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Four-time deportee arrested for molesting Springtown child A known criminal alien, identified heavy Spanish accent and gave her inas Israel Andrade, 35, was arrested structions in broken English. The girl ran screaming into her by Parker County Sheriff’s investigators early Saturday morning, July 12, parents’ bedroom while the suspect after a woman called 9-1-1 to report fled in the opposite direction through the home, exiting her daughter had been through the bedroom sexually fondled by window where he a stranger who broke initially made entry into her home. into the residence. Parker County The child’s parSheriff Larry Fowler ents immediately atsaid deputies retempted to contact sponded to the scene law enforcement, in Springtown, where but noticed their cell Andrade was reportphones were missed to have forced his ing along with an HP way in to the resicomputer. dence through a bedThe child’s mother room window just Israel Andrade Photo courtesy then drove to a nearbefore 6 a.m. The 9-year-old fe- of the Parker County Sheriff’s Office by convenience store and dialed 9-1-1. male told deputies Sheriff’s deputies observed a set of she was awakened by a man who was groping her private areas, as she and footprints outside the home and traced her siblings were asleep on the couch it to a neighbor’s home, where the suspect had been visiting the previous in the family’s home. The child reported the suspect mo- evening. During the investigation, deputies tioned for her to follow him back to the bedroom where he entered the determined the identity and location of Andrade who was discovered asleep home. The victim also reported she did not know the suspect who spoke with a PLEASE SEE DEPORTEE, PAGE 2A.

Bingo! Electrical con-man arrested at Oklahoma casino

Herschel Crump has taught aspiring pilots for more than 50 years. Here, he stands with his Cessna 150 at his private airport four miles north of Springtown. Photo by Natalie Gentry

Springtown pilot is sky high Crump given FAA’s highest honor by Natalie Gentry “Aviation in itself is not inherently dangerous. But to an even greater degree than the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of any carelessness, incapacity or neglect.” ~Captain A. G. Lamplugh Herschel Crump, 73, of Springtown was awarded the Wright Brothers “Master Pilot” award by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), their highest award.

Dreaming of flight “My family has been a flying family,” Crump said. “My dad was taking lessons before WWII.” But when the war started and the family grew, Eugene Crump had to prioritize, and flying lessons were pushed to the wayside. By Natalie Gentry other Texas jurisdictions as well as He did, however, share his passion Gregory J. Long, an alleged con Iowa and Kansas on similar allega- for aviation with his sons. “He took us to all the air shows artist wanted by the Parker County tions. The FAST unit, working in con- within a hundred miles of our home Sheriff’s Office for the charge theft of junction with U.S. Marshal’s Service, property $1,500 but launched a nationless than $20,000, wide publicity camwas reported taken paign to inform other into custody July 10. agencies and finanQuapaw Tribal cial institutions of marshals apprehendLong’s activities in ed Long and two an attempt to locate other previously unLong, identify other identified associates victims, and prevent at a casino in Ottawa future offenses. County, Oklahoma In mid-June the after being alerted Parker County Sherby the United States iff’s Office received Marshal’s Service By Natalie Gentry reports that a man who was working in who identified himDylan Koenig, 19, was taken by conjunction with the self as Gregory CareFlite to Dallas’ Parkland Hospital Parker County FugiLong, accompanied Burn Intensive Care Unit after suffertive Apprehension Strike Team (FAST). Alleged electrical scam- by an unidentified ing gasoline burns on June 20. man He sustained second and third deFAST investigators mer, Gregory J. Long, was 20-year-old received an anony- arrested July 10 in Okla- posing as Long’s as- gree burns on over 50 percent of his mous tip about the homa. Photo courtesy of Parker sistant, approached body while helping to build a bonfire them at their homes. at a friend’s house. location for Long and County Sheriff’s Office The victims’ stoDue to the severity of his injuries, confirmed his presries are strikingly Koenig was placed in a medically inence with casino security staff before similar: the men pretended to work duced coma for the following 15 days. the marshals arrived. During that time he underwent Long is wanted on charges stem- for an electric company, mentioned ming from reportedly scamming el- chewed wiring, pressed the victims to two surgeries to graft skin over the derly persons in Springtown and Azle. give them a check, and quickly cashed burned areas. He is currently recuperating from According to the Parker County the checks. One victim was reportedly conned the third surgery that took place on Sheriff’s office, Long is wanted on July 14 when doctors had to replace warrants or for questioning in four out of $9,818.40.

in Tarrant City, Alabama.” Crump said “I was airplane crazy, always building and flying control line, gas powered model airplanes as well as a few of the free-flight models,” he continues. “It was only a natural progression for me to take up flying as soon as I could afford the lessons.” Crump took his first two lessons in 1956 at the age of 15 but couldn’t afford to continue them. “I guess flying is just in our blood,” Crump said “My brother, Jimmy, was a naval pilot and then a commercial pilot until he retired at 60.” Realizing the dream Crump entered the Air Force in 1960 and trained as a navigator in San Antonio. “In 1960, I couldn’t pass the pilot physical because of my eyes.” Crump said. “I had 20/50 vision and I didn’t qualify.” He was one of the casualties of the homemade rockets that became popu-

lar in 1957 after Sputnik launched. “I had an accident with some fuel I had concocted,” he said. “I wanted to see if it would burn so I lit it with a match and it burned me on my right hand and up my arm and both eyes.” When his eyes healed he found that his sight had been affected – and so had his chance of being a military pilot. Once he was promoted to Second Lieutenant in the Air Force, he was finally able to take flying lessons in the base Aero Club. After only three lessons he bought his first plane, a 1946 Cessna 140. Crump soloed in his own aircraft on November 19, 1961 and he completed his private pilot flight test in February of 1962. Later that year, Crump was flying through the clouds over the Smokey Mountains when he lost critical navigation instruments. “Although I panicked at first, I realPLEASE SEE FAA’S, PAGE 2A.

Springtown teen recovering from third degree burns Fund created for injured Koenig grafts on his left arm that weren’t accepted the first time. It will be July 18 before doctors know if the latest graph was successful. Koenig is a 2013 graduate of Springtown High School where he played football, wrestled, and powerlifted. In addition, Koenig has an interest in music, playing guitar, alto, tenor and baritone saxophone, drums, and piano. Koenig doesn’t have health insurance and is consequently mounting numerous medical bills. A donation fund has been started by friends on GoFundMe.com at http:// www.gofundme.com/dylankoenig. To date the fund has raised $1,940. Dylan Koenig

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TRWD busy with several projects, EML levels a concern by mark k. campbell Tarrant Regional Water District (TRWD) Planning Director Wayne Owen has been doing plenty of planning. And some of it is long range including near-future and distant projects.

1924 and within eight years had built two lakes – Lake Bridgeport and Eagle Mountain Lake (EML) – in 1929 and 1932. Owen said EML filled in 1934. Early on, TRWD received a huge benefit because purchased land at that time came with all mineral rights. “We owned the property under both TRWD history The organization was created in lakes; that became a boon with oil and

gas,” he said. Lake Bridgeport and EML were originally paid for by taxpayers; the price tag was $16 million for both lakes. “That’s all paid off,” Owen said. TRWD consists of a five-member board with Vic Henderson, a member since 1985, the president and Azle Rotary Club member Jack Stevens the vice-president.

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The drought situation Owen said Bridgeport and EML are not considered large lakes. Both suffered during the devastating drought of the 1950s. “In 1956-57, Eagle Mountain almost dried up,” Owen said. The lesson learned was that more water was needed.

So, TRWD constructed lakes eastward, Cedar Creek Lake from 196064 and Richland Chambers Lake from 1982-87. “Those are large lakes,” Owen said. “Richland Chambers is the third biggest lake in Texas.” Today, he said, Fort Worth gets 80 percent of its water 90 miles to the PLEASE SEE TRWD, PAGE 4A.

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