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Holiday blues Store employees

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face theft charges
Several factors including finances,
health and planning can cause many Officials say sus- day, according to a
individuals to feel overwhelmed pects were ringing report released Monday
during the holidays. A conference by the Del Rio Police
will address the issue today at
items at the register Department.
VVRMC. and cancelling the Hernandez and Trev-
ino were each charged
purchase later on with the offense of theft
of property, greater
BY KAREN GLEASON than $750, less than
karen.gleason $2,500, a Class A mis-
@delrionewsherald.com demeanor, their arrest
reports show.
Two hardware DRPD Senior Officer
store employees were Dulce Gonzalez said
arrested and charged Officer Marco Zam-
with theft after brano was dis-
allegedly trying patched to The
to manipulate Home Depot,
store transac- 2454 Veterans
tions to steal Blvd., after po-
more than lice received
$700 worth of a call about an
merchandise, alleged theft of
including a tree property by two
and an inflatable store employees.
Santa, police said. “(I) made
Jessica Hernandez, contact with asset
32, 116 Jodobo Drive, protection manager Jay

CHIC coalition offers coping techniques for seasonal stress and Jose L. Trevino, 38,
133 North Hill Drive,
Clapper, who stated he
had a situation where
were arrested at 10:35 two employees
BY MEGAN TACKETT a.m. and 11:55 a.m.,
megan.tackett respectively, on Thurs- See THEFT Page 3A
@delrionewsherald.com

Although the holidays WEATHER

are generally regarded as a
time of celebration and joy,
one Del Rio social worker
Cold front, snow expected
explains some individuals BY RUBÉN CANTÚ The National Weath-
may experience the oppo- ruben.cantu er Service announced
site. @delrionewsherald.com showers for today, with
The Community Health north-northeast winds
Improvement Coalition’s The arrival of a cold around 10 mph. Ninety
Mental Health Committee front that began push- percent chances of pre-
will host a “Managing the ing the mercury down cipitation between one-
Holiday Blues” talk today Tuesday morning could half and three quarters
at 6 p.m. inside Val Verde Photo by Megan Tackett set the tone for Del of an inch are possible.
Regional Medical Center’s Kayla Mayer, hospice social worker and bereavement coordi- Rioans to enjoy Tonight, accord-
Education Room to help nator at VVRMC, will host a “Managing the Holiday Blues” talk a white Christ- ing to the NWS
attendees cope with the today at 6 p.m. inside Val Verde Regional Medical Center’s Ed- mas, with strong bulletin, the night
stress that can accompany ucation Room to help attendees cope with the stress that can chances of rain rain could turn
the holiday season. accompany the holiday season. and snow starting into snow, with 80
“It’s so much extra on Wednesday night. percent chances of
top of the stress we feel on easily. They don’t have to over their bodies,” Mayer Rowland Garza, Extreme precipitation and
a daily basis,” said Kay- spend so much time prac- said. “As a teenager your Val Verde County Weather north-northeast
la Mayer, hospice social ticing to get it right,” said prefrontal cortex is not ful- emergency man- winds 5 to 10 mph.
worker and bereavement Mayer, a Del Rio native. ly developed, which is why agement coordi- Chances of rain
coordinator at VVRMC “It’s going to be something a lot of teens don’t make the nator, said that county continue until Thurs-
said. “You’re strapped even they can really dive into best decisions.” and City of Del Rio day.
more.” right now during the holi- Another way people officials, as well as Red A weather alert sent
Factors including financ- day time and not have wait can combat holiday blues, Cross representatives by the Weather Fore-
es, health and planning to seek help elsewhere.” Mayer said, is to simply go were evaluating the sit- cast Office Austin/San
can cause many individ- During an internship, outside and absorb Vitamin uation in the event that Antonio, warns of
uals to feel overwhelmed Mayer, who earned a D from the sun. Mayer de- the local shelters had to
with stress, anxiety and master’s from University of scribed her own experience be activated. See WEATHER Page 3A
depression, said Mayer, Michigan’s School of Social battling Seasonal Affective
who will host the talk. In Work, taught the same tech- Disorder during her time in
effort to combat this, Mayer nique during an internship college, which she partially ANIMAL CONTROL
will teach attendees stress to more than 30 youths be- treated by making a point
management techniques,
including mindful medita-
tween 13 and 18 years old at
a juvenile detention center
to spend more time outside.
“I don’t know if people
Val Verde discusses future
tion. in Toledo, Ohio, she said. realize how important of county’s rabies officer
“All of these (skills) are “They couldn’t believe
things people can do very how much control they had See HOLIDAY Page 3A BY KAREN GLEASON particular time, and
karen.gleason I’d like to go back (and
@delrionewsherald.com explain) how this oc-
curred,” Roger Cerny,
County commission- the county’s health
Seasonal depression retardation (being less active than usual)
n Insomnia (difficulty sleeping) or sleeping too ers court members inspector and risk man-
much discussed last week agement official, told
According to the American Psychiatric Associ-
n Feeling tired or not having any energy
ation’s diagnostic criteria for Major Depressive
n Feelings of guilt or worthlessness
the history and future members of Val Verde
Disorder, a person must experience five or more of the county’s rabies County Commission-
n Difficulties concentrating and paying attention
symptoms below for a continuous period of at
least two weeks. n Thoughts of death or suicide. control authority. ers Court during their
“I brought this before November regular term
n Feelings of sadness, hopelessness, depressed Most symptoms must be present every day or the court, not necessar- meeting held Wednes-
mood nearly every day and must cause significant dis- ily for action, but for day.
n Loss of interest or pleasure in activities that tress or problems in daily life functioning.
used to be enjoyable
discussion as to how Cerny noted state
n Change in weight or appetite (either increase or For more information about depression or where you I came to be appoint- statutes require every
decrease) can go to find help, please visit MentalHealth.gov. ed the rabies control Texas county to have a
n Change in activity: psychomotor agitation authority, as there rabies control authori-
(being more active than usual) or psychomotor Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were two members of ty “to administer and
the (current) court that
were not here at that See RABIES Page 3A

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FROM PAGE 1A DEL RIO NEWS-HERALD | 3A

RABIES officer, and it doesn’t

seem feasible to me that
outside on Gyna Lane
in the Val Verde Park THEFT ees, Jessica Hernandez not described in the
and Jose Trevino, take complaint.
From Page 1A you have someone out- Estates area. Deputies From Page 1A items without purchas- The total value of the
side of the person that’s went to the area but ing them,” Zambrano stolen merchandise
enforce rabies control responsible for animal were unable to find the of Home Depot were wrote. was given as $778.92.
in the county.” control as the sheriff is, animal. found to be stealing The Home Depot in- “(I) was shown se-
He said he brought to have someone else Cerny said the girl items,” Zambrano vestigator told police, curity camera footage
the issue before the looking over his shoul- had to take a series of wrote in an affidavit he “In the process of ring- of the incident which
court in November der,” Cerny said. rabies vaccine shots filed in the case. ing up items, Hernan- showed Hernandez
2014 and said the Cerny said the since the animal could “Clapper stated that dez would cancel the ring up the items
county animal con- county could name the not be found, but on Nov. 16, an item then taking
trol order in place at sheriff as the county’s noted he later spoke incident was from the items out
that time designated rabies control author- to the mother, and she created within the of the trans-
the county animal ity since the county’s claimed the child had Home Depot’s trans- action but
control officer as the animal control officer suffered no ill effects automated ac- keeping them
county rabies control will also be working for from the shots. system show- tion, in the cart. (I)
authority. the sheriff. Cerny said he did not ing that (the mak- noted that at
During that 2014 Cerny said the learn of the incident sale) of several ing it the end of the
meeting, Cerny said, appointment is import- until a week after it items (was) ap- transaction,
the court rescinded the ant because concerns occurred. suspended, pear Trevino then
county’s existing ani- about rabies continue “This is what showing that that grabbed two
mal control order and to be an issue in the prompted me to put someone had Jose Trevino the Jessica Hernandez sodas and paid
appointed him as the county because of the that item on the attempted to item for the items,
county’s rabies control large numbers of stray (commissioners court) stop a transaction and was rung up but in then walked the items
authority. dogs, especially in agenda, because you possibly hold the items reality it was not.” out to his vehicle and
Cerny said, “We get a areas like Val Verde see the disconnection for someone,” Zambra- Clapper claimed placed them in the
lot of calls, and I think Park Estates and here,” he said. no wrote. Hernandez did this rear and drove off
there needs to be some Cienegas Terrace. He “On Nov. 17, a lady The officer noted with several items: without paying for the
thought given as to who did note, however, that walked into the sher- Clapper told him that a seven-and-a-half- merchandise,” Zam-
should be the rabies no confirmed cases iff’s office complaining “holding items was foot tall tree, valued brano wrote.
control authority.” of rabies have been about a stray white flagged in the automat- at $399; an inflatable Zambrano reported
Last year, he said, the recorded in Val Verde pit bull roaming the ed system since thefts Santa, valued at $99; he was given a state-
court created an animal County so far this neighborhood, and she occur frequently with an electric blower, ment from the Home
control department year. made mention that held items.” valued at $149; a Depot investigator,
since the county was in Cerny recounted a re- this dog had recently “Clapper stated that turkey fryer, valued as well as the video
the process of build- cent incident in which bitten her neighbor’s when he arrived in Del at $59; an air tank, footage.
ing an animal control a 10-year-old girl was daughter, so she was Rio on Nov. 29 to con- valued at $30.97; Justice of the Peace
facility. That facility, bitten by a dog in the concerned that this duct his investigation peanut oil, valued at Pct. 1 Jim Bob Barrera
he said, is about “three Val Verde Park Estates dog was still roaming,” and while checking se- $29.97; and an item Sr. set bond for Her-
weeks to a month” area of the county. Cerny said. curity camera footage, called “400ARHRLS,” nandez and Trevino at
away from completion. Cerny said about Cerny said VVSO Lt. he noticed two employ- valued at $11.98 but $1,800 each.
The court, he said, 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 14, Manuel “Manny” Her-
placed the animal con- sheriff’s office deputies rera called the city’s
trol department under were dispatched to the animal control staff,
the purview of the Val emergency room at Val whose members were
Verde County Sheriff’s Verde Regional Medical able to trap the dog and
Office. Center to meet with a place it into quarantine
“Basically what we woman and her 10-year- the dog for 10 days until
have is, we have the old daughter. it could be euthanized.
sheriff in charge of that, The woman told dep- “This was a stray
and we have a position uties a white pit bull dog, and no one was
in the sheriff’s office had bitten her daughter able to find an owner,”
for an animal control while she was playing Cerny said.

WEATHER vertical temperature

From Page 1A
wintry precipitation
for portions of the Hill
Country and the south-
ern Edwards Plateau
Wednesday afternoon
through early Thurs-
day morning.
“A mix of rain and
snow is likely Wednes-
day afternoon into
Thursday morning
across the Hill Country
and southern Edwards
Plateau, primarily
north and west of a
Comstock to Comfort to
Georgetown line,” the
alert warns.
A brief period of
all snow, the bulletin
states, is possible early
Thursday morning for
far northern Val Verde,
Edwards, and Real
Counties and western
Kerr, Gillespie and
Llano Counties, where
profiles will be most
favorable for snow.
“Little to no impacts
are expected from the
wintry precipitation
given the warm soil
temperatures from the
previous period of well-
above-normal tempera-
tures, and the fact that
surface temperatures
should likely remain
above freezing, it is
unlikely that there will
be any snow accumu-
lations,” said the NWS
regional office.
Any snow should melt
upon contact with the
ground. However, if tem-
peratures begin trend-
ing colder, it is possible
that some very slight
accumulations may be
possible across the afore-
mentioned areas where
all snow is most likely,
especially for northern
Edwards and western
Kerr Counties.
The San Antonio and
Austin metro areas are
expected to receive all
rain. If temperatures
begin trending colder, We are always interested in hearing
it is possible that the
rain/snow mix line about news in our community.
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mixed in with the rain,
as well as the possibili-
ty of some locations to
receive a brief period of
all snow early Thurs-
day morning.

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Wednesday, December 6, 2017 | ruben.cantu@delrionewsherald.com

GUEST EDITORIAL ANOTHER VIEW

Football and education

Big-time college football is their parents.
down to its final four teams Here is some more perspec-
for its version of the national tive for those claiming big-
championship. time college football players
Did the committee which need to be paid — as if they
determined the four “best” are not already by receiving
teams get it right? Probably, a free education, room and
but that is not the point of this board and books. (And let’s be
editorial. honest — college football play-
Here is the point: ers are treated like kings on
At Clemson, the “esti- campus compared to regular
mated” costs for 2016-2017 is Joe Blow Student, who does
$25,160 per year for a full-time not have access to world class
resident and $45,042 for a training, nutrition, medical
non-resident. (From www. care and exercise facilities
clemson.edu.) — all at no cost to the stu-
At Oklahoma, the “Re- dent-athlete.)
quired Tuition and Fees Fall The NCAA — the governing
2017-Spring 2018” is $11,284.50 body for major college sports
for a resident and for a — raked in nearly $1 billion in
$26,665.50 for a non-resident. total revenue in 2014. That is a
(From www.ou.edu.) significant chunk of change —
At Georgia, the no doubt. EDITORIAL
“2017-2018 Estimated However, student
Cost of Attendance”
for a resident is
$26,404 and $45,688
loan debt is $1.3 trillion.
That is trillion with a
capital “T.”
Ed Emmet read from his tax bill
for an out-of-state In other words, the
resident. (From www. amount of money stu- The leader of didn’t have to. Gov. mately died in the school districts and
admissions.uga.edu.) dents owe in order to Harris County’s Greg Abbott, Lt. capitol would have prioritize passing
At Alabama, for the 2017- get a college degree dwarfs the government recited Gov. Dan Patrick put a revenue cap bills about bath-
2018 academic year, the “total money bringing brought in the numbers to a and state Sen. Paul on county govern- rooms.
direct and indirect” cost for by college athletes, who do not luncheon crowd Bettencourt need ment, using a for- “The next time a
an in-state student is $30,184 have to pay for their college gathered for his to quit playing to mula based on infla- state official makes
and for an out-of-state student degree. recent State of the a narrow base of tion and the state’s a big deal about a
it is $48,634. In 2016, the average student County address. angry voters, stop population growth. fraction of a cent
See where we are going with a student loan had more The county judge undercutting local Never mind that cut in the property
here? than $30,000 in debt. For 2015, revealed that he’ll government leaders Harris County’s tax rate, ask them
For the most part, stu- the average NFL salary was pay $8,038 to the and start working population is rising why they won’t
dent-athletes competing for $2.1 million. Houston Indepen- with Houston-area faster than the rest help Harris County
big-time college football’s There is a reason many dent School District elected officials of the state, and property taxpay-
biggest prize do not have to parents scrimp and save for this year and $1,305 on serious issues none of the county ers fund indigent
worry about these costs. Nor their children’s college edu- to the Harris Coun- facing the state’s government’s main health care . ,”
will they ever have to spend a cation. And there is a reason ty Hospital District. largest metropolis. services — like run- Emmett said. “That
second worrying about how student loan debt in America Then there’s $3,188 Harris County ning a jail, paying would be real prop-
they will pay for their college is higher than credit card to Harris County isn’t just the third for indigent health erty tax relief.”
diploma. debt. (Think about that for a itself, $3,068 to the most populous care and funding Emmett has
If only college students minute.) city of West Uni- county in the flood control — are served as county
without the hyphen-athlete Student-athletes should re- versity Place and nation. Almost 2 tied to any measure judge for the last
next to their title could be alize the value of a free college $920 to the Houston million people live of inflation. As Em- decade, so he cer-
as fortunate, not to mention education. Community Col- in unincorporated mett himself tren- tainly bears some
lege System. But to areas of the coun- chantly observed, responsibility for

Which will prevail? the Harris County

Flood Control Dis-
ty. If that were a
city, it would rank
that dumb idea was
“neither logical nor
the shortcomings of
government that he
trict? Only $216. right behind conservative, decries. His sermon
Competing versions of the focus on the Act itself. The “Talk about out Houston it merely on prioritizing flood
Republican tax plan cleared Senate move appears to be of whack,” he said. as the fifth panders to control and develop-
both chambers of Congress an accounting trick meant What’s out of largest in a narrow ing another res-
in the last two weeks. Now a to carve out $338 billion in whack is a property the United self-interest ervoir is overdue,
big question remains: Which savings. tax system that’s States. But group.” and we’re glad he’s
version will prevail? Both the House and Senate wholly inadequate the coun- What the finally preaching it.
There are myriad differ- bills include a reduction of for funding what ty government people of Harris Hearing a
ences in how the bills treat the corporate tax rate from should be the top has virtually no County need out of political leader
income. Three of the most 35 percent to 20 percent. The priorities of gov- authority to pass their state govern- so bluntly and
significant have to do with U.S. corporate tax rate is one ernment in Texas’ ordinances, and its ment is an invest- forcefully criticize
tax-code simplification, the of the highest in the world largest county. services are funded ment from the the top elected
Affordable Care Act and cor- — at both the statutory and There’s more. As almost entirely by Rainy Day Fund to officials in his
porate tax rates. effective rate — which is why Emmett made property taxes. pay for a third res- own party is the
Clearly, simplification is in so many companies have abundantly clear Nonetheless, ervoir, more money kind of candor
order. At some 74,000 moved their operations in what was a bold state lawmakers for a beleaguered our system needs.
pages (up from 26,000 abroad. Lowering these speech, Texas has this year proposed indigent health The county judge
in 1984), the code is rates, while standardizing state leaders who legislation that care system and in- is dead right. Our
just too complicated enforcement, would bring attack local govern- would have further creased funding for state’s elected
for most taxpayers more of these companies ment and cravenly restricted Harris mental health care leaders need to
to complete with- home to pay taxes. pander to anti-tax County leaders and transportation. get their priori-
out the use of software or a It also would increase capi- activists without from raising the Instead we have ties straight and
professional tax preparer. It tal investment and make the offering solutions property tax rev- state leaders who quit messing with
shouldn't be that way. U.S. more competitive. to the problems enue necessary to stubbornly reject local government.
The House plan reduces Thankfully, both the House confronting Harris meet the needs of billions in federal Something’s out
the number of brackets from and Senate versions of the County. local government. Medicaid funds, of whack, and it’s
seven to four (12 percent, 25 bill retain a deduction for Emmett didn’t For example, one shrug education not just the coun-
percent, 35 percent and 39.6 property taxes, though both name names, but he bad idea that ulti- expenses off to local ty judge’s tax bill.
percent) and seems the smart- are capped at $10,000. This
er way to go. The Senate plan deduction is important to
maintains seven brackets (10, middle-class Texans, where MALLARD FILMORE
12, 22, 24, 32, 35, 38.5 percent). property taxes are high to
It's possible some people offset the state's lack of an
would be moved into a higher income tax.
tax bracket with the compres- There's still a lot of haggling
sion of brackets, but in most to be done. The competing
cases that increase should be measures are in conference
offset by the near-doubling of committee, where members
the standard deduction that will try to meld the two into a
exists in both versions of the compromise measure. If they
bill. are successful, the new mea-
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 CRIME
DRPD
BLOTTER
COMPILED
By KAREN GLEASON
REPORTS FROM THE DRPD:
Building Burglary
n Rosendo Zavala told police
at noon on Sunday he was
watching a relative’s home in
the 300 block of West Bean
Street. Zavala said he placed
a lock on a storage shed on
the property at 3 p.m. on
Saturday. He said when he
returned at 11:57 a.m. on
Sunday, he found the lock
had been cut and several
tools stolen from the shed,
including a 23-piece Crafts-
man socket set, valued at
$25; a 180-piece Craftsman
socket set, valued at $200; a
Craftsman 10-piece ratchet
set, valued at $50; and a
Craftsman chain saw, valued
at $200.
Criminal Mischief
n Christian Gallegos, a resi-
dent of the 500 block of Quail
Creek, told police at 10:04 p.m.
on Nov. 28 someone broke
the rear window of his 2008
Chevrolet pickup, causing an
estimated $300 damage, while
the truck was parked outside
the Movies 8 theater at Plaza
Del Sol Mall, 2205 Veterans
Blvd. Gallegos told police
he believed the window was
broken between 7:30 p.m. and
8:45 p.m. on Nov. 28.
Rosa Esquivel, a resident of
the 300 block of East Garza
Street, told police at 5:18
p.m. on Thursday she heard
a loud crash outside her
home at 4:43 p.m. Thursday.
Esquivel said when she went
outside to investigate, she
found someone had broken
rear window of her Dodge
Durango, causing an esti-
mated $300 damage.
n Juliet Gomez, a resident
of the 400 block of East
Chapoy Street, told police
at 4:57 p.m. on Thursday
someone broke the rear win-
dow of her Toyota 4Runner,
causing an estimated $300,
while the vehicle was parked
outside her residence. Go-
mez told police she believed
the window was broken
between 3:30 p.m. and 4:45
p.m. on Thursday.
n Maximo Herrada, a
resident of the 300 block of
East Bean Street, told police
at 7:21 p.m. on Thursday
someone broke the front
passenger window of her
2002 Nissan Maxima,
causing an estimated $400
damage, while the vehicle
was parked outside his
home. Herrada told police he
believed the damage to the
window was done using a
BB gun. He said he be-
lieved the damage occurred
between 4:30 p.m. and 7:21
p.m. on Thursday.
n Sandra Solis, a resident
of the 700 block of Vitela
Street, told police at 11:20
p.m. on Nov. 27 someone
“keyed” the right side of
her 2016 Hyundai Elantra,
causing an estimated $500
damage, while the vehicle
was parked outside her
residence. Solis said she
believed the damage to her
vehicle occurred between 4
p.m. on Nov. 13 and 4 p.m.
on Nov. 27.
Theft
n Guadalupe Villa, an em-
ployee of Hunter Industries
of San Marcos, told police
at 3:58 p.m. on Nov. 27 the
company had placed traffic
control equipment in a va-
cant lot near the intersection
of East De La Rosa Street
and Dr. Fermin Calderon
Boulevard. Villa said some-
one stole six 8-foot tempo-
rary rumble strips, valued at
$1,500 each. Villa told police
he believed the strips were
stolen between Nov. 17 and
the time he called police on
Nov. 27.
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Man jailed after fleeing accident
BY KAREN GLEASON his arrest Hispanic male, struck La Rosa streets. bumper of the Cadillac
@delrionewsherald.com report his vehicle and drove “DRPD Cpl. Val- inside the vehicle,”
shows. away from the scene,” entin Martinez was Gonzalez said.
A man accused of DRPD Gonzalez said. checking the area Mendoza reported
leaving the scene of an Senior Hernandez told when he located a there were fresh water
accident, then trying Officer Mendoza he had been vehicle matching the puddles around the
to remove evidence Dulce MARIO stopped in the 300 description of the car and a container of
of the crash from his Gonzalez CHARO block of Pecan Street, suspect vehicle in the car wax in the car’s
car, was arrested and said Offi- waiting for a red light 200 block of Esquivel passenger seat, as well
charged with felony cer Raymundo Mendo- to change, when the Street,” Gonzalez said. as car wax on Charo’s
evidence tampering, za was dispatched to a dark gray Cadillac Mendoza said he arm.
police said. motor vehicle accident rear-ended his vehicle. drove to Esquivel Charo told police
Mario Charo, 26, in the 300 block of Pe- “The driver of the Street to check the “he did not know
1201 N. Main St., was can Street at 3:13 p.m. Cadillac told Her- vehicle and made what the officers were
arrested at 6:27 p.m. on Friday. nandez to pull over, contact with a man, talking about.”
on Friday, according “When Officer and the Cadillac then identified as Charo. “Officer Mendoza
to a report released Mendoza arrived, he drove around him and “Mr. Charo matched spoke to several wit-
Monday by the Del Rio made contact with left the scene,” Gonza- the description of nesses who confirmed
Police Department. one of the motor- lez said. the suspect, given by that Charo had been
Charo was charged ists involved in the Mendoza reported Hernandez at the acci- the driver of the Cadil-
with the offense of collision, identified as the damaged Cadillac dent scene. Charo was lac,” Gonzalez said.
tampering/fabricat- Roberto Hernandez, left a trail of fluid leav- found tampering with Charo was arrest-
ing physical evidence who stated a dark gray ing the scene, which the vehicle, washing ed and charged with
with intent to impair, Cadillac, being driven officers followed to the away red marks and felony tampering with
a third-degree felony, by a dark-complected area of Taini and De concealing the front evidence.
Contributed photo
A concrete pillar and about 20 feet of wrought-iron fence were damaged about 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 22, when a man lost control of the
pickup he was driving south on Brodbent Avenue, and the truck slammed into the pillar and fence. Val Verde County Sheriff’s Office
deputies who investigated the collision said the driver sustained only minor injuries and was arrested on a felony drug possession
charge
Man slams truck into cemetery fence
BY KAREN GLEASON
@delrionewsherald.com Felipe Cemetery a white 1997 Dodge Mr. Perez, lost con- crash, noting that
in the 2200 block of Ram 1500 pickup,” trol of the vehicle a small quantity of
Brodbent Avenue Herrera said. and struck a con- a controlled sub-
A man whose at 1:27 p.m. on Nov. The man, iden- crete pillar and 20 stance was recov-
pickup slammed 22 after the sheriff’s tified as Marco feet of wrought-iron ered from Perez’s
into a concrete office was notified Antonio Perez Jr., fence,” Herrera truck during a sher-
pillar and fence on a single-vehicle 1007 N. Main St., said. iff’s office invento-
around a south Del accident on the cem- was the driver and Perez was uncon- ry. Herrera said the
Rio cemetery sus- etery grounds. only occupant of scious when emer- substance is being
tained only minor “When he ar- the truck, which gency responders analyzed.
injuries, but was rived, he saw that had crashed into a arrived, and he was Perez was lat-
arrested on felony an emergency concrete pillar and transported by am- er arrested and
drug possession medical services fence at the ceme- bulance to VVRMC. charged with felony
charges, sheriff’s team from Val tery boundary. Herrera said it was possession of a con-
office officials said. Verde Regional “Deputy Carde- later learned that trolled substance,
Val Verde County Medical Center was nas, in his nar- Perez had sustained Herrera said.
Sheriff’s Office Lt. already on-scene, rative on the ac- only minor injuries Herrera said
Manuel “Manny” as were officers cident, noted the in the crash. damage to the con-
Herrera said Tues- with the Del Rio pickup was trav- The lieutenant crete pillar and the
day Deputy Michael Police Department. eling southeast on said drugs are wrought-iron fence
Cardenas was dis- There was a man Brodbent Avenue believed to have was estimated at
patched to the San unconscious inside when the driver, played a role in the $1,000.
DRPD MISDEMEANOR/WARRANT ARRESTS
Compiled by
KAREN GLEASON
The following misde- when he arrived, he on Thursday, at 2200 when he arrived at office in Arlington,
meanor and warrant met with Juan Emilio Veterans Blvd., and the scene of the Texas. Carbajal re-
arrests were among Jimenez, 43, no resi- charged with the accident, he began ported he confirmed
those made recently dence address listed offense of driving running license and the warrant and took
by the Del Rio Police in report, who was with license invalid, warrants checks on Gonzalez into custo-
Department: found to be wanted with previous convic- the drivers involved in dy.
n DRPD Senior on a probation revo- tions, and of accident the collision. One of n Richard Anthony
Officer Miguel Mijares cation for the original involving damage to the drivers, identified Rodriguez, 26, 100
was dispatched to offense of driving vehicle, both Class B as Carlos Gonzalez, Joe Rice Drive, Apt.
the Texas Department while intoxicated. misdemeanors. 37, 111 West Drive, 3, was arrested at
of Criminal Justice Mijares reported he n Officer Rolando was found to have 8:42 a.m. on Nov.
Parole Office, 903 confirmed the warrant Carbajal responded an active warrant for 29, at 121 Philemon
and took Jimenez into a probation revoca-
E. 12th St., at 1:27 to a motor vehicle Drive, and charged
p.m. on Monday after custody. tion for the original with the offense of
accident at North
police received a call n Gloria Adriana Main and West Sec- offense of smuggling duty on striking fix-
about a man with an Martinez, 44, 610 ond Street at 3:55 of persons. The war- ture/highway land-
outstanding warrant. Rubio St., was ar- p.m. on Thursday. rant was initiated by a scaping, a Class B
Mijares reported rested at 5:19 p.m. Carbajal reported U.S. Marshals Service misdemeanor.
830.774.4748
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SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2017

QUEENS VOLLEYBALL BUT THAT’S JUST ME TALKING

Head volleyball coach resigns The long road home

I do a lot of traveling

Elizondo steps down after five years in charge in this job.

When the high school
you cover is 140 miles
By BRIAN from the next major
ARGABRIGHT city, you tend to have to
brian.argabright@ travel a lot to cover reg-
delrionewsherald.com ular season and playoff
games. Brian Argabright
Del Rio High’s When I first started
volleyball program out it was my dad that Sabetha was there and
will have a new leader would make the trip the drive home was
next season. with me. It wasn’t that probably filled with
Rodolfo “Rudy” I couldn’t make the thoughts of celebra-
Elizondo confirmed trips to Eagle Pass, tions and a recount of
Tuesday morning that Laredo, San Angelo or the team’s and fans’
he was resigning his San Antonio by myself, favorite moments.
position as the Queens but it gave him and my It all changed when
volleyball head coach. mother peace of mind hours after the game,
“It was time. I am that there was someone a two-vehicle collision
stepping away so I with me “just in case.” killed three members of
will be able to spend Now, my sister asks the Ukele family, whose
and devote more time News-Herald photo by Brian Argabright, file me to message her two sons played on the
with my family,” Eli- Queens head volleyball coach Rudy Elizondo speaks to his team during a game when I leave and when Sabetha football team.
zondo said via email at Laredo Alexander. Elizondo confirmed Tuesday he was stepping down as I arrive from my desti- They were on their way
Tuesday morning. head coach. nation. It may be two home from the game.
No timeline has or three in the morning For those of you who
been announced to a Bi-District playoff five straight years in es for the Suns and before I return, but she may be unaware, Del
fill the vacancy. The win over Edinburg the playoffs, a district is averaging nearly still wants to see my Rio experienced some-
Queens wrapped up North before falling championship and three kills per set message to make sure I thing similar.
their latest season in the Area round. district coach of the during her two-year got home safely. In June 2011, more
Oct. 31 with a Bi-Dis- He was also named year my first year,” collegiate career. Why do I mention than 20 members of the
trict playoff loss to the the district’s coach Elizondo said. “In Elizondo lauded the this? Because a place Del Rio High School’s
McAllen Memorial of the year that same addition, our players girls for their work on I’ve visited, a place Mighty Ram Band were
Lady Mustangs. season. were 100 percent pass- the court and in the part of my family calls injured after the bus
Elizondo had been Including the play- ing for the season in classroom and wished home, experienced they were riding in
the Queens head offs, Elizondo leaves each of my five years nothing but the best something I hope our collided with a trac-
coach since the 2013-14 the program with an and we had multiple for the program as it amazing traveling fan tor-trailer near Grand
season. In his five overall record of 118 girls go on to play col- goes forward. base never has to expe- Bay, Ala. They were
years as head coach wins and 59 losses. His lege volleyball. Those “I’m very proud rience. traveling to Florida
the Queens qualified district record was 39 are the things I am of the girls. They’ve On Nov. 25, the for a seven-day trip. It
for the playoffs all five wins and 21 losses. most proud to have always worked small town of Sabetha, was more than a month
seasons, but only ad- He earned his 100th been a part of.” extremely hard in Kansas (pop. 2,584 as before the last injured
vanced past the first win this past season. Among the girls the classroom and of 2016), won the Class student was able to
round just once. “I am very proud Elizondo coached is on the court. I know 3A state football title in return home.
Del Rio won a share of what my coaching Brenda Duran, who the program is going Hutchinson, Kansas, I ask you to say a
of the district volley- staff and I were able currently plays for the to continue to grow about 220 miles away, prayer and keep the
ball title in the 2013-14 to accomplish, in the Cedar Valley College and prosper. It was or about 40 miles fur- town of Sabetha in
season, Elizondo’s classroom and on the Suns in Lancaster, an awesome experi- ther than it is from Del your thoughts as they
first as head coach. He court, with the volley- Texas. Duran has ence! Go, Queens, go!” Rio to Laredo. continue to deal with
also led the Queens to ball program. We had appeared in 58 match- Elizondo said. Much of the town of this loss.

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TODAY’S BIRTHDAY tions. Tonight you’ll get SEPT. 22). To suspect
(DEC. 6). Your cosmic the chance to show the that you’re the underdog
gift is one of determined team that you play fair. isn’t exactly an uplifting
and exclusive focus GEMINI (MAY 21- feeling, although you
on the things that are JUNE 21). With most can take heart in the fact
going to make your life things you tackle today, that everyone loves an
better. You’ll be freeing the result will be better underdog. Go forward in
yourself of an anchor of if you delay the payoff full faith that you have a
sorts over the next three for as long as possible. chance at victory.
months. In March, family It will work in everything LIBRA (SEPT. 23-
works together and all from relaying information OCT. 23). Humans love to
are lifted. In 2018 you’ll to governing your own assign reasons for things
take pleasure in the sale willpower. that happen, to bridge the
of something that helps CANCER (JUNE gaps of logic and close
people. Leo and Pisces 22-JULY 22). There’s so every case. The trouble is
adore you. Your lucky much you could say on that what follows is often
numbers are: 6, 10, 23, matters, but since you’re praise or blame. And
40 and 11. all too aware of the short sometimes there really is
ARIES (MARCH attention spans that no definitive “responsible
21-APRIL 19). If you most people have, you’ll party.”
can manage to delay the aim your words toward a SCORPIO (OCT. 24-
usual knee-jerk verdicts particular destination and NOV. 21). No one ever
that humans love to form leave out anything that influenced the world by
in the first 10 seconds of doesn’t fit the bill. being the same as every-
another’s presentation, LEO (JULY 23-AUG. one in it. But if you don’t
you’ll set off a series of 22). You’ll come across seem at least somewhat
sweet events, all made those who’ve yet to dis- like the others, they’ll
possible by your act of cover their own depths. mistrust you. Group ac-
listening. Maybe they are afraid or ceptance will be required.
TAURUS (APRIL haven’t had any reason Start with what you all
20-MAY 20). Make sure to dig deep. Or may- have in common.
you’re on the same track be they’ve lacked role SAGITTARIUS (NOV.
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that way, you’ll avoid relationship can only go were designed for ad-
the problems that come as deep as the shallow- venture. When the others
with making assump- est person. are afraid to go first, your
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COMICS DEL RIO NEWS-HERALD | 7A

Teen girl feels pressure from society to have sex

DEAR ABBY: I’m
a teenage girl who
has always heard and
seen on TV and in
movies that there’s
pressure from guys
to have sex. That
may be true, but I feel
there is also pressure
from society. I never
thought I would feel
like that when I got to
high school, but now
I do. It hurts, and I
am writing this for all
the girls who feel the
same way I do about
it. I have been strug-
gling with it for a few
days, and it is messing
with me a lot.
I know I don’t want
to have sex yet, but
I still feel like I have
to. “Tom” really
wants to, but he isn’t
a virgin. It scares me,
and while he isn’t
pressuring me, I feel
like there is a boulder D EAR ABBY: My around me anymore, family therapist to re- should attend.
on my shoulders. If wife and I have two or she’s no longer in open the lines of com- Dear Abby is writ-
you know how I can amazing children, and love with me or that munication between ten by Abigail Van
stop feeling like this, while they do require she’s cheating on me. the two of you. Buren, also known
please let me know. -- a lot of attention, I feel I don’t want to believe D EAR ABBY: as Jeanne Phillips,
PRESSURE FROM like I’m getting the it, but I don’t know Could you please tell and was founded by
SOCIETY short end of the stick. what else to think. me what’s proper in her mother, Pauline
D EAR PRES- My wife works third What should I do? a situation like this? Phillips. Contact Dear
SURE: A surefire way shift, while I work 8 -- NEEDS TIME TO- My husband and I Abby at www.Dear-
to feel less pressured to 5. She’s off two days GETHER are always invited to Abby.com or P.O. Box
into doing something out of two weeks, but D EAR NEEDS his family’s holiday 69440, Los Angeles,
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YOUR responsibility. to make time for us, me? If you haven’t, mother and sister. drugs, AIDS and
Remember that things come up more place it at the top of If my husband and I getting along with
although many often than not and it your agenda. Feeling are unable to attend, peers and parents
teenage girls have gets pushed aside. the way you do, you should my mother and is in “What Every
been pressured into We used to have should be talking sister still go or con- Teen Should Know.”
having sex, a sizable time for each other, about improving sider their invitation Send your name and
number have not. If and we are talking your marriage before canceled? -- JAN IN mailing address, plus
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TV and in the movies, for each other? I’m scheduling alone time ed by your mother 61054-0447. (Shipping
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doing it. she doesn’t want to be also consult a licensed are expected, they included in the price.)

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Wednesday, December 6, 2017 An in focus page dedicated to local business

AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE

Local aviation company is flying high

BY MEGAN TACKETT
megan.tackett
@delrionewsherald.com

A local aviation re-

pair and service compa-
ny recently moved into
a newly built facility
after more than a year
of construction.
Thomas Mitchell,
owner of Rio Grande
Aviation, said construc-
tion for his company’s
hangar began in the
summer of 2016 and
was completed in Au-
gust. The 12,000 square-
foot facility services
most of the Del Rio
International Airport’s
aircraft, he said.
“We started 8 years
ago with a savings
account and a tool box,”
Mitchell said. “I never
really jumped at the
idea of owning my own
business until it just
kind of happened.”
While flying com-
mercially between San
Antonio and Del Rio,
Mitchell said he had
the idea to start his own
maintenance shop when Photo by Megan Tackett
he noticed the absence of Rio Grande Aviation owner Tommy Mitchell and his office manager and mechanic Lindsey Fabian stand in front of their new hangar located at
one at Del Rio’s airport. 1480 Weather Station Road.
“I saw a need here
at the airport because summer heat, Mitchell “Where we were (be- runways and locations. market past Del Rio business at an airport.
there wasn’t a full time said, and he had the fore) we couldn’t have “Think of it as taking into neighboring cities Mitchell said he em-
maintenance facility concrete floors painted a customer drive up to your car to the dealer- like Uvalde, Midland ploys about six me-
at the time,” Mitchell to give the hangar a the door, walk in a buy ship,” Mitchell said. and Eagle Pass. chanics out of his shop,
said. “The plane broke clean look. When choos- parts,” he said. “We basically do the Rio Grande Aviation, all of who are civilian
down once or twice and ing a location to build, Rio Grande Aviation, same thing for airplane Mitchell said, is a fixed- licensed mechanics.
I thought there should Mitchell said he wanted Mitchell explained, owners.” base operator, which Mitchell said he is
be at least one mainte- a spot that was accessi- offers oil changes, tire Since Mitchell the Federal Aviation also currently working
nance shop here.” ble to both automobiles changes, electrical re- doesn’t have any Administration consid- with Southwest Texas
The hangar features driving in from town pairs and annual excep- competition within a ers a commercial opera- Junior College to de-
insulation to keep the and planes coming off tions for airplanes that 150-mile range, he said tion with an interest in velop an air frame and
facility cool in Del Rio’s the runway. land in Del Rio or nearby he is able to extend his aviation or conducts its power plant program.
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Border arrests fall, deportations soar in Trump's first year

Tuesday. "If you're in vulnerable. ican town of Nogales, be used by Trump's Protection's acting
BY ELLIOT SPAGAT AND
this country illegal- At the Capitol on many of the deport- critics to question the deputy commissioner,
JILL COLVIN ly, we're looking for Tuesday, a group of ees who were eating need to spend billions said he was "very con-
Associated Press
you and we're going 34 House Republicans breakfast Monday at of dollars on a border cerned" about increas-
to look to apprehend asked Speaker Paul a dining room run wall and hire 5,000 es in families and
WASHINGTON — you." Ryan to act this month by a nonprofit group more Border Patrol children crossing in
Border Patrol arrests Overall, ICE said on legislation dealing had been picked up in agents. Officials said recent months. During
plunged to a 45-year deportations totaled with 800,000 young the U.S. far from the they believe a wall is the fiscal year, which
low, but detentions 226,119, a decline of immigrants brought border. still necessary. included the Obama
by deportation offi- 6 percent from the to the United States "We are seeing a Homan said that, ev- administration's
cers away from the previous year, but as children and now lot of people now who ery time a wall barrier final months, border
U.S.-Mexico border that number masks a living here illegally. have long established has been built, illegal authorities stopped
soared during Presi- major shift away from Reasons for the pre- ties in the United crossings have de- people traveling as
dent Donald Trump's the border. ICE often cipitous drop in border States," said Joanna creased significantly. families 104,997 times
first months in of- takes custody of peo- arrests are unclear, Foote Williams, the "Why would we not on the Mexican border
fice, as his efforts to ple at the border be- but Trump's election Kino Border Initia- want to build a wall?" and unaccompanied
overhaul the nation's fore deporting them; may have deterred tive's director of edu- he asked. "What is children 48,681 times.
immigration system the sharp drop in people from trying. cation and advocacy, the cost of national CBP also said
took effect. Border Patrol arrests Trump has yet to get as about 40 men and a security and public inspectors at land
In all, the Border means fewer people to funding for the first few women ate eggs, safety?" crossings, airports
Patrol made 310,531 remove. installment of his pro- refried beans and Despite the over- and seaports denied
arrests during the ICE said "interior posed border wall with tortillas. all decline in border entry 216,370 times
fiscal year that end- removals" — people Mexico and the num- Trump campaigned arrests, the numbers during the fiscal year,
ed Sept. 30, a decline deported after being ber of Border Patrol as an immigration have increased every a decline of 24 percent
of 25 percent from a arrested away from agents declined to less hard-liner, accusing month since May from 2016. Border
year earlier and the the border — jumped than 19,500 as the gov- Mexico of sending — largely families Patrol arrests occur
lowest level since 25 percent to 81,603. ernment struggle to fill rapists and other and unaccompanied outside of those offi-
1971. But U.S. Immi- And they were up 37 vacancies continued criminals to the U.S. children. cial points of entry.
gration and Customs percent after Trump's during his presidency. and promising to About 58 percent of CBP, which has
Enforcement, whose inauguration com- The numbers build "a great wall on Border Patrol arrests faced allegations of
officers pick up people pared to the same released Tuesday our southern border." were people from excessive use of force,
for deportation, made period a year earlier. provide the most As president, he has countries other than said its employees
143,470 arrests, an In February, former complete statistical signed a series of Mexico — up from 54 used firearms 17 times
increase of 25 percent. Homeland Security snapshot of immigra- travel bans aimed at percent from a year during the fiscal year,
After Trump took Secretary John Kelly, tion enforcement un- curtailing who can earlier — largely from down from 27 the
office, ICE arrests who now serves as der Trump. And they enter the country, Central America. previous year and
surged 40 percent Trump's chief of show that deportation pushed to overhaul Starting around 2011, 58 in 2012. They used
from the same period staff, scrapped the officers are taking the legal immigration large numbers from El "less-lethal" devices
a year earlier. Obama administra- his call for an immi- system and tried to Salvador, Guatemala such as pepper spray
"The president tion's instructions to gration crackdown to crack down on so- and Honduras began 979 times, up from 947
made it clear in his limit deportations to heart, even without called sanctuary cities entering the country a year earlier. CBP
executive orders: public safety threats, the funding increase that refuse to share in South Texas, which said its employees
There's no population convicted criminals that the president has information about il- replaced Arizona as were assaulted 847
off the table," Thomas and recent border sought from Congress legal immigrants with the busiest corridor times, up from 585 a
Homan, ICE's acting crossers, effectively for more hiring. federal authorities. for illegal crossings. year earlier and less
director, told report- making anyone in South of the Arizo- The sharp drop in Ronald Vitiello, than 600 each year
ers in Washington on the country illegally na border in the Mex- border arrests may Customs and Border going back to 2012.

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