Monday, June 9, 2014

Burglar Caught

Thanks to a tenacious cop, a San Angelo man wound up behind bars shortly after leaving a house he had burglarized.  Police responded just after noon Thursday to a burglary reported in the 100 block of East 23rd Street.  The victim provided a description for the suspect, who had fled the house just moments earlier.  An officer who made several sweeps of the area eventually located a man who matched the description: 22-year-old Estevan Trujillo, who was found to have a knife and a screwdriver. Trujillo was transported to the Tom Green County Jail without incident and charged with Burglary of a Habitation.

Sunday, June 8, 2014

Water Main Break

Life has returned to normal following a water main break in San Angelo.

KLST-TV reports a crew ruptured a major main at Southland Boulevard and Green Meadow Drive.

The water department says a private company laying pipe dug into the ground with a small tractor in front of the fire station.

Some nearby residents complained of low water pressure.  Additionally, water shot out of the pipe almost hit power lines.

Hit and Run

San Angelo Police continue looking for a hit and run driver from Tuesday.

Police say the driver dragged a woman 500 feet before leaving the scene on Knickerbocker Road.

They now describe the vehicle as possibly tan-colored, contrary to inital reports of white or cream.  This tan-colored possibly extended cab or four-door may also tow a rust-colored trailer with a rust-colored tractor.

Someone last saw the truck traveling southwest towards Lake Nasworthy.

Police also now describe the suspect as a white man between ages 30 and 50.  They say he has curly strawberry-blond hair cut to the middle of his neck.  He may wear a dark blue baseball cap.

The woman remains under medical observation in Dallas with severe injuries.

Meth Arrest

A police dog in San Angelo used his nose to put a man in the county jail.

The dog smelled drugs during a traffic stop Wednesday night on East 42nd Street.

Officers found meth in the vehicle that 47-year-old Randy Summerlin drove.

Police charged Summerlin with criminal possession of a controlled substance.

New Web Pages

San Angelo's development services department has something new on the city's website: A page for each of the city's 24 neighborhoods.

Residents, business owners, and visitors can now find information about commercial developments, public infrastructure improvements, and demographic data.Each page includes a PDF map that shows assets like schools, churches, fire stations, and parks.Each page includes a PDF map that shows assets like schools, churches, fire stations, and parks.

The pages also feature interactive maps showing locations and types of development projects.

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Water Use in San Angelo

The city has a 18-month supply of water remaining and residents are using less water this year than last. San Angeloans used two-million-three-hundred-sixty-nine-thousand gallons less water on May 29 than they did on the same date last year. The city of San Angelo pumped 10,297,000 gallons yesterday; on May 29, 2013, the city pumped 12,666,000 gallons. San Angelo remains in drought level 2 which means outside watering is allowed once every 14 days with no exceptions given for new landscapes. Watering outdoors still is prohibited from noon to 6 p.m., when evaporation rates are highest. No more than 1 inch of water is allowed for each application.

Lake Nasworthy water level is at 95 percent with 9,698 acre-feet, Twin Buttes is at 8 percent water level with 15,577 acre-feet and O.H. Ivie water level is at 20 percent with 112,834 acre-feet. As of May 28, 8.27 inch of rainfall was received in 2014; by May 28 last year, 6.38 inches had fallen. Normal rainfall for this time of year is 7.69 inches. A burn ban is NOT in effect for Tom Green County. Outdoor burning within San Angelo city limits is prohibited.

Shoplifter Arrested

San Angelo police apprehended a suspected shoplifter and seized property he had allegedly stolen.  Officers responded early Wednesday morning after receiving a call regarding a shoplifter who had just left Wal-Mart Supercenter on West 29th Street with a 37-inch television. A perimeter was established and the suspect was located, captured and arrested.  Police say 21-year-old Joshua Noriega was found to be in possession of a driver's license and debit card that had been taken in a vehicle burglary the night before.  Those items were returned to the burglary victim and the TV was returned to Wal-Mart.