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Originally posted 2009-04-21 22:24:26. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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A two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Highway 8 and College Farm Road, which occurred shortly before 11 a.m. on Saturday, claimed one life.

Written by Erin Cooper
James Wilson, 68, of Stephenville, was a passenger in an eastbound Chevrolet Cavalier that was attempting to turn north on College Farm Road from Hwy 8 when the vehicle was struck by a westbound Chevrolet Silverado that was hauling a flatbed trailer.

“Basically (the driver) tried to turn left and didn’t have enough time,” Stephenville Police Officer Brandon Boen, who was investigating the wreck, said.
The Cavalier was driven by Ouida Hise, 78, of Stephenville. Hise was taken via ambulance to the airport, where Care Flite transported her to a Fort Worth hospital.

The Silverado was driven by 40-year-old David Wilson, no relation to James Wilson, of Stephenville.

Two Vehicle Accident

Two Vehicle Accident

Originally posted 2009-10-16 19:43:16. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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MILFORD, CT – The Subway restaurant chain has honored Schreiber Foods as its 2009 Vendor of the Year, citing Schreiber for its consistent on-time and complete deliveries, its continued culinary support, its leadership in driving supply chain efficiencies and the company’s ability to control costs for thousands of Subway franchises.

Schreiber Foods provides cheese and dairy products to Subway restaurants in 36 countries. The award was recently presented at the annual Subway convention in Washington D.C.

“Schreiber has looked at all aspects of the Subway business and has made extraordinary efforts to align with our objectives and adapt to our needs, both domestically and internationally,” said Dennis Clabby, vice president of purchasing for the chain’s Independent Purchasing Cooperative.
In addition to Schreiber’s responsiveness, vision and global capabilities, the company also proved to be a valuable business partner in the Subway brand’s sustainability efforts by reducing the innerleaf paper between cheese slices, saving about 450,000 pounds of paper in the process.

“We’re extremely honored to be recognized with this award,” said John O’Connor, senior vice president-Schreiber foodservice sales. “We’re continually working to strengthen our partnership with Subway and deliver innovative solutions that add value for the Subway system. We’re very proud to be associated with Subway and are eager to continue finding new ways to contribute to Subway’s long-term success.”

Originally posted 2009-10-04 21:05:42. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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FORT WORTH — A Fort Worth police officer, who killed a mentally ill man with a Taser, will stay on duty until a Tarrant County grand jury reviews the case, Police Chief Jeff Halstead said Friday.

At a noon news conference, Halstead said his department had finished its investigation and that Officer Stephanie A. Phillips, who shot the victim with the Taser, would remain on active duty assigned to patrol, as she has since the incident.

“If the grand jury returns an indictment and she is convicted, she will be terminated,” Halstead said.

He added that he expected the grand jury to receive the case the first week in November.

The chief also said that he voluntarily provided a copy of the investigation report to the FBI and the U.S. Justice Department for review.

“I have the utmost confidence in our investigative process. I understand the community’s concerns and have taken them very seriously,” Halstead said. “I want to reassure our citizens and city leaders that the Fort Worth Police Department is committed to providing service with respect in an open and transparent manner and that is precisely the reason I provided the FBI with our investigation.”

Michael Patrick Jacobs Jr., 24, died April 18 after being shot twice with the Taser by Phillips.

Jacobs’ parents had called police because their son was causing problems. He became combative, police have said, and he was shocked for 49 seconds the first time, the second time for five seconds, after a one-second interval. He died later at John Peter Smith Hospital.

Tarrant County Medical Examiner Nizam Peerwani ruled the death a homicide. In his report, Phillips told a detective after the incident that she “unknowingly kept the Taser trigger engaged for an unknown amount of time when she first applied the Taser, thus increasing the pre-programmed shock duration cycle of five seconds.”

When Jacobs “continued to struggle,” Phillips warned him again that if he did not “cease fighting and comply with officers’ requests, she would shock him again, according to the report. When [Jacobs] failed to cooperate, Phillips shocked him a second time.”

The Jacobs family has filed a wrongful death suit against the city of Fort Worth and the police department.

Since the Fort Worth Police Department began using Tasers in 2001, police employees have used Tasers 1,360 times, according to information released by the department in August. Of those, police said, there have been four in-custody deaths, including Jacobs’. Three of the people who died were high on cocaine, according to autopsy reports.

Originally posted 2009-10-17 00:24:46. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Originally posted 2009-04-20 02:58:46. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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After eight years of manufacturing steel pipes and tubes in Stephenville, Caporal Industries, Ltd. announced Thursday that the plant is shutting down.

Originally posted 2009-10-04 21:06:41. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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