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A statue of early 1900 s Navasota City Marshal Frank Augustus Hamner stands outside the Navasota Police Department/City Hall complex in Navasota, Texas, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Back then, the 6 5 , 24 yr-old Hamner was the law after the city council made a plea to the Governor as political and racial conflicts were tearing the community apart. A plaque in the plaza says Local affluent hardliners challenged him only to learn that he would arrest anyone who broke the law. He s most famous for organizing a posse that tracked down Bonnie and Clyde Barrow in Louisiana. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News)(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer)
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Anna Donner hoped for a career in law enforcement when she joined the Hearne Police Department in 2016.
After serving eight years in the Air Force, the 26-year-old landed her first civilian job as a 911 dispatcher for the small department near College Station. She hoped it would be a stepping-stone to her dream of becoming a crime scene investigator.
Missing Person Found: 16-year-old from Hearne
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Ismael Serna, 16
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The Hearne Police Department is asking for the public s help in locating a missing 16-year-old last seen in Hearne.
Ismael Serna was last seen on Tuesday, May 11, at 500 Norwood in Hearne.
At the time of this publication, it is believed that he could still be in the Robertson County area, specially Hearne.
Ismael is described as having brown hair and eyes and is reportedly 5 1 at 105 lbs. He is reported to have been wearing a white jacket with blueprints, white shorts with colors on them, and black slippers.