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Sugar Land post office says not us, customer suspicious
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Eclipse 95 Premier wins tournament in Spain
Controlled substances missing out of mail orders? By Elsa Maxey An over 20 year Sugar Land resident says he feels he lives in a community where “you have someone stealing drugs out of a government office.” The bigger issue “is that a ‘trusted’ community federal office is turning a blind eye to Schedule II narcotics diversion.” Jan R. Prusinski is an executive director of a private cement industry company. He gets a Schedule II package from a mail order drug pharmacy because it is less expensive than getting it at a local pharmacy. Just the other day, he had a notice from the First Colony Post Office on Grants Lake for a pickup requiring his signature for his prescription medication. When he went to pick it up, he said the
Razor cuts at bottom of Rx envelope
postal worker “looked for about 20 minutes and could not find it.” The same day, the package was located and Prusinski was told it was found in an unusual place. He signed for it, took it
5x7 mail envelope
Empty Rx bottle, top foil ripped open
Two mile limit enforced, even with hazardous conditions
FBISD cuts bus service By Elsa Maxey With school days just a little bit over a month away from getting started and school supply isles already featured at many stores, it’s a good time to begin planning for the fall term by checking out what may be in store. For example, Fort Bend ISD has implemented changes impacting bus routes for the upcoming 2011-12 school year. A look at the school district’s website will take parents to a section having to do with school bus service updates. But, there are those who may have already heard from the school district about bus transportation changes. This week, parents of school children in New Territory said they are being impacted by changes affecting some of the chil-
dren that attend Sartartia Middle School. This was confirmed by a letter sent to them from FBISD’s transportation department. They are not alone. Apparently, some school children’s parents reportedly from Cambridge Park, Brandon’s Pointe, West Meadow, and River Glen also received a similar notification from the school district. It advises these parents of school children living within two miles of a school, formerly eligible to receive bus transportation services due to hazardous conditions, that the services will no longer be provided. They are no longer eligible. The letter explains that an audit and attendance zone assessment was performed determining that certain areas with improved See FBISD, page 8
home, opened it and noticed that one of three prescription bottles was emptied, and even had the foil on top ripped open. He also noticed the delivery envelope had a razor slit, suspects that one of three plastic bottles was taken out, the pills removed and then it was slipped back in. Given that his package originally could not be found at the post office, this raised his suspicions. “I've received this medication in the same way for several years and never had a problem,” said Prusinski. He went back to the post office to speak to the station manager. Another post office employee returned and told him the station manager was tied up, he said. After an explanation about the slit on the envelope and missing drugs, that postal worker told Prusinski that he was the one that found the envelope and there was no slit on it. Prusinski said a customer overheard him and said she, too, recently had received a drug mail order herself missing drugs just like his. He said she also told him this was taken up with the pharmacy, assuming it was their mistake. Prusinski found this to be coincidental and telling of what could be in need of investigation. “My mail order pharmacy was very concerned about this situation and said that they had to keep track of every pill they send that is a controlled substance.” Schedule II narcotics are reported to have a high potential for abuse. After he met with First Colony Post Office Station Manager Diana Peters, “she did not remotely open the possibility that there See MAIL, page 8
Haenel said, “The task force, a Houston HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area) initiative, was conducting a highway interdiction when one of its detectives observed a tractor-trailer traveling northbound on U.S. 59.” During the stop, a drug sniffing dog named “Mike” was used to sniff out the dope. All totaled, “Mike” helped
TxDOT orders political signs be taken down
Sheriff candidate still in violation By LeaAnne Klentzman Since June 22, 2010, the sheriff’s chief deputy, who has been running for his boss’ job since January of 2009, has been sent three different letters from the Texas Department of Transportation about his political signs that have been cropping up like weeds across the west side of Fort Bend County. According to the June 22 letter sent to candidate Craig Brady, TxDOT stated, “Please be advised that TxDOT regulates political signs erected and maintained on private property along regulated roadways in
accordance with the highway beautification provisions of the Texas Transportation Code and the Texas Administrative Code.” TxDOT went on to tell the chief deputy that his signs did not qualify for exempt status as outlined in the Code because they were placed prior to the timeframe allotted in the rules for posting campaign signs. The letter further stated, “Your cooperation in complying with the law is appreciated.” No signs came down; more went up. In fact, on July 1, undercover narcotics officers were photographed out erecting
Judge and jury send clear message
Man convicted for domestic violence By LeaAnne Klentzman Last week in the 434th State District Court, Honorable Judge James H. Shoemake sentenced a man to 15 years in prison for his attack on his wife after the jury found him guilty of aggravated assault. According to lead prosecutor Jill Stotts, “The jury’s dedication to a just result, a thorough
Weed-hauling truck busted by HIDTA task force
By LeaAnne Klentzman An 18 wheeler traveling north through Fort Bend County, just shy of Rosenberg on US 59, was stopped by narcotics officers and found to have bales of marijuana sequestered in pallets of house-hold items packed in the back of the truck. Sheriff’s spokesman Bob
Eclipse 95 Premier, a local boys select soccer team, returned to Houston on Sunday afternoon after winning the XX Donosti Cup 2011 soccer tournament in San Sebastian, Spain. The large tournament brings together hundreds of the best teams from all over the world. Out of 48 teams in its age group, Eclipse 95 Premier claimed the Championship and took home the Donosti Cup. Eclipse 95 Premier is the first US team to ever make it past the Quarter Finals in this prestigious tournament. The team is from the Eclipse Soccer Club in Sugar Land, but the 16 year old players are from all over the Houston area. Shown is the Eclipse 95 Premier Soccer Team as they managed to do some sight-seeing while there.
narcotics agents seize 1,726 pounds of marijuana. The driver of the truck, Amado Bazan III, 39, of Mission, Texas, was arrested and charged with the offense of possession of marijuana, his bond was set at $40,000. Haenel said the street value of the marijuana is estimated to be $900,000.
Narcotic officers confiscate 1,726 lbs. of marijuana with the help of “Mike” the drug sniffing dog.
investigation by law enforcement, and our willingness to prosecute, combined together as a justice system, works to protect victims even when they can’t protect themselves.” Roger Charles Bridges never came home on the night of December 15, 2010. His wife Peggy was upset according to reports. However, the following day when she returned home from work, Bridges was at home. Again, she was upset and reportedly yelled at him and called him names. Bridges’ reaction to her insults was to grab her by the hair and drag her around the bedroom – pulling so hard that a
large clump of hair was torn out of her scalp, said Stotts. “At some point, Bridges grabbed a knife and straddled Peggy while she lay on the floor. He put the knife to her throat and threatened to kill her and “gut” her. When Peggy began to pray out loud, the defendant let her up,” continued Stotts. After a 911 call, law enforcement arrested Bridges and he was charged with aggravated assault. During the trial the state played the recorded 911 call for the jury where Bridges could be heard yelling and screaming at his wife and her crying and asking the defendant why he would put a See CONVICTED, page 8
more Brady for Sheriff signs during business hours. In a second letter to the chief deputy, dated July 5, 2011, TxDOT reiterated that the signs were not in compliance and that they must come down citing the Code for Political Signage on both Interstate and Primary Highways as well as Rural Roads. The July 5 letter states, again, that he is in violation because they are up outside the allotted time frame of 90 days prior to an election or no more than 10 days after. The chief deputy was specifically given five days to take the signs down before risking TxDOT “forwarding the matter to the Attorney General’s Office for handling.” No signs came down; more went up. On July, 12, 2011 TxDOT issued a letter to the chief deputy’s Houston attorney stating they were in receipt of the attorney’s letter but disagree that Brady is in compliance. TxDOT pointed out the specific codes that the campaign had violated and was again given 5 days to remove the signs once the attorney received the certified letter dated July 12, 2011. No matter how the time is figured, the last directive of 5 days to remove the signs should be up by this Friday. The end of this story has yet to be written.
Truth is stranger Katy man arrested for assaulting child By LeaAnne Klentzman Katy-area website regarding an than fiction After facing similar charges in aggravated sexual assault of a Travis County, a Katy area man child charge he is facing in Travis has been arrested in Fort Bend for County". indecency with a child. According to Haenel, David Alexander that report prompted the (Alex) Vigil, 18, of Katy, mother to question the was arrested Thursday child, who told her Vigil by Fort Bend County had fondled him repeatSheriff’s Office detecedly over almost a year’s tives after an investigatime while visiting at his tion into the outcry of an father‘s home. Haenel elementary school aged David Alex Vigil went on to say, “Vigil child. Sheriff’s spokeswas arrested last month person Bob Haenel said, "the by the Harris County Sheriff’s case came to light when a family Office on a warrant issued by member told the victim’s mother Travis County Sheriff’s Office.” that Vigil’s name appeared on a See KATY, page 8
By LeaAnne Klentzman
In the last few days of June a deputy sheriff was sent to investigate a CRIMINAL criminal mis- OF THE WEEK chief report. In order to properly retrieve the evidence of this heinous crime, the deputy had to dumpster dive YUCK! . To add insult to injury, she got stuck. Stop Laughing! See TRUTH, page 8
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