Thursday's Internet Edition, December 04, 2008.
after rash of car burglaries
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| DRUG AWARENESS PROGRAM- The Hamilton Independent School District in conjunction with the Hamilton General Hospital presented a drug awareness program last Wednesday night. Two of the featured speakers were Dr. Luke Killian (above, left) and L.A. Brown (right) a police officer from San Saba. A large number of students and parents attended the program, as did a large number from the general population. The other featured speaker was Frank Craig. Staff Photo |
Sheriff Randy Murphree told The Herald-News that his office began receiving calls to report vehicle burglaries early Wednesday morning. He said that approximately 14 vehicles were broken into and various items were stolen including cell phones, prescription medicine, GPS units and money.
Investigator Sgt. Ronnie Ashmore said that during the investigation a suspect was identified. Later that day, Michael McMeekin, 17, was arrested and charged with burglary of motor vehicles and placed in the Hamilton County Jail. He is from San Angelo and was visiting here.
McMeekin has subsequently been charge with debit card abuse. He remains in jail facing a $5,000 bond for the burglaries, a misdemeanor, and $10,000 for the debit card abuse, a felony.