For the week ending September 22nd … Lytle Police officers handled 47 calls for service, which was down from the 68 calls last week. There were 105 traffic stops, 66 of those stops resulted in citations and 39 were warnings.
Officers made one arrest last week. An 18-year-old female was cited and released for possession of drug paraphernalia (class C misdemeanor). The initial stop was for disregarding a stop sign.
No property crimes were reported last week!
I forgot to thank H.E.B. last week for the Sept. 11 luncheon. The H.E.B. partners set up at the fire station and served a wonderful lunch to the area first responders. We are blessed to have such a nice, big H.E.B. Plus in our town.
Our National Night Out event will be on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at the Lytle Community Center (19031 Priest Blvd.) The event will run from 6 PM – 8 PM. We will be serving hotdogs, drinks, snacks, and snow cones. It’s not too late to reserve a table for your business or organization.
I was blown away by the attendance at the night parade and how well it went. I’ll start by saying Mayor Gonzalez hit us with the idea of a “night” parade. He said some students had brought it up. I thought “Okay, we can probably handle that.” I figured it would be like a day parade, except at night. I used my experience and training to reach that conclusion. Then he said he wanted to run it in the opposite direction of all the other parades we have ever done. I thought, “All those selfies he takes have warped his thought process.” We had numerous meetings and produced a good plan. The mayor busted his tail and with some good help, put this parade together. My responsibilities were safety and traffic control, compared to all the other stuff, I had an easy job. The Lytle P.D. was out in full force and assisted by the Lytle Public Works, Lytle Parks, Atascosa Sheriff’s Office (Lt. Eric Kaiser and Cpl. Daniel Hernandez), along with Bexar Co. Deputy Sheriff Joseph Canales.
The parade far exceeded my expectations, with lots of people and lots of entries. Having the live music and vendors on Main St. set the tone for an exciting time. To top it off, Mayor Gonzalez walked at the end of the parade wearing some kind of Christmas light outfit. He reminded me of Robert Redford’s character in The Electric Horseman movie from 1979 (without the horse).
I am fortunate that I never fell off my bicycle and I am looking forward to the next “night” parade, whenever that may be