Police shoot and kill gun wielding suspect in domestic dispute
Del Rio police officers responding to a domestic disturbance on Monday evening shot and killed 51 year old Gerald P Meredith after he refused to surrender a .25 caliber pistol and threatened to shoot. Texas Ranger Johnny Allen will investigate the officer involved shooting.
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Gerald P. Meredith
del Rio
Donnie Fernandez
Adam Biscaino
8Th
Meredith
Texas
Johnny Allen
Allen
Storage Building Refuge Ends in Fatal Police Shootout
Police converged on the 200 block of East 8th Street after a domestic disturbance led Gerald Meredith to take refuge in a nearby storage building. Negotiations failed when Meredith pointed a gun at officers, who then shot him.
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Gerald Meredith
East 8Th Street
Meredith
Local Officer Involved Shooting Under Investigation
Meridional hospital medics pronounced Meredith dead at 6 17 p m Justice of the Peace Dorothy Weddle declared death at 7 40 p m and ordered the body sent to Bexar County Medical Examiner for autopsy Del Rio police officers Bacino a five year veteran and Fernandez a 12 year veteran are assigned to office work during the investigation as routine procedure Captain Dan Cruz said this is only the second such incident in his 19 year career and referred to the scene as police action ongoing investigation.
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Meredith
Justice of the Peace
Dorothy Weddle
Weddle
Bexar County
Dan Cruz
del Rio
Battle of the Bands moved to Val Verde Fairgrounds in 1993
The Battle of the Bands contest will be held Oct 15 at the Val Verde County Fairgrounds instead of the Del Rio Civic Center after County Commissioners approve the change. Fiesta de Amistad official Henry Yeackle III seeks a facility price break, offering to provide own security and cleanup, with electricity cost cut from 1000 to 200.
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County Fairgrounds
Viviana Pena
John Ludlum
Val Verde County Fairgrounds
del Rio Civic Center
Henry J. Yeackle III
Fiesta de Amistad Association
del Rio
International Good Neighbor Council
Yeackle
Commissioners’ Court
Amistad Planning and Zoning Commission
Earl Brown
County budget reviewed by Val Verde officials
Val Verde County Commissioners held a Monday budget workshop to assess proposed 1993 94 fiscal year allocations. The meeting was not a public hearing. a public hearing is planned for August when citizens may comment on the budget. Department heads and officials reviewed department needs and potential expenditure cuts and revenue options.
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Val Verde
Bob Rodriguez
Justices of the Peace
Denice Reed learns self-sufficiency from grandfather example
Val Verde County Closeup profiles Denice Reed who credits her grandfather born in 1899 with rising from janitor to bank president despite a third grade education. She recalls graduating Hamlin High in 1973, marrying Dale, lifetime moves, and ten years in DPS communications before focusing on family.
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Denice Reed
Reed
Hamlin
Abilene
Dale
National Weather Service
South Dakota
Comstock street abandonments and gifts approved
Commissioners authorized posting the abandonment of Railroad and Ames streets in Comstock. They approved Certificates of Compliance with Plat Requirements under Order 92-227. The county budgeted expenses for County Attorney Ann M. Markowski to attend Texcor in Austin. A deed and payment handled for 27.15 feet of Lot 15, Block A, Payment Subdivision. A parcel from Lot Ve, Block B of the Payment Subdivision was accepted as a gift from John H. and Peggy Rosenow.
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Val Cadena
Ames
Comstock
County Commissioners
Ann M. Markowski
Texcor
Austin
Philip L
pCommissioners
John H
Pegey Rosenow
Austin bound buses to attend Texas Water Commission hearing
Del Rio residents may reserve one of about 25 bus seats leaving Del Rio City Hall parking lot Wednesday morning for the Texas Water Commission hearing in Austin. The ride returns after the hearing ends. Call City Hall 210-563-2007 for details.
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Del
Commission
Stephen P. Austin
7Th and
Congress Avenue
Austin
Bracketiville Civic Center
Rach
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