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The Voice of Seguin Today
Volume 55, Number 108
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Criminal mischief in downtown Seguin leads to arrest weekend lineup set in Seguin By Cindy Aguirre-Herrera
(Seguin) – A 20-year-old man was arrested after allegedly smashing the storefront of a local business late Friday night. Seguin Police officials say Derek James Rasser, 20, of Seguin, on Saturday was taken into custody without incident on a warrant for criminal mischief over $2,500 and under $30,000, a state jail felony. They say Rasser’s arrest comes after multiple c i t i z e n s contacted the p o l i c e department providing information that they had observed on social media about the b r o k e n windows at Starcke Furniture located in the 300 block of South Austin Street. The video shared on social media shows the shattering of glass. It also captures the voices and laughs of at least one if not more individuals walking along the street with Rasser. The Seguin PD was notified at around 10:30 p.m. Friday of the criminal mischief reported along the Nolte Street side of the building. They say the information and subsequent investigation by detectives with the Criminal Investigations Division led to the identification of Rasser. Rasser was arrested at
8:45 p.m. Saturday. According to detectives, it is believed that this is a random act of violence and not related to any specific protest or demonstration. Rasser was booked into the Guadalupe County Jail in lieu of a $25,000 bond. The Seguin Police Department officials say they would like to thank the many citizens who stepped up and provided the information about the suspects “in this senseless crime.” They say the Seguin community will not tolerate this type of r a n d o m violence and destruction of personal property. This was clearly evident early Saturday morning when community members again turned to social media. This time, however, it was to encourage residents to lend a hand with the clean-up of the shattered glass at the century old business owned by Hilmar and Frank Starcke. Officials say no other businesses reported any damage in the downtown area. Detectives say this investigation continues with more arrests anticipated.
Courtesy Photo By Darren Dunn (Seguin) -- The Fourth of July weekend in Seguin will mark a return to normalcy in the city of Seguin. The Seguin City Council on Thursday approved a plan that would allow the city's Biggest Small Town Fourth of July Parade in Texas to be held without any additional restrictions. That means, it will be a mostly traditional Fourth of July weekend in Seguin. The council officially approved the parade after a survey of the public showed that people overwhelmingly supported having the event again this year, despite the concerns of some about the potential spread of COVID-19. Main Street Director Kyle Kramm told the
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council that staff was recommending a few changes to make the parade safer for everyone this year. He says that includes limiting the number of people that can be a part of any parade entry. "Because the governor says to keep even at large events, we should stay in groups of 10 or less so we would probably have that rule of on no parade entry -- will there be allowed to be 10 or more people," said Kramm. Kramm says they will have several hand washing and hand sanitizing stations set up throughout the area, to help reduce the potential spread of the virus among those who plan to attend. See LINEUP, page 8