Bids have beer
received bv the Stale Department
of Htghwavs and Public Trans-
portation and came in highci
than expected The utv has pre-
viously appiuvcd a lessei expel,
diture for the project
— Convene into a closed <. v
ecutive session dealing will
litigation, land acquisition unu
pel sound
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Saturday, June 28
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7 p.m.-Dinner
8 p.m.-Auction (Horse related items)
9 p.m.-Dance (Live band and concession stand)
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building, he added
Sutheiland commented that
the luvcmle section is not being
kept clean, pointing out clogged
drains in the shower and bugs in
the new entry section of the
facility "This part is separate
Irorn the- adult jail maintained
separately. You can eat off the
floors over in our section of the
jail, but this just isn’t kept
clean."
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Moody, James. Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 74, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 26, 1986, newspaper, June 26, 1986; Burleson, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth761250/m1/2/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Burleson Public Library.