WELDING SCHOOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij4RWYm4dh8

PARTICULARLY GOOD LUFKIN POLICE REPORT TODAY

A man reported he was robbed Tuesday while walking in the area of Sayers and North streets. The man said two men beat him up and took money from his wallet. They left the wallet behind and rode away on bicycles.

A pocket knife was stolen from a man by a person he knows. That person sold it to someone else.

Three men stole a 30-pack of beer and several unknown items Monday evening from a store in the 900 block of West Frank Avenue. The group left with the merchandise in their hands and also concealed in their pants.

Assault was reported by a person who said his stepfather punched him in the face during an argument Monday.

Panty hose and an elbow brace were stolen Monday afternoon from a store in the 100 block of North Timberland Drive. A manager wrote down the woman's license plate number.

Forgery was reported by a man who said his common-law wife took checks from his account and forged them without his permission.

A house was deliberately flooded in the 2100 block of Spence Street. Someone pushed a window air conditioner into the house, inserting a running garden hose through the space left behind. The house is estimated to have thousands of dollars in damage.

http://www.lufkindailynews.com/news/content/news/police/stories/2009/05/13/cops.html

Nacogdoches Police Report

Burglary of a habitation, 700 block of Old Tyler Road. Medication, a wheelchair, a DVD player and a VCR were taken from a home.

Robbery, 200 block of West Seale Street. A man was approached by several people who asked him for beer. When he refused, they attacked him and took his wallet.

Police Poetry

THE MAN
Lufkin Police Department

Monday, May 04, 2009

Assault was reported
by a man
who said three people attacked him
Sunday night
outside Owen's night club on Keltys Street.
One of the three men
hit the man
in the head
with a beer bottle,
causing a deep cut
to the man's head.
The man told the police
the attack was unprovoked.

Tenaha Pirates Update

The LA Times had this story back in March, so it seems like this is on CNN simply because they have decided to cover it.. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad they have. In fact, I think they did a pretty good job with it. The stunning thing is that the Tenaha authorities don't seem to be disputing any of the facts. They simply say they acted within their discretion to battle drug traffic passing through town. CNN's Jeffery Toobin did say this is what the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division is for. Is the US Attorney's office not looking into this?

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-texas-profiling11-2009mar11,0,507135.story

REDNECKISTANI NABBED

"Tommy Hollingsworth, 45, took off in his mother’s Lincoln Continental Sunday evening.....sheriff’s deputies also had a theft report from a Central gas station. Someone driving a car similar to Hollingsworth’s had stolen $15 worth of gas and some beer, Henson said."

http://www.lufkindailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/radar/entries/2009/05/04/man_takes_deputies_on_highspee.html

REDNECKISTANI PIRATES! Where is the US?

The City of Teneha and several of its officials are named in a federal law suit alleging the defendants have used Texas asset forfeiture laws as a cover to steal money from motorists. This is a very disturbing story and makes one wonder why there is no mention of a federal criminal investigation. All that seems to be new here is that it has gotten CNN's attention. Other papers have covered this in the past.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/05/texas.police.seizures/