May 01, 2005 Laser
Beam aimed at aircraft thought to come from Colleyville areaEXCLUSIVE on Local
News Only.com
by Linda Baker
Officer Gregory
Prewitt and Sgt. Clyde Davis responded to the 700 block of W. LD
Lockett Road, on Tuesday, April 26, at 10:02 PM, after a
commercial airline pilot from DFW Airport reported being
"painted" by a laser beam originating from the area, while
his aircraft was flying overhead.
May 1, 2005 Fast response by
Colleyville's public safety teams saves another life. Exclusive
on LNO by Linda
Baker
In the early morning on Thursday, April 28th, Colleyville 911 Dispatcher, Becky Riddick, received a call from a frantic resident who said her husband could not be awakened and did not appear to be breathing...the distraught wife was not prepared for resuscitation.
Ms. Riddick dispatched Fire Department units to the home in the 4000 block of Buckingham Place, while the information was relayed over the air. Officer John Arenz responded first to the residence. Upon arrival, Officer Arenz found no pulse in the man's carotid artery, and began immediate mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
Within moments, the Fire Department arrived and began extensive resuscitation efforts. Thanks to the immediate responses by Dispatcher Becky Riddick, Officer John Arenz, and the Fire Department, the gentleman's pulse was restored, and he was then transported to a local hospital.
Officer
Chuck Tinsman of Colleyville was advised of a possible
intoxicated driver, on Sunday April 10th, after the Grapevine
Police Department notified Colleyville dispatch.
Tinsman spotted the dark gray Ford on SH 26 around 5:29 pm and
began to observe the driving.
On April 8, 2005, after a high speed chase through our neighborhood, the
Colleyville police arrested a convicted child molester who was illegally
living in the Bransford area. The police initially became interested in
this individual when they noticed him driving a borrowed car, apparently
looking for open and unattended garages in the area. We believe this man
was a “house guest” of a local family who took him in as an act of
kindness. While we sympathize with their motives, we feel that allowing
this man to illegally stay unsupervised in our neighborhood is an
unacceptable risk to our children, and our families.
Colleyville residents can get rid of hazardous household chemicals--
otherwise known as crud-- from the garage, storage shed or under the
kitchen sink for free on Saturday, April 30, 2005. Residents should
bring household chemical waste to the Crud Cruiser, a specially equipped
collection trailer, to the parking lot south of City Hall located at 100
Main Street from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., or until full.
April 26, 2005
Big time
Bar-b-Que cookout comes to Colleyville
The great
Colleyville Bar-B-Que cookoff will be Saturday on
Centerpark behind the SouthTrust Bank building.
Volunteers are needed for judging at 11:00 am. Simply
show up and eat some great food free and help judge
the best of the best.
April 25, 2005
Colleyville Lions Club Melvin Jones recipients and Lion of the Year
At its annual Steak and Beans banquet, the Colleyville Lions Club announced this year’s Melvin Jones recipients and the naming of the Lion of the Year. The event, held at the Colleyville home of Richard and Linda Newton, on Saturday evening April 23rd, was attended by 140 Lions Club members; spouses and guests attended.
Click
Here
April 23,
2005 Thousands of
dollars in jewelry reported stolen from Colleyville Home by
Linda Baker
3/24/05 - 4/13/05 Theft of jewelry from a residence at 4100 Windemere
Court. The female resident told Officer Isaac Soto that she had noticed
two keys missing from a keyring kept in a detached area of the house.
She began reviewing her home inventory only to find approximately
$20,000 worth of her jewelry stolen. Among the missing items, was a
yellow Cocktail ring ($400), ring with a Ruby stone ($1800), diamond
engagement ring ($7000), Rolex watch with diamonds ($6500), 2" wide
bracelet ($500), and an 18" necklace ($1800). Detective Hillary
Wreay is investigating the theft, but during the time frame the jewelry
had last been seen, the household has employed day labor, maids, and
nanny.
April 22, 2005
GCISD Superintendent asks
do taxpayers want "steroid testing or bilingual teachers?"
Dr.
Kay Waggoner, Superintendent of Schools for GCISD, was the feature
speaker at the April 22nd Colleyville Lions Club.
Waggoner pointed out that although, "we (GCISD) have been the
poster child for steroid abuse but it is not the prevalent misused
drug."
Random testing for the drug could cost as much as $175
versus $14 to $16 to test for the most abused substances such as
alcohol and marijuana. Taxpayers are faced with the cost of
the testing program and have to ask do they want "steroid
testing or bilingual teachers?", said Waggoner. Click
Here for more
April 22, 2005
Colleyville Proclaims April 30 to be Clean Sweep and Arbor Day
Colleyville
Clean Sweep Team Captains who will organize volunteers to
clean over 30 miles of streets on April 30 are (L to R)
seated: Mike Muhm, Gina Head, Rich Hendler; standing: John
Blassingame, Jerry Birkes, City Manager Bill Lindley, and
Moira Brunken.
Mayor Joe
Holcutt and the Colleyville City Council have officially
proclaimed April 30, 2005 to be Colleyville’s Arbor Day
recognition and “Clean Sweep”. This marks the seventh
consecutive year Colleyville has received Tree City
recognition, and the tenth year of a volunteer lead citywide
trash removal.
April 18, 2005 Colleyville Candidates Forum draws
good crowd Approximately 200 showed up for
the Colleyville Lions Candidate Forum on Sunday evening.
The candidates forum featured (l to
r) John Grace and David Kelly, Mayoral Candidates, George Boll,
Place 1, Moderator Dr. Alan Saxe, Mike Taylor and Tony Licata,
Place 2 candidates. Click
Here for more photos and details.
April 18, 2005 Colleyville History Book Committee Announces Publisher
Members of the
Colleyville History Book Committee review the content for
"Colleyville: Then and Now". From left to
right are Carol Wollin, Francis Fitzgerald, Tommy Taylor, Molly
Munson, and Linda Baker. Seated is Neal Kimmel. Click
Here for more information.
April 16, 2005 Thieves get big haul from Precinct Line
service station
During the night of April 9, 2005, two male suspects bashed a large
18" x 5' tall hole in the exterior brick wall at the rear of the
Texaco convenience store building at 7990 Precinct Line Road. The
nocturnal thieves were recorded on surveillance tape as they proceeded
to rip the alarm system out of the wall, and cut the telephone lines.
The men hauled off with the Automatic Teller Machine, which was chock
full of Saturday night cash; an estimated $10,000 to $12,000. The ATM
itself is valued at $6,000. Also taken, according to Officer Raymon
Cannon's report, was a security safe; value and contents not determined.
Detective David Martz is reviewing the video tape and conducting the
investigation. Click
here for Crime and Arrests in Colleyville.
April 15, 2005
Colleyville's City Council Candidates
set for only one forum on Sunday at 7pm at the Colleyville Center
sponsored by Lions Club
If voters want to see their City Council Candidates up close and
personal, their only opportunity in Colleyville will be Sunday night.
The Colleyville Lions Club is sponsoring a candidates forum at 7 pm at
the Colleyville Center. Other than a few political signs, this
year's election seems to be drawing little attention.
David Kelly may be making a stronger race than many
political observers thought he would. Kelly has never
served on a decision making City Board, such as Planning
and Zoning, or in elected office. Kelly has said he
decided rather than just talk about city politics he wanted to
do something about helping the city, so he decided to run for
office.
John Grace, served on City Council from 1994-1998 with a
reputation as a no-nonsense administrator. He most
recently was President of the Colleyville Soccer Association.
Grace also was appointed to the Colleyville Economic Task Force
last year and instrumental in a number of presentations. Grace
is an independent financial consultant. Grace has said he
wants to insert a calm style of leadership and fiscal
conservative direction to city council.
Tony Licata has a Masters from SMU and served as
an executive with a large public company.
Mike Taylor states that while
he does not have a college degree he is a small businessman.
April 14, 2005
AN LNO EXCLUSIVE Colleyville's Car Chase Suspect was
arrested twice in Southlake
Colleyville Mug Shot
from April 8th
Doug
Bachstein was apprehended in a high speed car chase through
neighborhoods of Colleyville on Friday April 8th.
Bachstein is known to Southlake Police as well. The
suspect had been arrested twice in Southlake. July 2003 he
was arrested for probation and parole violations and then again
in December 2003 for parole violation. Despite the fact
the convicted child molester had a prison sentence that would
keep him incarcerated until next year and the fact he was
arrested for multiple probation and parole violations, Bachstein
put police officers and civilians in harms way on Friday
night. His attempt to evade Colleyville Officer Raymon
Cannon resulted in Bachstein wrecking out after crashing into the historic Couch building on
Colleyville Boulevard.
The Friday night five minute car chase
was recorded on the in-car camera of Colleyville Officer Raymon
Cannon. The in-car camera recorded Bachstein's maneuvers in his
attempt to evade the police officer including a near collision at one
point with the police car. Click
Here to read the article and for a link to the car chase video.
April 13, 2005
Chateau For the Dogs of our Heart Tour of mansion to benefit SPCA of Texas
A Colleyville mansion fit for a king, three cavalier King Charles spaniels to be exact, is opening its doors to raise money for dogs (and cats) less fortunate. The SPCA of Texas is sponsoring a day of tours of the gorgeous 14,000 square foot mansion in Colleyville,
on Saturday, May 7 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for $20 per person. All proceeds will benefit the SPCA’s homeless pets.
The home is the private The Private Estate of Megan, McKenzie and Madison located at 1707 Cheek Sparger Road,
Colleyville. The dogs and the home were featured in an HGTV special
"pet Palaces". Click
Here for details.
April 13, 2005 Colleyville Lions Club to present
City Council Candidate Forum
Allan Saxe will moderate the
Colleyville Lions City Council Candidate's Forum. Saxe is
a UT at Arlington political professor, author, columnists and
local personality often called on by the media to comment on
local politics.
The Colleyville Lions Club Board
of Directors announced that the club will host a forum featuring
candidates for the Colleyville City Council. In making the
announcement, Lions Club President Frank Carroll said the
program will feature questions for the candidates prepared in
advance and from the audience. The candidates will not
have any knowledge of the questions in advance.
The Forum will be Sunday April 17th from 7pm until 9pm at the
Colleyville Center at 5103 Riverwalk, at the corner of Riverwalk
and Church.
April 12, 2005
Colleyville Police Officer was
attacked by suspect according to PD press release
Exclusive on LNO The Colleyville PD released a
press statement today concerning this weekend's police chase and capture
of a suspect.
An alert Officer Raymon Cannon
observed a vehicle acting in a suspicious manner. After
the suspect crashed into the old Couch building a foot chase
ensued into the nearby Kroger. Sergeant Clyde Davis and Officer
J. Holderead assisted in the apprehension of Doug Bachstein who
attacked Officer Cannon.
Doug Bachstein is shown in this
March 2005 photo from the Texas Department of Public
Safety. He was charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault on
an 8 year old female October 12, 1992.
April 10, 2005
Colleyville Police chase ends up in
destruction of famous Couch property and assault on police officer. After a Friday night car chase, including the suspect crashing into a city-owned building, followed by a foot chase after the offender into a local grocery store, plus a fight, Officer Raymon Cannon can testify to the veracity of the oft-repeated police credo, "There is no such thing as a routine traffic stop."
Officer Raymon Cannon attempted to
stop the a vehicle on Friday night, however the suspect fled and
the chase was on!
Skid marks can be seen on the
lower left where the Suburban began to loose control and crash
into the landmark building. The suspect attempt to escape and
was subdued in the Colleyville Kroger store.
April 10, 2005 Colleyville Police investigating
reported Laser lights pointed at aircraft
4/05/05 Officer Bob Etheridge responded at 10:30 PM to a call in the
area around 900 W. LD Lockett Road, regarding suspects possibly using
Laser lights against aircraft in the DFW Airport flight path. Police
were unable to locate any suspects. For
more Crime in Colleyville Summary, Click Here.
April 7, 2005 Colleyville Lions Club to present
City Council Candidate Forum
Allan Saxe will moderate the
Colleyville Lions City Council Candidate's Forum. Saxe is
a UT at Arlington political professor, author, columnists and
local personality often called on by the media to comment on
local politics.
The Colleyville Lions Club Board
of Directors announced that the club will host a forum featuring
candidates for the Colleyville City Council. In making the
announcement, Lions Club President Frank Carroll said the
program will feature questions for the candidates prepared in
advance and from the audience. The candidates will not
have any knowledge of the questions in advance.
The Forum will be Sunday April 17th from 7pm until 9pm at the
Colleyville Center at 5103 Riverwalk, at the corner of Riverwalk
and Church.
April 5, 2005 Colleyville's Third Citizen's
Police Academy Meets the Tactical Team and Bomb Squad
CPA Student Jamie Thibodeaux peers through one
of the Grapevine Tactical Squad's Shields.
Eighteen
Colleyville residents signed up for the 12 week course conducted
at the Colleyville Justice Center. This is the largest of
the three classes that have been conducted to date.
Officer Bill Hudgins, Colleyville Police Department, is the
coordinator of the instructional course. The program takes
the students through every aspect of police work and provides a
unique opportunity to meet most of the city's police force one
on one (much more fun that on a traffic stop for speeding)!
Hudgins announced that the
classes plan an alumni association that will meet and work with
the police on many levels. Hudgins said that he is working
on a COP or Citizens on Patrol program as the next level for the
CAP graduates. Click
Here for more photos on this story.
April 2, 2005
Officer John Arenz Busts Rock
Throwing Teenagers
Officer John Arenz busts dangerous
rock throwing kids.
Just after midnight on Saturday, March 27, 2005, Officer John Arenz was dispatched to the 2600 block of Glade Road, where yet another moving vehicle had been struck by a thrown rock. The shaken female victim had been driving down Glade when the rock shattered the passenger side window on her Ford Mustang.
As reported previously in LNO in the past weeks, Officer Arenz was aware of at least seven recent incident calls from the same location regarding rocks being hurled at passing automobiles.
Click
Here for more crime and arrests in Colleyville.
March 31, 2005 Smith pleads guilty in child porn
case
Douglas Smith plead guilty in
Federal Court in Fort Worth this morning. He will be
sentenced on July 12th.
He remains free until then.
Click on the charge, on the right, from the U.S. Attorney's
office to enlarge.
March 30, 2005 Colleyville Man Charged with
distribution of child pornography
Douglas S. Smith, Jr.,
61, a former high-ranking Boy Scouts of American official,
has been a program director coordinating scouting programs with
schools and churches. He was accused on charges revealed
today, filed on March 21st by federal prosecutors, of receiving
images over the Internet in February of children engaging in
oral sex, intercourse and other sexually explicit conduct.
Local and national media swarm down
on the home of Smith in Colleyville on Tuesday afternoon. Click
here for more.
