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Volume 63, Number 32

Azle News

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

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Special Crimes Unit halts organized drug ring Azle, ‘Bay PDs part of expansive roundup by carla noah stutsman Since July, investigators with the Weatherford-Parker County Special Crimes Unit (W-PC SCU or unit) have been working to shut down an organization that distributed large amounts of methamphetamine into parts of Tarrant, Parker, Wise, and Palo Pinto counties, into Oklahoma and possibly even into Louisiana and Arkansas. Information obtained during that investigation led investigators to believe the drugs were being distributed from a location in Sansom Park as well as in Two suspects remain at large and the Weatherford-Parker County Pelican Bay. A W-PC SCU spokesman said an Special Crimes Unit is asking for the public’s help finding Timothy earlier narcotics investigation turned Ray Cole (left) and Little Earl Wallis.

up information that led to the discovery of the organization. Now that seven of the nine individuals targeted by the investigation have been arrested and charged with engaging in organized crime in connection with the case, investigators could use the public’s help to nab the remaining two. In fact, Parker County Crimestoppers will pay up to a $1,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and indictment of either of the two suspects.

have been arrested and charged: • Brian Reece Ludwick, 47, of Sansom Park (he also lists an address in Azle) was arrested by W-PC SCU officers Nov. 18 for a warrant for engaging in organized crime. Ludwick was also the subject of Tarrant County warrants for delivery of a controlled subject and theft $20,000-100,000. He remains in the Parker County jail in lieu of a total of $55,000 bond. • Temkai Lee O’Bryant, 32, lists a Weatherford address, but investigators believe he actually lives in Pelican Bay. He was arrested Nov. 12 by

Arrested To date, the following individuals

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Recycle Blaze

Drums over Azle AHS drumline debuting new program Jan. 29

by carla noah stutsman The Azle High School Indoor Drumline will reveal its highly anticipated 2015 competition show, Up in the Air, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, in the main gym at the school. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students. The AHS Indoor Drumline holds the title of 2014 Texas State Champion, and returns to Dayton, Ohio to compete in the WGI, International World Championships April 9-11. This is the first opportunity for the public to see the innovative performance the drumline is taking to World competition this year. “Up in the Air takes the audience into the imagination of a child who has a dream to fly,” said AHS Percussion Director Richard Kearns. “It contains a lot of really neat elements, and A recycle truck emptied a bin at Azle Elementary Monday, Jan. 19 about 8:45 a.m., but with the sun in the driver’s eyes, the truck’s scoop you’ll see some things you’d never clipped overhead electrical lines, shutting off power to the school and numerous homes, businesses, and churches. Worse, sparks from expect.” the electrical lines caught the truck’s contents on fire. The driver was able to move the vehicle away from the campus and dump his PLEASE SEE NEW, PAGE 3A. entire load in the middle of Church Street, where it blazed until Azle Fire Department personnel arrived to snuff the flames. Photo by Carla Noah Stutsman

Wildfire Training Azle native and longtime firefighter Eddy Wood served as an instructor for the second annual North Texas Wildfire Academy sponsored by Tarrant County College Fire Service Training Center and Texas A&M Forest Service. About 80 firefighters – some from as far away as Canada – participated in classroom and field training to learn to fight fire without water. Firefighters with all levels of experience learned the use of specific hand tools as well as techniques like burnouts to remove fuel. Hands-on training was conducted Jan. 16 at the Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge. On Jan. 18, live fire training was conducted in a large hayfield and tank on Boyd Road, just below and west of the bridge across Walnut Creek. Photos by Carla Noah Stutsman

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