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Law West & East of the Privilege Creek by date:

Jan. 28-Feb. 3, 2008	Jan. 14-20, 2008
Jan. 21-27, 2008	Jan. 14-20, 2008
Jan. 7-13, 2008
Oct. 1-7, 2007	Sept. 24-30, 2007
Sept. 17-23, 2007	Sept. 10-16, 2007
Sept. 3-9, 2007	Aug. 27-Sept. 2, 2007
Aug. 13-19, 2007	Aug. 6-12, 2007
July 30-Aug. 5, 2007	July 23-29, 2007
July 16-22, 2007	July 9-15, 2007
July 2-8, 2007	June 25-July 1, 20077
June 18-24, 2007	June 11-17, 2007
June 4-11, 2007	May 28-June 3, 2007
May 21-27, 2007	May 14-20, 2007
May 8-13, 2007	April 30-May 6, 2007
April 23-29, 2007	April 16-22, 2007
April 9-15, 2007	April 2-8, 2007
March 19-25, 2007	March 5-11, 2007

Sheriff's Reports by date:

Feb. 12-18, 2007	Feb. 5-12, 2007
Jan. 29-Feb. 4, 2007	Jan. 22-28, 2007
Ice storm puts prisoners on ice Jan. 15-21, 2007	Published Jan. 25, 2007
Jan. 8-14, 2007
Sheriff's reports from 2006	Sheriff's reports from 2005

The Law West & East of Privilege Creek Jan. 21-27, 2008 Published Jan. 31, 2008    Tuesday, Jan. 22     A Bandera bounder spent three nights in the local lockup for a quartet of warrants – two felony and two misdemeanor, to be exact.     Another Cowboy Capital cur got his comeuppance for making a less-than-truthful statement on an official police report.     Wednesday, Jan. 23     From Kingsville came a cad who was briefly detained for attempting to pay his child support with a pair of rubber checks.     Perhaps a Pipe Creek pup possessing pot thought Bandera's finest wouldn't catch him and he'd skate. They did and he didn't.     A local lassie's probation was unceremoniously revoked, unless you count the short civil ceremony held for her at the Bandera County Jail.     Thursday, Jan, 24     The importance of proper paperwork was made painfully obvious to a Pipe Creek knave after he was pulled over and could produce neither a valid license nor proof of insurance.     Friday, Jan. 25     A loutish Lakehills lad found out the hard way that warrants, unlike one's choppers, never go away.     A brief overnight sojourn in Bandera's pokey was provided a native son by court order.     Saturday, Jan. 26     The long arm of Lubbock lawmen reached all the way to the Cowboy Capital to revoke the probation of a belle from that burg.     Yet another Pipe Creek miscreant was served with a freshly-prepared warrant from an outside agency by Bandera metro gendarmes.     Sunday, Jan. 27     A Medina maven tippled one too many adult libations, then made the acquaintance of a Texas State Trooper who was forced to write her up on DWI charges.     Besides the arrests listed between Tuesday, Jan. 22, and Sunday, Jan. 27 – in the rogue's gallery above – city, county and state law officers in Bandera responded to a single burglary call, a pair of hit and run accidents, a trio of 911 hang-ups, a quartet of livestock on the loose, a quintet of disturbances, six minor smashups, seven strange vehicles, a dispute between domestic partners, 12 assist calls for other agencies and a gasoline drive-off, among other business.     "It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious." – Oscar Wilde     "It seemed the world was divided into good and bad people. The good ones slept better... while the bad ones seemed to enjoy their waking hours much more." – Woody Allen     "I have a higher and grander standard of principle than George Washington. He could not lie; I can, but I won't." Mark Twain

The Law West & East of Privilege Creek Jan. 14-20, 2008 Published Jan. 24, 2008    Monday, Jan. 14:     A miscreant from Mineral Wells was an overnight guest at The Grey Bar Inn due to his failure to honor the terms of two prior court decisions.     Using a deadly weapon to assault someone in a felonious manner caused a Bandera buckaroo's arrest and detention. Another Bandera bad boy was nabbed by deputies for being found possessing prohibited pharmaceuticals and being wanted by an outside agency.     Tuesday, Jan. 15:     A Pipe Creek pip couldn't control the situation when lawmen discovered a controlled substance on his person – felony charges against him quickly followed.     During a traffic stop, a Lakehills lout discovered he shoulda left home without it – "it" being his stash of pot. The jailhouse provided him overnight lodging.     Thursday, Jan. 17:     An Alamo City dude's dubious dealings caught up with him when deputies hauled him off to the hoosegow for a quartet of felonies, including a trio of warrants from outside agencies and having a wee bit of crank with him as well.     The warrant was blue, so was a hapless son of Bandera after he violated a protective order and was charged with a felony.     Saturday, Jan. 19:     Unlike Davy Crockett, a Tennessee traveler came to Texas with a trail of warrants behind him, but the only paper he didn't have was proof of auto insurance. The misanthrope from Murfreesboro was promptly arrested on four separate charges.     Sunday, Jan. 20:     Really? A belle from Bandera and her bag of weed were soon parted when a deputy busted her for being buzzed.     City gendarmes were forced to remind a Rosenberg rogue that he was earnestly wanted by an outside agency just before they read him his "rats."     Above and beyond the preceding calls to duty, local law enforcement personnel were bound to respond to the following incidents between Monday, Jan. 14 and Sunday, Jan. 20: A pair of disturbances, 10 assists with other agencies, 14 calls for suspicious circumstances, two reckless driving complaints, a trio of 911 hang-ups, eight reports of fractious felines and cantankerous canines, a trifecta of welfare concern requests, four ludicrously loud parties, six reported thefts and a single call complaining of shots being fired.     "Nemo repente fuit turpissimus (No man ever became extremely wicked all at once)."—Juvenal     "Ignis aurum probat, miseria fortes viros (Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men)."—Seneca: De Providentia     "Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues we write in water."– William Shakespeare: King Henry VIII. Act iv. Sc. 2.

The Law West & East of Privilege Creek Jan. 7-13, 2008 Published Jan. 17, 2008    Monday, Jan. 7:     A penurious person from Pipe Creek was picked up on copious charges, including driving without liability insurance or a driver's license, as well as bouncing a quartet of bad checks.     Wednesday, Jan. 9:     A warrant from an outside agency ensured that a San Antonio Slug spend two days in the local slammer.     A felony warrant to revoke her probation sent a Bandera Bad Girl back to the hoosegow, where she remains as of this writing.     Ditto a Pipe Creek Creep.     A Blockhead from Bandera found himself locked up for driving with neither a license nor liability insurance.     A Lakehills Lunkhead also thought she could get away with driving without a license – she was wrong and was summarily carted off to the county clink.     Saturday, Jan. 12:     Motoring merrily along – without a driver's license, but with an expired license plate – enabled a Cowboy Capital Criminal to spend a single night in the local lock-up.     Being charged with a second DWI sent a Tippler from Tarpley to the slammer – but only for a few hours.     A Lughead from Lakehills remains under county lock and key after being hauled to the hoosegow for public intoxication.     Aside from the above arrests, local law enforcement officers also responded to a trio of major accidents, disturbances, loud noises or parties, thefts and shots fired; 12 cat and dog calls; a quintet of welfare concerns; seven civil matters; and six suspicious circumstances, as well as one each, hit and run, domestic dispute, terroristic threat, harassment; burglary; loose livestock; assault; death; runaway; structure fire; abandoned vehicle; and a drug offense.     "An armed society is a polite society." - Robert A. Heinlein     "A lawyer with a briefcase can steal more than a thousand men with guns." – Mario Puzo     "Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act of depriving a whole nation of arms, as the blackest." - Mahatma Gandhi

The Law West & East of Privilege Creek Oct. 1-7, 2007 Published Oct. 11, 2007    Monday, Oct. 1:     A Bad Girl from Boerne hit Bandera running ­ only to be arrested for driving without a license and failing to appear previously.     Meanwhile, a Bandera Bad Boy was sent to the slammer for failing to hold his "likker" in public.     Tuesday, Oct. 2:     Although pinched for a misdemeanor warrant for revocation of probation, a Pipe Creek Pip remains in the county clink as of this writing.     Wednesday, Oct. 3:     A Brigand from Bandera learned the hard way that making a false report to a law enforcement officer was an arrestable offense.     Possession of less than two ounces of pot and driving without a license sent a San Antonio scofflaw to the slammer.     A trifecta of misdemeanor charges ­ two counts of possession of inhalant paraphernalia and failing to appear ­ led a local lad to his inevitable conclusion ­ the county can.     Thursday, Oct. 4:     A Bad Boy from Bryan remains in the local hoosegow on a felony warrant to revoke his probation, as well as on the ever-popular capius pro fine warrant.     A malefactor from Pipe Creek remains incarcerated on a trifecta of charges ­ namely felony sexual assault and recklessly driving at a high rate of speed.     Driving without a license sent a visiting ne'r-do-well behind bars ­ for a short time at least.     Friday, Oct. 5:     The nefarious goings-on of a Master Criminal from Lakehills were thwarted by deputies with the Bandera County Sheriff's Office, after they arrested him for driving without a license, evading arrest and theft by check.     Saturday, Oct. 6:     A person from Pipe Creek was taken prisoner for apparently assaulting someone with bodily injury and making a terroristic threat, to boot.     Sunday, Oct. 7:     His first DWI sent a Lakeside Lad to the slammer.     Ditto a Bandera Bad Girl who was old enough to know better.     An Alamo City lawbreaker was arrested in the Cowboy Capital for disorderly conduct.     In addition to the above arrests, during the week of Monday, Oct. 1, through Sunday, Oct. 7, local law enforcement officers responded to nine reports of loose livestock; eight suspicious vehicles; seven alarming alarms; half-dozen thefts; a quintet of domestic bliss gone bad; a quartet of animal calls, assaults and welfare concerns; a trio of major accidents, criminal mischief and calls for animals; two calls each for disturbances, frauds, shots ringing out, (un)civil matters, suspicious persons; and one each harassment, burglary, criminal trespass, animal bite, death and ­ get this ­ bigamy.     Regarding the last bit:     According to Oscar Wilde, "Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same."     Or, as Bob Hope put it, "Bigamy is the only crime where two rites make a wrong."     And, by an unknown author: Divorce ­ the past tense of marriage.

The Law West & East of Privilege Creek Sept. 24-30, 2007 Published Oct. 4, 2007    Monday, Sept. 24:     A felony court order culminated in a Cowboy Capital Criminal's conveyance to the county clink where his confinement continues.     A sweet young thang, also from Bandera, found her wings clipped after being charged with possessing chemicals and served with a warrant to revoke her probation ­ felonies both, so she, too, remains receiving room and board courtesy of the county.     Tuesday, Sept. 25:     A San Antonio Scofflaw found himself sent to the slammer for an extended sojourn, his freedom stymied by an annoying trifecta of felony warrants to revoke his probation.     After being apprehended for the alleged burglary of a building, a     Miscreant from Medina was slapped with a felony charge prior to being slapped behind bars.     Wednesday, Sept. 26:     A 30something traveled all the way from Kingsville to the Cowboy Capital only to be tripped up by a triptych of felony warrants to revoke probation, and so remains in the county calaboose where he had been carted.     Friday, Sept. 28:     A Bandera Brigand, picked up for public intoxication and disorderly conduct, was in and out of the calaboose in expeditious fashion.     An arrest of another criminal from the Cowboy Capital was effected on a dude driving without a license.     Woe to the Pip from Pipe Creek who remains behind bars due to a quartet of illegal actions, including a felony court order and warrant from an outside agency, as well as two misdemeanor warrants, also from an outside agency.     A Bad Boy from Boerne believed he could get away with evading a pair of capius pro fine warrants in addition to driving without a license in Bandera County ­ his subsequent arrest by an officer with the Texas Highway Patrol proved him wrong.     Possession of a controlled substance got a guy who was old enough to have known better arrested.     A 19-year-old from Bandera discovered possession of less than two ounces of pot is still an arrestable offense in the Long Star State.     Saturday, Sept. 29:     Acharge of criminal mischief seemed sufficient to send a Bandera Bad Girl to the clink ­ for a while at least.     An unlucky laddie from Lakehills was linked to possession of inhalant paraphernalia, as well as weed.     It took a local guy nearly 40 years to be picked up by the police for his first DWI.     Sunday, Sept. 30:     Some slew visiting from Seattle won't be making the paper as "Tourist of the Week" "cause he's still behind bars after being arrested for driving while inebriated and possessing MJ to boot.     Aside from the above 15 arrests, eight of which remain incarcerated as of this writing, local law enforcement officers also responded to a half-dozen thefts, a quartet of major accidents, domestic disputes, criminal mischief and animal calls; a trio of minor accidents, uncorraled cattle and suspicious persons; a duo of fisticuffs, disturbances, burglaries, welfare concerns and drug offenses; and one each, loud party, criminal trespass, shots fired, fraud, animal bite, death, (un)civil matter and search warrant.     According to humorist and sage, Will Rogers:     "On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what it does."     "Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate; now what's going to happen to us with both a Senate and a House?"     "Our constitution protects aliens, drunks and US Senators."

The Law West & East of Privilege Creek Sept. 17-23, 2007 Published Sept. 27, 2007    Tuesday, Sept. 18:     A Bad Girl from Bandera was detained for failing to appear and for another warrant, as well.     Felony fraud caused another Bandera Bad Girl to spend time behind bars.     Wednesday, Sept. 19:     Two warrants from an outside agency, one for fraud and another for a misdemeanor, seemed sufficient to secure a scofflaw's short stay in the slammer.     A no-doubt now laconic Lad from Lakehills remains incarcerated on a trifecta of charges, including one for felony theft of between $1,500 and $2,000 and two others for failing to appear and evading ­ albeit unsuccessfully ­ arrest.     For possessing a dangerous drug and driving while intoxicated, a Brigand from Bandera was carted off to the county clink for a short time.     An officer with the Texas Highway Patrol stopped two other cocktail-loving sophisticates from the Cowboy Capital for driving while inebriated.     An elegant young lady from Bandera was arrested by a deputy with the Bandera County Sheriff's Office for assault with bodily injury.     Friday, Sept. 21:     A pip from Pipe Creek was hauled off to the hoosegow ­ where he remains ­ after being served with a felony warrant motion to revoke parole.     Ditto for a Lakehills laddie, but the warrant was for a misdemeanor.     Texas Highway Patrol officers were busy arresting motorists for being wasted behind a wheel for the first time ­ one from San Antonio, a second from Cedar Creek and a third, who resides locally.     Saturday, Sept. 22:     Officers with the THP and Bandera Police Department continued their effort to keep the roadways safe by taking into custody a pair of locals who also happened to be cruisin' while intoxicated.     For violating parole and conducting other criminal activities as well, a local lowlife remains incarcerated.     A Kerr-vert found herself behind bars on two felony counts of keeping controlled substances and possessing pot as well.     A mischief maker from Boerne decided to burgle a dwelling while visiting Bandera and now remains in the county can on a felony charge.     Sunday, Sept. 23:     Caught up by a capius pro fine warrant, a local was confined to the county calaboose.     Aside from the above arrests, during the week of Monday, Sept. 17, through Sunday, Sept. 23, local law enforcement officers responded to seven major accidents, a half-dozen public assistances, five loud parties and disturbances, four loose livestock, a trio of suspicious characters and two shots fired, as well as one each, domestic dispute, theft, assault, injury to a child, death and runaway report. In addition, officers were called out 15 times to deal with various complaints about cacophonous canines and caterwauling kitties.     Sage words to remember:     "Live your life as though your every act were to become a universal law." - Immanuel Kant     "I had great faith that law enforcement would take care of this." - Linda Tripp     "The jury has the right to determine both the law and the facts." - Samuel Chase

The Law West & East of Privilege Creek Sept. 10-16, 2007 Published Sept. 20, 2007    Monday, Sept. 10:     A scofflaw scurried all the way from San Antonio only to be busted by an officer with the Bandera Police Department for a traffic offense and for motoring merrily along with an open container - and we don't mean of sody pop.     A New Braunfels n'er-do-well found himself on the wrong side of the Texas Highway Patrol after being picked up for driving while polluted.     Wednesday, Sept. 12:     A warrant from an outside agency led to the arrest of a miscreant from Medina by a member of the local constabulary.     A felony warrant to revoke his probationsent a Bandera Brigand to the slammer where he remains as of this writing.     The Long Arm of a sheriff's deputy plucked up a Pipe Creek Pip for public intoxication.     Thursday, Sept. 13:     A Bandera Bad Girl was sent to the slammer where she remains on a felony warrant to revoke probation.     Friday, Sept. 14:     Ditto, except this time it was an Alamo City Outlaw who still remains on the receiving end of the county's reluctant largesse.     A felony court order enabled a sheriff's deputy to send a Kerr-vert to the slammer for several days.     A Pretty Young Thang from Pipe Creek found herself in the Clutches of the Law after failing to appear - and for another warrant, as well.     Saturday, Sept. 15:     A half dozen charges, including a misdemeanor warrant, having no liability insurance and an expired license plate, as well as three felony charges of evading arrest with a vehicle and two counts of assaulting a public servant, sent a Master Criminal from Center Point behind bars - where he remains.     After accruing a trio of capius pro fine warrants, a Cowboy Capital Criminal was carted off to the county clink - for a few hours at least.     Sunday, Sept. 16:     Possessing less than two ounces of weed sent a Pipe Creek desperado to the hoosegow.     Although only a misdemeanor, assaulting by contact gave cold Comfort to a brigand who remains behind bars. Bouncing three bad checks saw a hapless harpy from Harper on her way to the hoosegow.     In addition to the above arrests, during the week of Monday, Sept 10, through Sunday, Sept. 16, local law enforcement officers also responded to one each, major accident, drunk driving, disorderly conduct, fight, disturbance, domestic dispute, terroristic threat, burglary, criminal trespass, animal bite, vehicle fire and search warrant; two each, minor accidents, hit and run accidents, reports of loud parties, thefts, shots fired, runaways and reckless drivings; and a trio of frauds and suspicious persons.     Discussing his former career, Frank Gifford noted, "I was the law and order."     Discussing her former career, Fawn Hall noted, "... and sometimes you have to go above the written law, I believe."     As for the rest of us, William Gaddis noted, "Justice? You get justice in the next world, in this world you have the law."

The Law West & East of Privilege Creek Sept. 3-9, 2007 Published Sept. 13, 2007    Tuesday, Sept. 4:     A peripatetic person from Pipe Creek picked up on a plethora of charges, including a warrant to revoke her misdemeanor probation and six counts of theft by check, remains incarcerated as of this writing.     Driving without a license got a scoundrel from Hondo arrested.     Thursday, Sept. 6:     Apparently caught with his hand red while delivering a controlled substance, a criminal from the Cowboy Capital was committed to the can on a felony charge.     Friday, Sept. 7:     A Bad Boy from Bandera was hauled off to the hoosegow for being hounded by a felony blue warrant, which could be interpreted to mean his parole will be revoked in the near future.     Dogged by a felony court order caused a Pipe Creek fem to be carted off to the clink.     A warrant from an outside agency ensured that an outlaw from Odessa received a two-day sojourn in the local jail.     Saturday, Sept. 8:     Arrested on a theft of between $50 and $500 was a 40something troublemaker from Tarpley.     A Kerr-vert was taken into custody on account of being behind a wheel while inebriated for the first time.     A warrant from an outside agency ensured a Bandera Bad Boy spend some time behind bars – and so he does.     Toting some tokes got a scofflaw from San Antonio arrested.     Flaunting all kinds of laws relative to motoring, a Cowboy Capital Criminal was picked up for driving without a license and liability insurance.     Sunday, Sept. 9:     A miscreant from Canyon Lake was carted off to the Cowboy Capital calaboose for drinking and driving.     Public intoxication, as well as an outstanding warrant for failing to appear, caused a 30ish matron down from the State Capital to be incarcerated – albeit for a short time. Ditto on the PI for her cohort in crime, a 50something fellow, also from Austin. Charged with possession of injection paraphernalia, as well as with manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance, a local ne'r-do-well remains in the county clink.     Along with the above arrests, during the week of Monday, Sept. 3, through Sunday, Sept. 9, local law enforcement officers responded to six major accidents, five domestic disputes, four burglaries, three shots fired, two gas drive-offs and one each, hit and run accident, disturbance, terroristic threat, harassment, criminal trespass, forgery, animal bite, shooting, welfare concern and water incident.     "Justice is open to everyone in the same way as the Ritz Hotel." - Judge Sturgess     "A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer." - Robert Frost

The Law West & East of Privilege Creek Aug. 27-Sept. 2, 2007 Published Sept. 6, 2007    Monday, August 27:     A dearth of vehicular liability insurance gave a Cowboy Capital malcontentress a moment's pause after being confronted by a deputy with the Bandera County Sheriff's Office.     A scofflaw from San Antonio was sent to the slammer for being dogged by two warrants – one for failing to appear and the other for failing to do what a previous court had suggested he do to atone for an apparent legal transgression.     Public intoxication enabled a sweetie from San Antone to spend a stay of several nights in the Cowboy Capital clink.     Ditto a Bad Boy from Bandera …     Tuesday, August 28:     A 50something local guy was picked up for public intoxication but released shortly thereafter.     A laconic lad from Lakehills was hauled off to the hoosegow on two felony warrants from an outside agency.     Thursday, August 30:     The Long Arm of the Texas Highway Patrol plucked a local motorist asunder on his first DWI.     Ditto an inebriated Kerr-vert.     Meanwhile a miscreant from Medina was detained for driving without a license.     A court ordered that a chap from Lakehills be carted off to the calaboose – and so he was.     Though picked up a second time for driving while inebriated, a local lad spent but a single night in the slammer.     Friday, August 31:     For taking over $50, but less than $500, a Bad Girl from Bandera was taken into custody.     Saturday, Sept. 1:     A nincompoop from New Braunfels was arrested on his first DWI.     Ditto a Hellion from Hondo.     For bouncing a check that amounted to more than $20, but less than $50, a wrongdoer from Centerpoint was carted off to the calaboose.     Sunday, Sept. 2:     A sweetie from San Antonio was sent to the slammer for possessing less than two ounces of weed.     A Criminal from Channelview was carted to the can on account of a warrant from an outside agency.     A 30something woman came all the way from the Alamo City just to be taken into Cowboy Capital custody for not being able to hold her liquor in public.     A local yokel was picked up for being drunk behind a wheel – for the first time.     Meanwhile, a son of San Antonio hit the jackpot after being detained for a felony third DWI.     A guy from Houston celebrated Labor Day in Bandera by proudly taking a wheel while intoxicated – and was arrested for doing so.     A hapless harridan from Harper was arrested on a warrant from an outside agency.     Aside from the above arrests, during the week of August 27 through Sept. 2, local law enforcement officers responded to a quartet of major accidents, a trio of domestic altercations, six cases of uncorraled cattle, 12 calls for cantankerous canines and felonious felines, a single structural fire and three instances of reckless driving, among other calls.     "The sad duty of politics is to establish justice in a sinful world." – Jimmy Carter     "Charity begins at home and justice begins next door." – Charles Dickens

The Law West & East of Privilege Creek August 20-26, 2007 Published Aug. 30, 2007    Wednesday, August 22:     A Hellion from Helotes found herself in custody for felony possession of less than one gram of a controlled substance.     A warrant from an outside agency warranted the arrest of a Pipe Creek Pip.     A Felonious Fop from Fredericksburg found himself flummoxed by two felony warrants – one to revoke probation and the other from a judge's bench.     A Medina Miscreant was picked up on a quartet of charges, including, but not limited to, a pair of warrants from another agency and another for failing to appear, in addition to a felony charge for delivering a controlled substance.     Thursday, August 23:     Pot possession and a warrant for failing to appear preceded a Lakehills laddie's trip to the can.     For failing to do as a previous court directed, a Cowboy Capital Criminal was carted off to the county clink.     After assaulting someone by contact, a Bad Girl from Bandera went directly to jail.     Friday, August 24:     A felony motion to revoke his probation stymied the freedom of a Pike Creek reprobate.     Saturday, August 25:     Assault with bodily injury sent a San Antonio Sweetie to the slammer.     While tripping the light fantastic in the Cowboy Capital, a hale and hardy human from Hedwig got pinched for criminal trespass and possession of inhalant paraphernalia.     A scofflaw from San Antonio was awarded with a trip to the county calaboose for failing to live up to terms of a previous probation – with a warrant from an outside agency thrown into the mix for good measure.     A felony third DWI enabled a resident of Pipe Creek to enjoy a day's sojourn in the slammer.     Sunday, August 26:     A Bandera Brigand was hauled off to the hoosegow after assaulting someone by contact.     Remaining in the clink is a creep from Chelsea after being picked up on an off-bond warrant – which translates to mean a bail bondsman had been absolved of his surety obligation to the reprobate.     In addition to the above arrests, during the week of Monday, August 20, through Sunday, August 26, local law enforcement officers also responded to a duo of major and a quintet of minor vehicular accidents; seven disturbances, two of which were of a domestic nature; half-dozen loud parties, or other cacophonous celebrations; two bites from a cat or dog; 15 calls for dogs and cats; six (un)civil matters; 23 suspicious persons, vehicles and circumstances; and five instances of reckless driving.     "We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions" –Ronald Reagan.

The Law West & East of Privilege Creek Aug. 13-19, 2007 Published Aug. 23, 2007    Monday, August 13:     A Bandera Bad Boy was sent to the slammer for a sojourn of several days after being slapped with a felony charge of possessing a controlled substance.     Tuesday, August 14:     Custody of inhalant paraphernalia got a Culprit from the Cowboy Capital carted to the clink on a misdemeanor charge.     A Lakehills Lawbreaker was no doubt disconsolate after being arrested on her second DWI.     A malefactor from Pipe Creek was picked up on a warrant from an outside agency.     Wednesday, August 15:     A Bandera Brigand was brought in a felony "Blue Warrant," which translates to mean he must now answer to charges pending in Bandera County.     Thursday, August 16:     A scofflaw from San Antonio was pinched for possession of inhalant paraphernalia.     Friday, August 17:     A rapscallion from Willis, followed by a felony warrant, was no doubt chagrined to find himself in custody – where he remains as of this writing.     Saturday, August 18:     Two felony warrants to revoke probation and a misdemeanor for pot possession secured a Pip from Pipe Creek a stay in the slammer – from which he has yet to be sprung.     Sunday, August 19:     A felony warrant to revoke probation also secured a Son of San Antonio a stopover in the slammer from which he has also has not yet been released.     A wannabe Master Criminal from the Cowboy Capital was arrested on a half-dozen charges including felony sale of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia, a traffic offense, another warrant of some sort, consumption of a refreshing adult beverage by a minor and "thwarting attendance" – which in local parlance means skipping school.     A guy won't be two-steppin' in Tarpley for a while after being detained on a felony charge possessing over four ounces but less than five pounds of weed.     Ditto two of his cohorts in crime who were also arrested on felony charges for holding sufficient pot to go "one toke over the line" with ease. Adding insult to injury, one of the pair was also pinched for possessing inhalant paraphernalia.     In addition to the above arrests, during the week of Monday, August 13, through Sunday, August 19, local law enforcement officers also responded to a quartet of major vehicular accidents, the same number of domestic disputes, a quintet of boisterous gatherings and galas, a single terroristic threat, five burglaries, 10 cases of uncorraled cattle, a trio of shots fired, a quartet of matters uncivil, a single suicide, five incidents involving water, two counts of reckless driving and 15 reports of suspicious circumstances.     "Thou shalt not be a victim. Thou shalt not be a perpetrator. Above all, thou shalt not be a bystander." – Holocaust Museum, Washington, DC     "The history of the world is the world's court of justice." – Fredrick Von Schiller     "It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive." – Earl Warren

The Law West & East of Privilege Creek Aug. 6-12, 2007 Published Aug. 16, 2007    Monday, August 6:     A disorderly conduct charge against a Bandera Blockhead ended with his arrest and incarceration – at least for a day.     Tuesday, August 7:     A 70something guy – who should have known better – was carted off to the clink for DWI.     Failing to do what a court had previously suggested sent a sweet thang from San Antonio to the slammer where she languishes as of this writing.     Wednesday, August 8:     Theft by check caused the incarceration of a jughead from Jarrell.     A scofflaw from San Antonio found himself in hot water after being arrested for assault with bodily injury.     An Alamo City lawbreaker made it to the Cowboy Capital only to get busted on his first DWI.     Thursday, August 9:     A River City miscreant found herself in the county calaboose for making something available to a minor that she ought not to have.     Ditto a criminal who hailed from the Cowboy Capital.     A brigand from Bandera found himself behind bars for allegedly committing a triptych of offenses including consuming a refreshing adult beverage while still a minor and having no liability insurance, as well as for being wanted an another warrant.     Yet another local ne'er-do-well was picked up for conducting himself in a disorderly fashion.     A publicly intoxicated Lakehills laddie had the occasion to sober up in the slammer.     A son of San Antonio was pinched for pot possession.     Driving without a license got a pip from Pipe Creek a day in the slammer.     Friday, August 10:     A Cowboy Capital Criminal was picked up on a felony warrant to revoke parole – and remains incarcerated 'cause of it.     A guy prancing' down from Anson found himself dancin' around three misdemeanor charges, a motion to revoke parole, pot possession and the ever-popular capius pro fine.     A simpleton up from San Antonio was tossed in the slammer for failing to appear in court, and also for committing a traffic offense.     Saturday, August 11:     A lachrymose, but license-less, Lakehills laddie found himself jailed for his transgression.     A well-bred young lady from Houston, who apparently knows not the rules of etiquette, remains in custody for interfering with a public servant and resisting arrest. How tasteless!     A dunderhead crossed the Kendall County line expressly to get picked up in this county for being a publicly intoxicated minor in possession.     Aside from the above arrests, during the week of Monday, August 6, through Saturday, August 12, local law enforcement officers also handled seven major and minor accidents, as well as nine of another nature; four disturbances and an equal number of domestic disputes; nine parties that needed to ratchet the noise down a bit; a half-dozen gas drive-offs; 14 calls for cacophonous canines and felonious felines; a single shot that rang out, perhaps in the night; a trio of missing or lost people, not necessarily together; six (un)civil matters; 20 suspicious circumstances; and a quartet of abandoned vehicles.     Wise advice to those who may one day find themselves in a court of law:     "Treat the bailiff with respect. He has a gun." – Malcolm Lewis     "First rule of murder: never ask the (client) if they did it – in case they tell you." – Horace Rumpole

The Law West & East of Privilege Creek July 30-Aug. 5, 2007 Published Aug. 9, 2007    Monday, July 30:     A Bandera Brigand began the week badly by being put behind bars for driving sans license.     Two felony counts of forgery enabled a deputy with the Bandera County Sheriff's Office to cart a Lakehills laddie off to the county clink – where he remained as of this writing.     Arrested for a first DWI, a Bandera Bad Boy saw the inside of a cell – albeit briefly.     Although jailed on a felony third DWI, as well as a misdemeanor count of driving without a license, a Kerr-vert was swiftly bailed out of the county calaboose.     Tuesday, July 31:     A court order mandated that a cavalier from Campwood be incarcerated, so he was and remains thus.     An officer with the Texas Highway Patrol hauled yet another Cowboy Capital Criminal off to the hoosegow for pot possession – and we don't mean the cookin' kind – driving without a license, as well as a warrant for having previously be picked up for the same and a misdemeanor warrant for failing to appear – where he remains.     Thursday, August 2:     A lovely lassie from Lakehills was sent to the slammer for being dogged by two outstanding misdemeanor warrants.     An officer with the Bandera Police Department arrested another Cowboy Capital Culprit on a quartet of charges, including a felony warrant to revoke probation, a misdemeanor warrant from an outside agency and two additional warrants for not having lived up to the terms of a previous court judgement.     A low-life in his late teens was locked up for being license-less behind a wheel.     Friday, August 3:     A person possessing paraphernalia was pinched.     A local ne'er-do-well remains incarcerated for fraud on a financial statement, as well as forgery concerning some governmental institution which, if you ask me, does not bode well for the guy should, in fact, the charges substantiated in a court of law.     A scofflaw from San Antonio remains in the clink on a felony judgment nisi, which only goes to prove it's not nice to skip out on bail and affect a bondsman's wallet.     Charges of assault by contact and unlawful restraint seemed enough to ensure a local miscreant remain in the clink.     An scoundrel from San Antonio spent a hour on the road just to be picked up in the Cowboy Capital for DWI-ing a second time.     Saturday, August 4:     A rapscallion, hailing from China Grove, found it doesn't pay to be intoxicated in public in Bandera.     Driving without a license was a local yokel's first mistake; doing it while possessing pot might have been his second.     Sunday, August 5:     Another local was picked up for having a stash squirreled away in his vehicle. Being dogged by a warrant for failing to appear proved a local 30something woman's undoing.     Aside from the above arrests, during the week of July 30 through August 5, local law enforcement officers also responded to a quintet of major vehicular accidents and domestic bickerings, a trio of thefts, a single cat or dog bite, eight cases of uncorraled livestock, six welfare concerns, 15 reports of disagreeable or misplaced dogs and cats and 26 combined suspicious activities and circumstances.     "We've always expected law enforcement to operate after a crime has been committed, and we expected the threat of punishment to keep crime from being committed," John Ashcroft     "I sometimes wish that people would put a little more emphasis upon the observance of the law than they do upon its enforcement," Calvin Coolidge

The Law West & East of Privilege Creek July 23-29, 2007 Published Aug. 2, 2007    Monday, July 23:     A Master Criminal from Pipe Creek was picked up by a deputy with the Bandera County Sheriff's Office on a trifecta of charges, two misdemeanor counts of criminal trespass and assault with bodily injury, as well as a felony count of sexual assault. As of this writing, the man remains incarcerated.     As does another upstanding citizen from Pipe Creek who was arrested on a trio of felony charges, including tampering with government records, credit card abuse and fraudulent use of identification.     A felony motion to revoke her probation landed a Lakehills lassie in the slammer.     Tuesday, July 24:     For failing to follow a court's previous instructions, a Pip from Pipe Creek was taken directly to jail.     Wednesday, July 25:     For being followed by a felony warrant from an outside agency, a Lakehills Laddie also found himself in the clink.     Thursday, July 26:     For a triptych of felony charges, such as possessing verboten chemicals, controlled substances and a seemingly substantial amount of weed, a Bandera Bad Boy is still in the slammer.     A Son of San Antonio remains receiving room and board in the Cowboy Capital Clink on a misdemeanor warrant to revoke probation.     Friday, July 27:     An initial DWI sent a wastrel from Waller to lockup.     For being dogged by two felony warrants to revoke probation, a laggard from Abilene was carted to the calaboose, where he still abides.     Saturday, July 28:     An stalwart citizen of Pipe Creek also remains incarcerated on two misdemeanors – failing to appear and possessing pot – as well as on a felony for driving while intoxicated with a child less than 15 years in the vehicle.     An almost 50something Cowboy Capital Criminal was picked up by an officer with the Bandera Police Department on a first charge of being inebriated behind a wheel.     Assault by contact got a Medina miscreant hauled off to the hoosegow.     As did disorderly conduct for a Bandera brigand.     An officer with the Texas Highway Patrol picked up a Medina knave who shouldn't have tried to hold his likker while also attempting to grasp a vehicle's steering wheel. Criminal trespass saw a Lakehills lowlife behind bars.     Sunday, July 29:     A no-longer-tender-young-thing from Lakehills was arrested on her very first charge of DWI-ing. For assault with bodily injury, a second Bandera Brigand remains incarcerated.     In addition to the above arrests, during the week of July 23 through July 29, local law enforcement officers also responded to a pair of major accidents; a quartet of disturbances; a trio of domestic disputes; one each, terroristic threat, harassment and burglary; a half-dozen loose livestock; 14 calls for disreputable dogs and churlish cats; five welfare concerns; 11 suspicious persons; and 18 circumstances of a decidedly suspicious nature.     "If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt." – Dean Martin     Drink the first. Sip the second. Skip the third." – Knute Rockne     "Water taken in moderation cannot hurt anybody." – Mark Twain

The Law West & East of Privilege Creek July 16-22, 2007 Published July 26, 2007    Monday, July 16:     A scofflaw from San Antonio was sent to the slammer where he remains as of this writing on myriad charges including a felony warrant from an outside agency, felony possession of a controlled substance, making a terroristic threat and a misdemeanor warrant to revoke probation.     Tuesday, July 17:     A Bandera Bad Boy spent several nights in jail on a trio of misdemeanor charges, such as a minor in possession of a refreshing adult beverage and consumption of said refreshing adult beverage by a minor, as well as being a minor unable to hold his likker in public.     A miscreant from Medina was also apparently pinched for underage consumption of beer or booze, as well as for public intoxication.     Two outstanding traffic warrants were enough to have a Pipe Creek Pip carted off to the clink.     Wednesday, July 18:     A Brigand from Bandera, being dogged by two outstanding warrants, found himself on the inside looking out of the local jail.     Friday, July 20:     A bench warrant on a felony charge seemed sufficient to send a sinner from Schertz to the slammer where he's still staying – so far.     A Cowboy Capital Criminal was carted off to the calaboose where she remains on a felony warrant to revoke parole.     Saturday, July 21:     An apparent aggravated assault with a deadly weapon – a felony charge – caused a Lakehills lad to be carted off to the local calaboose where he continues to while away his days.     Sunday, July 22:     A Houston Hellion was followed from "Space City" by a warrant from an outside agency only to be appropriately pinched in the Cowboy Capital.     A Lampasas laddie believed he could drink and carouse with impunity in the Cowboy Capital even though he was still underage – he was wrong, and therefore jailed for public inebriation and consuming alcohol while a minor.     An officer with the Texas Highway Patrol arrested a guy from Quinlan on a felony third DWI … … while a guy from Lakehills, who nearly qualified for geezer-dom, was detained for his first DWI.     An alleged thief from Harper was arrested on three counts of absconding with loot valued from between $20 and $500 and two counts of taking stuff worth under $20, as well as for an outstanding warrant from an outside agency.     Pinched for public intoxication was a barely legal son of San Antonio.     Whereas his possible buddy wasn't so lucky since he was picked up for underage drinking.     A probable third cohort was arrested form supplying hooch to a minor as well as for driving without a license.     And a maybe female collaborator was jailed for having one too many cocktails in public while consuming booze as a minor. Incidentally, all four of the above mentioned "yewts" from the Alamo City remain incarcerated on county taxpayers' dollar.     Aside from the above arrests, during the week on Monday, July 16, through Sunday, July 22, local law enforcement offices also responded to a quintet of major vehicular accidents, seven reports of clamorous company, two burglaries, five instances of criminal mischief, 12 disagreeable dogs and foul-tempered felines, a pair of shots ringing out, a trio of assaults, a half-dozen welfare calls, a violation of the fish and game laws and a single structure fire.     "The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing," said Albert Einstein.

The Law West & East of Privilege Creek July 9-15, 2007 Published July 19, 2007    Monday, July 9:     A callow cad from Castroville was carted off to the calaboose on a trifecta of charges including driving with an expired license, motoring sans vehicular insurance and, last but not least – since this was probably got him stopped in the first place, committing a traffic offense.     Tuesday, July 10:     A Lakehills laddie was arrested for theft involving between $50 and $500.     Wednesday, July 11:     Two outstanding traffic warrants enabled an officer with the Bandera Police Department to stop a San Antonio sister – for a short time at least.     Assault with bodily injury got a Bad Boy from Bandera a night's stay in the local hoosegow.     A Cowboy Capital Criminal was carted to the clink for failing to take previous judicial advice to heart.     Thursday, July 12:     A warrant from an outside agency warranted the arrest of another Cowboy Capital culprit.     A well-bred young lady from Bandera found, to her chagrin, being publicly pickled was prohibited.     Friday, July 13:     This day proved unlucky for a San Antonio scofflaw who found himself detained on a triptych of offenses including a second DWI, possessing less than two ounces of pot and tampering with or fabricating evidence – a felony rap.     A publicly intoxicated Bandera Bad Boy was pinched.     Two young ladies from Pipe Creek were arrested for assault with bodily injury – perhaps for beating on one another?     A lawbreaker from Lakehills was detained on a felony warrant from an outside agency.     Driving without a license enabled a 20something guy from Bandera to be carted off to the can.     Ditto for a similar ne'er-do-well from Pipe Creek.     Sunday, July 15:     Possession of injection paraphernalia, apparently not associated with insulin control, sent a San Antonio scofflaw to the slammer.     No license warranted detention – as discovered by a Cowboy Capital chap.     In addition to the above arrests, during the week of Monday, July 9, through Sunday, July 15, local law enforcement officers also responded to a single major vehicular accident; a quintet of disturbances; a trio of domestic disputes; half dozen possible purloinings, including burglary and theft; three examples of criminal mischief; 19 kitty and canine calls; two shots that purportedly rang out; one sexual assault; four welfare concerns, six (un)civil matters; and three 9-1-1 hang-ups.     "Many of my e-mails have been maliciously taken out of context, another effort by those assaulting my career," Jack Abramoff.     "Prohibition has made nothing but trouble," Al Capone.     "I have too great a soul to die like a criminal," John Wilkes Booth.     "We shall meet again. I have believed in God. I obeyed the laws of war and was loyal to my flag," Adolf Eichmann.

The Law West & East of Privilege Creek July 2-8, 2007 Published July 12, 2007    Monday, July 2:     A Bandera Bad Boy found himself hauled off to the hoosegow for assaulting someone with bodily injury and for perpetrating criminal mischief.     Meanwhile, his Cowboy Capital Cohort apparently interfered with a public servant and assaulted by contact, so she, too, was carted off to the county clink.     Tuesday, July 3:     A Son of San Antonio was busted by a deputy with the Bandera County Sheriff's Office for driving without a license.     Thursday, July 5:     Three felony warrants from an outside agency – also coupled with driving without a license – caused a Pip from Pike Creek to spend some time in the county calaboose.     A Medina malefactor was arrested on a first count of motoring while inebriated.     Two warrants for failing to appear, as well as one for having no liability insurance, assured a San Antonio transgressor at least one night's stay in lockup.     Speeding sent a scofflaw to the slammer.     For twice violating a judge's suggestions, a Cowboy Capital Criminal was detained and booked.     A geezer was picked up for being dogged by a warrant from an outside agency.     Friday, July 6:     A Bandera Police Officer detained a delinquent for possessing inhalant paraphernalia.     A Sweet Thang from San Antonio found herself under arrest for not taking care of bizness during a former court appearance.     Saturday, July 7:     For making a false report to law enforcement, an evildoer from the Alamo City remains incarcerated as of this writing.     A purported first charge of being intoxicated whilst behind a wheel got a Brigand from Boerne behind bars.     Being unable to hold his likker in public got a rogue from Round Rock tossed in the can.     Sunday, July 8:     An officer with the Texas Highway Patrol put away a Sister of San Antonio on an ostensible first DWI.     A second DWI plus using a vehicle to evade arrest – a felony charge – ensured a reprobate from Adkins a cell for a short time.     Two outstanding warrants for not doing as a judge had previously suggested sent a Bandera Bonehead to the county clink.     Aside from the above arrests, during the week of July 2 through July 8, local law enforcement officers also responded to a trifecta of major accidents, a quartet of domestic disputes, three counts of criminal mischief, 21 calls for cacophonous canines and curmudgeonly cats, nine (un)civil matters and eight sightings of suspicious persons.     "Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good or for ill, it teaches the whole people by its example. Crime is contagious. If the government becomes a law-breaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy," Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis, as part of his dissent in the case Olmstead v. United States, 277 US 438, 485 (1928). In a 5-4 decision, the US Supreme Court ruled that the use of wiretapped private telephone conversations, obtained by federal agents without judicial approval and subsequently used as evidence, did not constitute a violation of the defendant's rights as provided by the Fourth and Fifth Amendments. In 1967, however, this decision was reversed by Katz v. United States.

The Law West & East of Privilege Creek June 25-July 1, 2007 Published July 5, 2007    Monday, June 25:     A woman ventured all the way to Bandera from San Antonio to be pinched up for public intoxication.     A resident of El Paso was arrested on a felony warrant from an outside agency.     Tuesday, June 26:     As the result of two failures, a Pipe Creek Pip found himself behind bars – failing to stop after being involved in a vehicular accident that resulted in an injury and for earlier failing to appear before a judge.     Another resident of Pipe Creek, who was finally apprehended on a felony warrant to revoke his probation, remains in the county jail.     Wednesday, June 27:     A San Antonio resident thought it was safe to perpetrate two counts of debit card abuse in Bandera County, a felony arrest by BCSO deputies proved him wrong.     Pot possession and making an illegal substance available to a minor contributed to the arrest of a carouser from Campwood.     Being dogged by two misdemeanor warrants sent a Bandera Bad Girl to the slammer. Officers with the Bandera Police Department picked up a local lad for possessing inhalant paraphernalia …      … and possibly, a Cohort in Crime, too, but with an addition charge of pot possession.     Thursday, June 28:     Driving without a license sent a Lakehills resident to the county clink, where he remains as of this writing.     Friday, June 29:     DWI-ing – ostensibly for a first time – led to a man's incarceration.     A Young Man from Kyle was confined for being inebriated in public.     After being arrested on two outstanding warrants to revoke probation on a pair of misdemeanors, a Son of Center Point was carted off to the county clink.     A local lad was detained for driving under the influence as a minor – and without a license.     Saturday, June 30:     Unable to shake a felony warrant issued by an outside agency, a homeless guy found room and board courtesy of the county.     After coming from Fredericksburg for a frolic, a guy found himself under arrest for assault by contact.     A Lakehills resident is still incarcerated on two counts of not making proper restitution for a previous crime, as well as for one count of not bothering to show up for a previous court session.     His wife, meanwhile, was hauled off to the hoosegow for assault with bodily injury.     Sunday, July 1:     An officer with the Texas Highway Patrol pinched a San Antonio Son for his first DWI.     A guy from Waring was picked up for public intoxication.     Harassment got a Pipe Creek person thrown behind bars – where he remains.     In addition to the above arrests, during the week of June 25 through July 1, local law enforcement officers also responded to a quartet of minor vehicular accidents; eight alarms of various kinds; four disturbances, a similar number of domestic disputes and two loud noises or parties; two terroristic threats; 16 calls for recalcitrant cats and dogs; 14 suspicious circumstances; and 15 traffic offenses.     "Justice denied anywhere diminishes justice everywhere," said Martin Luther King Jr.

The Law West & East of Privilege Creek June 18-24, 2007 Published June 28, 2007    Tuesday, June 19:     A Hondo habituι, hauled to the hoosegow on a felony warrant to revoke parole, remained incarcerated as of this writing.     A terrible twosome from Bandera was taken into custody after being pinched for public intoxication.     Wednesday, June 20:     A resident from Lakehills was arrested by deputies with the Bandera County Sheriff's Office on felony charges that included four counts of possession of child pornography, as well as for aggravated sexual assault.     A guy who hailed from Huntsville was picked up for being a minor while driving under the influence.     Thursday, June 21:     A Bad Girl from Bandera was busted by officers with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for supplying booze to a minor.     Friday, June 22:     A minor was picked up for possessing something illegal.     A Cowboy Capital criminal found himself in hot water for not having a variety of required vehicular insurances.     Saturday, June 23:     A Bad Boy from Bandera jailed for a Capius Pro Fine warrant – a fancy way of saying the guy neglected to comply with terms of a previous judgment – and so, once again, found himself caught in the confines of the Long Arm of the Law.     A Lakehills laddie was carted off to the county clink by an officer with the Texas Highway Patrol after a futile attempt to evade arrest …     … while his Cohort in Crime, a young woman also from Lakehills, was deposited in the calaboose for both resisting and evading arrest.     A Pipe Creek pip was detained for possessing chemicals that ought not to have been on his person in the first place.     A first DWI got a guy from Adkins – old enough to have known better – tossed in jail.     Sunday, June 24:     A felony warrant from an outside agency was sufficient to ensure the continued incarceration of a Pipe Creek resident.     A Sister from San Antonio remains behind bars for being inebriated in public.     A misdemeanor warrant from an outside agency contributed to the unfortunate incarceration of another well-bred young woman from the Alamo City.     Aside from the above arrests, during the week of June 18 through June 24, local law enforcement officers also responded to a quintet of major accidents, six thefts, a similar number of reports regarding uncorralled cattle and other hooved animals, a trio of shots that had rung out, two missing or lost persons, five (un)civil matters and a single account of reckless driving.     "Law enforcement officers are never 'off duty.' They are dedicated public servants who are sworn to protect public safety at any time and place that the peace is threatened. They need all the help that they can get," US Senator Barbara Boxer (D-California).

The Law West & East of Privilege Creek June 11-17, 2007 Published June 21, 2007    Monday, June 11:     A Lakehills lad – old enough to have known better – was nailed for not having liability insurance.     A terrible tweenager from Bandera remains in custody after being picked up on a misdemeanor warrant to revoke her probation.     Driving without a license resulted in a 50something woman from the Cowboy Capital being corralled by a Bandera PD officer.     Tuesday, June 12:     A Bandera Bad Boy was arrested on a felony warrant to revoke his probation. Also incarcerated – and remaining so – on a felony warrant for absconding with goods and-or funds in the amount of $1,500 to $20,000 was another Bad Boy from Bandera.     A Sister from San Antonio was sent to the slammer after being picked up on three misdemeanor warrants.     A person from Pipe Creek was pinched for being pursued by a felony warrant from an outside agency.     A deputy with the Bandera Sheriff's Office detained a Cowboy Capital chorine after she assaulted someone, which resulted in bodily injury.     Meanwhile, a 50something Kerr-vert remains incarcerated after being arrested on a second count of driving while snockered and without a license.     Wednesday, June 13:     Possession of inhalant paraphernalia got a Bandera Bad Boy pinched.     A Master Criminal from Lakehills remains in the county clink after being arrested on three misdemeanor charges – possession of pot, violation of a court order and consumption of an alcoholic beverage by a minor – as well as for a felony charge of violating a court order.     Thursday, June 14:     A bench warrant on a felony charge sufficed to send a Kerr-vert to the county calaboose where he remains.     A Pip from Pipe Creek was detained on a felony charge of burglary of a residence, as well as for violating a court order.     Public intoxication required a denizen of the Cowboy Capital to spend a night of repose on the county's tab.     Friday, June 15:     A felony warrant on a motion to revoke probation and evading arrest landed a Cowboy Capital Master Criminal behind bars – probably not for the first time.     A guy traveled from the State Capitol to the Cowboy Capital just to be picked up on an outstanding court order.     Edinburg offered up a resident to Bandera due to a warrant from an outside agency.     Sunday, June 17:     Violation of a court order sent a Cowboy Capital Criminal to the clink.     Aside from the above arrests, during the week of June 11 through June 17, local law enforcement officers also responded to a pair of major accidents, eight familial fracases, two stolen vehicles, a single terroristic threat, 16 reports of cacophonous canines and caterwauling cats, a duet of shots fired, six (un)civil matters and 20 circumstances of a suspicious nature.     "A real patriot is the fellow who gets a parking ticket and rejoices that the system works," Bill Vaughan, syndicated columnist for the Kansas City Star from 1946 until his death in 1977.

The Law West & East of Privilege Creek June 4-11, 2007 Published June 7, 2007    Monday, June 4:     A lass from League City was pinched for imbibing an alcoholic beverage whilst still a minor. Ditto a duo of Bad Boys from Bandera.     Tuesday, June 5:     A criminal from the Cowboy Capital found himself in the county clink on a felony warrant for motion to revoke probation.     A Pipe Creek person was arrested by a deputy with the Bandera County Sheriff's Office for being inebriated behind a wheel – strike two.     Wednesday, June 7:     A felony bench warrant issued by a no doubt peeved judge soon sent a local reprobate to the calaboose where he remains.     Meanwhile a miscreant from Medina is also still behind bars on a felony charge of evading arrest with a vehicle, driving without a license and for being dogged by three warrants from an outside agency, including two of a felonious nature.     A guy motored all the way from Hunt before being stopped by a Texas Highway Patrol trooper for being from drunk behind the wheel – for the first time.     A lassie from Lakehills wasn't so light-hearted after being pinched by a deputy for disobeying a judge's prior suggestion.     Thursday, June 8:     After uttering a terroristic threat, a resident of Pipe Creek found himself behind bars. As did a well-bred young woman from Bandera after being picked up on a felony warrant to revoke her probation.     A Pipe Creek scofflaw was stopped and detained for DWI-ing for the first time.     Friday, June 9:     As was a ne'er-do-well from Bandera, who was taken into custody for operating a motor vehicle without being properly licensed.     Ditto a San Antonio scofflaw.     Meanwhile, a hapless young lady from Bandera was picked up on a felony charge after being caught behind a wheel drunk for a third strike.     A Pipe Creek pip was pinched for possessing pot.     And a Kerr-vert was hauled off to the hoosegow for a second time due to driving while intoxicated.     Another Pipe Creek resident was found to be driving without a license.     A Son of San Antonio was arrested on a felony charge of driving while intoxicated with a child less than 15 years of age in the vehicle.     Saturday, June 10:     Another traffic stop, another drunk driver from Bandera tossed in the clink.     While a Bad Boy from Boerne was arrested on a felony for his third DWI and driving without a license, to boot.     Public intoxication got one San Antonio scofflaw pinched, and another arrested for a first DWI, as well as for possessing a dangerous drug.     A Master Criminal from Bandera remains in the clink for a plethora of reasons including a felony charge of using a vehicle to evade arrest and DWI-ing while doing so, two failure to appear warrants, driving without a license, criminal mischief and, finally, public intoxication.     A Cohort in Crime dogged by three warrants was finally pinched by an officer with the Bandera Police Department.     A Helotes Hellion saw the inside of a cell after a bout with public intoxication.     In addition to the above arrests, local law enforcement officers also responded to five disturbances, two familial fracases, four loud parties, three burglaries and a trio of thefts, a single stolen vehicle, four criminal trespasses, 19 reports of cantankerous cats and mealy-mouthed mutts, two missing or lost people, 14 (un)civil matters and one water incident.     This week's safety tip of the week to female motorists comes courtesy of Nancy Drew in The Clue of the Dancing Puppet, "If someone other than a legitimate cop stops you in your car and asks you to roll down the window, lay on the horn to attract attention."

The Law West & East of Privilege Creek May 28-June 3, 2007 Published June 7, 2007    Monday, May 28:     A pair of San Antonio scofflaws were pinched by a trooper with the Texas Highway Patrol – one for public intoxication and the other for inebriated motoring.     Tuesday, May 29:     A Bad Girl from Bandera being dogged by a felony warrant from an outside agency was summarily arrested.     Meanwhile a deputy with the Bandera County Sheriff's Office took a resident of "heaven on earth" – that's Utopia for those what ain't in the know – into custody for an outstanding felony warrant, as well as for ignoring a judge's previous suggestion. To his chagrin, the man remains incarcerated.     A son of San Antonio motored all the way to Bandera County before being pinched for doing so without a license.     A Lufkin lad will likely spend some quality time in the county clink after a deputy discovered the felony warrant to revoke his probation following him around.     Public intoxication, criminal trespass and failure to report a vehicular collision resulted in a Pip from Pipe Creek's continued confinement.     Wednesday, May 30:     An unlaw-abiding -; from San Antonio were hauled off to the hoosegow for accumulating six outstanding misdemeanor warrants between them.     A Kerr-vert was under the impression he didn't need a license to tool along Bandera County's highways and byways – he was wrong and so passed an evening in lockup.     Another outstanding misdemeanor warrant, another arrest.     Thursday, May 31:     Ditto.     A Bandera Bad Boy was incarcerated – and, in fact, remains so – for a felony parole violation. While another was arrested for obstructing a highway.     And a third local ne'er-do-well still resides in the county calaboose for a felony charge of theft between $1,500 and $20,000.     Friday, June 1:     A Lakehills lassie, carrying a controlled substance, was incarcerated for doing so.     A public display of the effects of imbibing too many cocktails led to the detention of a, no doubt, well brought-up woman from Pipe Creek.     A trifecta of charges, including violating a court order, possessing a dangerous drug and disorderly conduct, led to an local Master Criminal's current incarceration in the county clink.     Saturday, June 2:     An officer with the Bandera Police Department detained an Alamo City lowlife for driving without a license or liability insurance, failing to identify himself and also for being followed by a failure-to-appear warrant.     An intoxicated motorist, who was also driving with an expired license, from Pipe Creek was caught.     Sunday, June 3:     An inebriated scofflaw from Seguin was charged with being intoxicated behind a wheel – ostensibly for the first time.     A 50something Bandera resident found himself behind bars for uttering a terroristic threat. In addition to the above arrests, during the week of May 28 through June 3, the Long Arm of the Local Law responded to nine minor accidents, five familial fracases, 24 calls for cantankerous canines and felonious felines, seven concerns for the welfare of another, 11 (un)civil matters and 36 persons, circumstances and vehicles that aroused residents' suspicions.     Just for the record, according to longtime FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover (1895-1972), "Justice is incidental to law and order." Well …

The Law West & East of Privilege Creek May 21-27, 2006 Published May 31, 2007    Monday, May 21:     A Bad Girl from Bandera was picked up on a second DWI by an officer with the Texas Highway Patrol.     Driving without a license led to the pinching of a person from Pipe Creek.     A deputy with the Bandera County Sheriff's Office arrested a Lakehills lawbreaker on a felony count of aggravated sexual assault.     A Bad Boy from Bandera was pinched for pot possession.     Tuesday, May 22:     A warrant from an outside agency allowed a deputy to cart a dame off to the county clink.     A Bandera Police Department officer arrested a rogue being dogged by two warrants from an outside agency.     A 20something female from Bandera failed to do what a court suggested on three previous occasions and so was jailed for her transgressions.     A Cowboy Capital criminal remains in the county calaboose for resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and possessing while a minor, as well as for a felony charge of assaulting a public servant.     Public intoxication and disorderly conduct ensured that an "upstanding" resident of Bandera spent a night in the county can.     Wednesday, May 23:     An eagle-eyed constable detained a Medina Madchen for driving without a license.     A Kerr-vert was pinched on account of a motion to revoke probation. Being dogged by a trifecta of warrants, including two to revoke probation and one for failing to appear, an additional charge of public intoxication ensured a Lakehills laddie remain in the hoosegow.     Thursday, May 24:     Another Kerr-vert was captured as the result of a failure-to-appear warrant.     A pip from Pipe Creek found himself pinched for assault with bodily injury.     A warrant from an outside agency warranted an arrest of a lass from Lakehills.     Friday, May 25:     Driving without a license allowed the incarceration of a Bandera ne'er-do-well.     A Son of San Antonio was detained for driving while tanked, while his sibling seemed to have some kind of issue with his insurance.     Another local knave had indulged in assaulting someone with bodily injury and so remains within the confines of the clink.     A crook from Pipe Creek was detained on a triptych of charges, including a pair of outstanding warrants and writing a rubber check.     Saturday, May 26:     Speeding, an outstanding warrant from an other agency, as well as one for failing to appear, an expired license and two counts of a minor in possession stopped a Man from Marion in his tracks.     Meanwhile, a miscreant from Midland was picked up for being toasted while driving – ostensibly for the first time.     A nearly 40ish mom, who should have known better, and her 17 year old daughter were arrested on myriad charges – Mommy Dearest for speeding, permitting an unlicensed driver and possessing pot and inhalant paraphernalia; and Dutiful Daughter for having neither liability insurance nor driver's license, but possessing pot and a dangerous drug.     A Kerr-vert found himself under the thumb of the Long Arm of the Law for failing to ID and consuming a refreshing beverage while a minor.     A person from Pipe Creek was picked pursuant to a warrant from an outside agency.     A Sweet Thang from San Marcos found herself pinched for public intoxication and consumption while still a minor.     A Boerne Bad Boy was seemingly surprised to learn it's still against the law to consume alcohol in Bandera if you're just 18.     A BCSO deputy detained a trio of Kerr-verts for disorderly conduct.     While another found himself under arrest for MJ possession as well as having a false driver's license and ID.     A not-so-Devine man spent a night in the clink for disorderly conduct.     As did an imp from Ingram.     Two hellions from Helotes were picked up for DWI-ing, one on a first count; the other on a second.     Sunday, May 27:     A Spring Branch scofflaw paid a price for public intoxication.     A scofflaw from San Antonio was arrested on a felony charge after driving while intoxicated for a third time.     A guy motored from Elmendorf for the express purpose of being detained on a warrant from an outside agency while in Bandera.     A publicly intoxicated Pipe Creeker was pinched.     A criminal from Corsicana was detained for DWI-ing.     A warrant from an outside agency warranted the arrest of a guy from Houston.     A Bandera teenage remains under wraps for being picked up on a felony charge of UUMV.