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The Eagle Pass Police Department informed The News Gram that an ex-employee of a local clinic was being investigated for fraud due to the falsification of prescriptions as well as the signature of a doctor.
Chief of Police Juan Antonio Castañeda, informed The News Gram that on Thursday medical personnel of a local family clinic on Second Street reported that an ex-employee had improperly used a medical prescription and had falsified the signature of a doctor.
He also mentioned that detectives have taken over the case and are interviewing eyewitnesses and have possibly identified the culprit.
He concluded by saying that this is a very serious offense and detectives are investigating whether this person has been committing this crime repeatedly.
Investigators are attempting to get enough evidence to be able to make an arrest.
A press conference was held on Friday afternoon in reference to the Quemado irrigation canal rupture that has caused a state of emergency throughout the northern part of Precinct 3 for the past week.
County Judge David Saucedo introduced his team of personnel who have been diligently working towards a solution in reference to this veritable disaster which struck the Quemado Valley on Monday causing emergency water rationing and in some cases the complete loss of water pressure to users in and around the area.
He took the liberty of thanking the members of the media for taking the time to cover this story helping his team to inform the general public of progress that has been made with respect to the disaster. He also wanted to personally thank all of the entities who have come together to assist the County in this time of great need as a myriad of people are involved in the repair efforts at this time.
He then passed the podium to County Commissioner Jose Luis Rosales who will serve as the official spokesperson from here on out as this situation comes full circle and the canal is finally rebuilt.
Rosales reported that Maverick County Water Works is presently delivering the natural resource to all 320 active accounts at this time thanks to two pumps graciously provided by Stallion, a contractor who was made available via Chesapeake after State Representative Pete Gallego made contact with them late Tuesday.
Rosales took the opportunity to thank Gallego for quickly coming to the aid of the county as other members of the media asked whether our actual representatives had come forward as well.
Pressure was down in many areas of the precinct but has since been restored.
The pumps have moved a quantity of 700,000 gallons in the past twenty four hours.
The County is waiting for approval of a Texas Department of Agriculture application for $250,000.00 in aid.
La misteriosa desaparición de Patricia Casares el 21 de enero del 2009 es un caso que sigue pendiente y la familia de Casares le pide a la comunidad que no se olviden de ella.
Piden que si algiuen tiene alguna información al respecto porfavor lo den a conocer a las autoridades.
Patricia Casares fue reportada como desaparecida el 21 de enero del 2009, su familia puso el reporte ante el departamento de policía, según los reportes la última vez que fue vista fue al salir de su trabajo aproximadamente a las 5:00 pm en el hospital local, ella viajaba en su unidad 2001 Dodge Durango, color verde, y dos días mas tarde este vehículo fue localizado en el estacionamiento de la tienda Sear's en Eagle Pass, pero los investigadores no localizaron nada anormal en el auto.
El jefe de Policía Juan Antonio Castañeda dijo que la investigación sigue abierta, y que inclusive un detective ha sido asignado para trabajar en el caso y verificar cualquier pista o dato que pueda dar con la localización de Patricia.
También continúa vigente la recompensa de 10 mil dólares que fue establecida desde el inicio de la investigación para la persona que aporte datos contundentes que lleven a la localización de la mujer.
El Departamento de Policía ha permanecido en contacto con la familia Casares, su padre Fernando Casares, ha estado pendiente de las investigaciones. A lo largo de todo este tiempo la comunidad ha dado gestos de solidaridad, muchas personas y organizaciones se han unido para hacer oración y pedir por Patricia.
Patricia de 44 años al momento de desaparecer, tiene dos hijos, y en aquel momento estaba en proceso de divorcio y quien fuera su esposo, el Sr. Treloar ya no vive en esta Ciudad. La última vez que fue vista, vestía con falda negra, camisa negra, un saco rojo con una chamarra gris, zapatos negros planos, un collar plateado y aretes plateados. ella tiene tres cicatrices pequeñas en su abdomen y una marca de nacimiento en su espalda a nivel de su sintura en la forma de un círculo. Treloar mide 5'3" tendría 47 años, mediana de estatura, ojos cafés con el cabello largo.
Frank and Adele Junfin and their family have been an establishment in Eagle Pass and Maverick County for many many years, always looking for ways to help fellow Eagle Passans in various ways.
Their visionary business, Kunafin, the insectary which has made an impact worldwide by declaring war on all types of flies and unwanted pests that threaten cattle ranchers, the poultry industry, horse stables, dairy farms, feedlots and even tree farmers, is now the site where a large field of onions is going to waste and the Junfins would like the general public to know that they may call and come by to take as much of the crop as they wish.
"The Junfins are very hard-working individuals and their family has been, for a very long time," stated Susie Mason of Kunafin, "They do not want to see this crop go to waste as it is not going to be shipped out to northern states. So they are asking Eagle Passans to call us at (210)262-6242 to let us know you're coming and you can take as much onions as you wish, to sell or give away to family or friends."
The generosity of the Junfin family is and has aways been greatly appreciated and this is no exception as they donated over 2000 sacks to the local food bank this week.
Kunafin specializes in the breeding of trichogramma, lacewings and fly parasites among other biologicals and residuals which help ranchers produce better quality beef, dairy farmers to produce fresher milk products and poultry farmers to have cleaner facilities free of germ-spreading flies of all kinds.
Two elementary schools have been seriously damaged over the summer by acts of vandalism. Seco Mines Elementary was broken into and the faculty restrooms sustained serious damage, sinks and fixtures were broken as well as windows and doors at the school.
Chief of Police Eduardo Esquivel, informed The News Gram of another incident in which Rosita Valley Literacy Academy was also vandalized on the Southside of our community where one or more individuals gained entry into the school and made away with two flat screen televisions and two computer monitors.
EPISD Police are trying to identify the culprits in these two incidents.
Chief Esquivel mentioned that during summer vacations, his officers make frequent rounds to all EPISD schools and buildings. He added that unfortunately these incidents occurred at times when officers
were not in the general vicinity.
Students return to classes the last week of August.
An EPPD official is presently in Ruidoso, NM to participate in a training for a new prevention program which is going to be established in Eagle Pass.
The aforementioned information was given to The News Gram by Chief of Police Juan Antonio Castañeda who mentioned his intentions of initiating a D.A.R.E. Program at the secondary level to attempt to deal with the rampant drug abuse and gang pressure at these junior high levels.
He added that these types of programs are very important and in order for them to work, the need the cooperation of the EPISD.
The D.A.R.E. Program is a program geared to 1st-5th Grades at the elementary levels.
He feels that there has been a need for this program at the secondary level for some time now and is taking the initiative to focus on the junior high levels at this time this coming school year.
The ICT was the backdrop for the 2012 Eagle Pass Job Fair coordinated by the Texas Workforce Commission.
Approximately 1000 prospective employees descended on the ICT in search of employment as the event was termed by all involved as a resounding success as companies from across South Texas from 26 different businesses and employers came in and took resumés and applications for positions they so desired to fill ranging from oil field hands to truck drivers and clerks to office assistants, cooks, nurses and care givers.
As soon as doors opened, a very large line of job seekers filed into the main conference room of the ICT.
Maverick County was awaiting a declaration of a state of emergency on behalf of the State of Texas in reference to the rupturing of the retaining wall in Quemado which led to the loss of countless gallons of life-giving water of the Maverick County Water Plant which services over 250 registered users in our northernmost sector of Maverick County in Precinct 3.
Maverick County Judge David Saucedo stated that with this State of Emergency, an amount of $250,000.00 can be immediately designated to deal with the repair of the retaining wall.
At the same time, County authorities are working hand in hand with other agencies and entities to solve this problem.
Texas DPS Emergency Management officials, Maverick County Judge David Saucedo, State Rep. Pete Gallego, Commissioner Jose Luis Rosales, members of the US Border Patrol, Eagle Pass Fire Department Asst. Chief Sonny Mello, Maverick County Detention Center Director Raul Treviño, Cynthia Martinez, Manager of the MCWP, newly appointed Road and Bridge Manager Apolonio Rodriguez, MCWP Board Member Xavier Mancha, Jose Luna, Jorge Hernandez, Travis Kelly, Crawford Rhodes, among others descended upon the board room at the Maverick County Water Control and Improvement District to iron out a plan which would be unveiled to the public in a conference later that afternoon. Judge Saucedo was the mediator for said conference and handed things over to the DPS Emergency Management crew who have experience in dealing with similar disasters.
First on the list of priorities are life and safety, incident stabilization and property damage and the DPS’ first question was to determine how much water is being used on a daily basis in the area.
Raul Treviño assessed GEO’s usage at 140,000 gallons and advised the committee that his personnel are limiting the amount of showers the inmates are taking a day as well as the amounts of water used for cooking and other human consumption.
With 190,000 gallons used daily in the Quemado and surrounding areas, this puts the total at around 350,000 gallons needed per day.
With the amount of trucks which are being used to haul water form the river to the reservoir, they estimate to be able to transport 212,000 gallons a day to keep the reservoir at a minimal capacity to keep up with the amount of water used daily in the area.
According to officials, since the state of emergency has already been declared by Judge Saucedo, the County may be able to waive purchase declarations in order for roads to be built, for the rental or leasing of heavy machinery or equipment necessary to alleviate the immediate needs of local taxpayers.
The floor was open to discussion and the first idea was to pump the water from the river as opposed to hauling. Jose Luna was the first to suggest this. Mr. Treviño added that there exists an inlet from the river which is closer to the reservoir that from where the water is presently being hauled which can make transporting water quicker and easier than expected.
At the conclusion of the gathering, Representative Gallego stated that he had representatives Eagle Ford Shale on standby in case they would be needed to assist much to the agreement of Emergency Management officials.
Gallego was able to contact Chesapeake, a company in the Eagle Ford Shale Project to donate two pumps and two miles of pipelines which will pump 230,000 gallons a day while reparations are completed to the canal.
The Maverick Count Sheriff’s office received a distress call on 911 on July 7th at 9:47 P.M. which may have been in relation to a female immigrant who was stranded at a local ranch and was experiencing seizures at the time.
When the US Border Patrol was informed of the situation, they began to search for said female at the Glass Ranch off of FM 2644. Upon coming into contact with her, they immediately called for an ambulance at which point the female was transported to the Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center.
On July 8th at 2:53 A.M. the Sheriff’s office was notified by hospital personnel that she may have been the victim of a sexually assault as she was found unconscious at the time of arrival by Sheriff’s deputies.
The female was airlifted to San Antonio for treatment under the custody of the US Border Patrol.
The situation stemming from the breaking of a retaining wall in the Maverick County Water Control and Improvement District has escalated to the point of a large part of Precinct 3 as well as the Maverick County Detention Center who will soon be out of water due to the breakage.
Measures have been taken to transport water from the river to tanks at the Maverick County Water Plant in order to process it for public use.
Residents in the area have been notified of mandatory water rationing due to the necessary repair of the retaining wall.
County Judge David Saucedo called an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss the situation with a panel of experts from the MCWCID, the Maverick County Water Plant, area farmers and ranchers among others as to what would be the plan of action in terms of requesting State aid in order to repair the damages to the waterway.
David Saucedo and his office has the authority to formally request aid of this nature and his office is working diligently to acquire the necessary assistance in order to alleviate an emergency situation which has escalated in the past few days.
The damages are extensive and it is affecting local residents in that there is no water available for irrigation or livestock.
Area residents are once again asked to conserve water usage for only human consumption as there are approximately 250 registered users in the affected area.