Last week in the life of the Lytle P.D. … Officers handled 32 calls for service, which is a low number for us. Officers conducted 173 traffic stops, which is a high number for us. Of those 173 stops, 131 resulted in citations and 42 warnings. So, a low call volume allowed for more time for traffic enforcement. Interestingly, officers issued 69 citations for speeding with the average ticket written for 12.73 miles over the posted limit.
There were no property crimes reported last week! That makes it two weeks in a row. If this continues, I will be out of a job in no time.
Officers made two trips to Jourdanton last week. #1 – A 62-year-old male was stopped for a defective headlamp on Main St. It was determined that he had an assault causing bodily injury warrant out of Atascosa Co. He was taken into custody and booked into the Atascosa Co. Jail. #2 – Officers finished an investigation and detained a 12-year-old juvenile on felony charges; he was transported to the Atascosa Co. Juvenile Detention Facility.
The city has a couple of events planned for this upcoming Saturday. (Sept. 7th). The Lytle Animal Care and Control in conjunction with the Lytle Animal Allies will be holding their annual indoor yard sale at the Lytle Community Center on Priest Blvd. The hours of the event will be from 8 AM – 2 PM. Come out and support them during this fundraising event. There are always a lot of good items and good deals. When it is for the “dogs” people donate all kinds of good stuff.
The City of Lytle will have an auction of surplus items at the Horace Fincher Annex (next to the Lytle Community Center on Priest Blvd.). This will be a “silent” auction. Bidding starts at 8 AM and will close at 10 AM. Some city surplus items, some police surplus items (sorry, we aren’t allowed to auction seized drugs), something for almost everyone. The city will be accepting cash only as a form of payment.
The city’s first-ever Night Homecoming Parade, or any kind of night parade, is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 21. Visit the city’s website www.lytletx.org for more information if you are interested in participating. All signups are done online.
It is that time of year … special events, football games, parades, and then Thanksgiving and Christmas. There is a steady stream of new residents moving into our city, hopefully, they will be able to enjoy the activities. I wish I could meet each one of them and spend some time chatting. It’s better that I don’t, one of my hobbies is loving to hear myself talk.