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Wednesday, Jan. 16,2008
The Clifton Record
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BOOK SIGNING — Eric Latham (left) spent time talking with Rotary members and signing
copies of his book “Take Steps With a Purpose, A Walk About America for Cancer Research,”
following his program last week. Shown with him are Rick Lundberg and Calvin Rueter
— Staff Photo By Carol Moulton
Chief Updates Council On
Past Month, Future Plans
LIONS GET POLICE DEPARTMENT UPDATE — Clifton Lions
Club heard a report from Clifton Police Chief Steve Adcock on
the current status and future plans of the police department
last Week. — Staff Photo By Carol Moulton
By Carol Moulton
STAFF REPORTER
CLIFTON — Clifton Police
Chief Steve Adcock not only
updated the City Council on the
department last Monday, but he
also was the guest speaker at
the Clifton Lions Club on Tues-
day, to give the members an
update on the departments cur-
rent status and future plans.
He explained that training
has been a priority for the de-
partment during the previous
month with everything from
styles of shooting to sexual
predator/registration, and pur-
suit driving being taught to the
officers.
Adcock also noted that Adam
Sowder III has been hired by
the department to bring the to-
tal officers back to five. The five
officers include Randy Hill,
Leslie Perry, Jeff Schasteen,
Darren Glenn, and Sowder.
On a current note, Adcock
advised everyone to keep their
vehicles locked at all times as
there have been a rash of thefts
from vehicles. As of Tuesday, the
department believes that it has
caught the recent perpetrators,
however, that does not mean that
there aren’t others out there.
Adcock advised the council
that there is a need for two new
radar units for the cars, and
that the department can lease
the units on a three-year plan
towards the purchase of the
units, all within the budget of
the department at this time.
He also noted that he is work-
ing on two grant applications,
one for a new records manage-
ment system, and the other for
approximately 40 wireless cam-
eras that can be put up around
the city. He noted that with the
small department, this will help
the officers better utilize their
time and technology.
Adcock said that he has pur-
chased on camera that is por-
table which he will be using in
certain areas that tend to at-
tract criminal activity.
He also announced that the
department has been awarded
a TacSight SE35 thermal im-
ager through a grant awarded
from Homeland Security. He
noted that this was one of only
54 grants awarded in the state.
He said that the unit will be
valuable in locating fugitives or
last people at night.
In his report he also noted
that the recent “zero tolerance”
on local warrants has been pro-
ductive with numerous war-
rants served and many more
people have come in to clear
their warrants. He added that
there were two major drug ar-
rests during the month of De-
cember, and that they
apprehended the two juveniles
that have been vandalizing the
downtown Main Street Christ-
mas decorations.
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ached and my soul began to suf-
fer,” said Latham. “It was like
little Abbie and I were commu-
nicating on another level. Al-
though she couldn’t speak, her
eyes said, ‘Help me. Help me.’”
Here she was only 17 months
old fighting for her life.
“Her strength and courage
inspired me. She gave me
hope,” added Latham.
During and after his walk,
many of tne people who touched
his life have kept in touch, and
many of those who had touched
his life have been lost, such as
Abbie who passed away five
days after her second birthday.
Throughout the walk,
Latham said that he met thou-
sands of people whose lives
have been touched by cancer,
“The truth is you never know
Lions Club
Collecting
Hearing Aids
CLIFTON — Clifton Lions
Club is now collecting used/
broken hearing aids, along with
eyeglasses.
Collection boxes for both
glasses and hearing aids are
available at Brookshire’s and
David’s grocery stores..
Lions Club International is
now supporting those who need
help get hearing aids.
who’s going to walk into your
life and change it forever.”
He talked about his first “tur-
key fries,” served to him in Ne-
braska, the incident of someone
throwing a whole taco at him in
Nebraska—when he was really
hungry; but wasn’t about to eat
a taco off the ground — and his
first sky diving experience in
California.
He also sppke about spend-
ing the Fourth of July with a
woman in a hospital in Iowa,
who simply wanted someone to
watch the fireworks with her,
out her hospital room window.
“I brought award-winning
caramels and she arranged for
the nurse to bring us orange
sherbet,” said Latham.
After his presentation, high-
lighted by slides from his trav-
els, Latham talked to many of
the Rotary members and
signed boobs for them.
He announced that a portion
of the sale of each book in
Bosque County would go to-
wards the local Relay for Life
organization. He also thanked
Joann Mulhausen for his stay
at Lakehaven Bed and Break-
fast.
When he left the club meet-
ing, he was headed for the
Bosque Memorial Museum and
the Nellie Pederson Civic Li-
brary, two of his favorite types
of places to visit whenever he
has the time during his travels.
For information about his
travels and his books, visit the
Walk About America website.
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CLIFTON — Clifton police
arrested 11 persons following
traffic stops and warrant ser-
vice during the month of No-
vember, according to a report
from Clifton Police Chief Steve
Adcock, presented to Clifton
City Council on Jan. 7.
There were 16 offenses/inci-
dents investigated during the
month including seven Uni-
form Crime Report Index
crimes. Three was cleared for
a 43-percent clearance rate.
For the period, there were 30
citations and 41 warnings for a
total of 68 violator contacts in
November.
There were two vehicles im-
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were reported resulting in one
injury.
One funeral escort was per-
formed by officers, and five assists
to other Bosque County agencies
were logged in November.
There were 138 miscella-
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The Chief reported working
an average of 40 hours a week,
while the officers worked an
average of 45 hours per week,
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Smith, W. Leon. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2008, newspaper, January 16, 2008; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth789225/m1/3/: accessed July 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.