Palmer Police Respond to Swift Water Rescue Saturday Night, One Fatality Due To Floodwaters
Palmer Police Rescue Family From Floodwaters
From Palmer Police Department: Around 8:57 pm on May 22, 2021, Palmer police received a call for service regarding a male, female, and infant trapped in swift floodwaters just south of the 258-mile marker on the service road. They were all on the roof of the vehicle awaiting help. With the assistance of Ennis Fire Rescue T191, the family was brought to safety without injuries.
During the rescue at 9:25 pm, a Palmer police officer called over the radio that another vehicle attempted to drive through the swift water and the currents swept it away. The water carried the vehicle from the west side of IH45 to the east side of IH45 in less than 30 seconds. The fire department made the scene at the north service road and located the vehicle completely submerged underwater. Because of the strength of the currents, an attempt to pull out any possible occu
Three people were rescued in a separate high-water incident in Ellis County Saturday
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Palmer Police Department
A 67-year-old man was killed when his car was swept away in high water Saturday night in Ellis County, police say.
The incident happened off Interstate Highway 45 in Palmer at about 9:25 p.m., Palmer police said.
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Police said firefighters arrived at the scene at the north service road and found a vehicle completely submerged in the water. Due to the strength of the current, rescuers were unable to pull the occupant out of the vehicle.
Proposal for Palmer police advisory board is drawing fire Published May 10
A crowd marches past the Palmer Police Department to protest racism and police brutality on Saturday, June 6, 2020. Palmer s city council on Tuesday night will hear a presentation on a draft proposal to create a citizen police advisory board. (Loren Holmes / ADN)
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Print article PALMER A group called Mat-Su Moms for Social Justice wants the city of Palmer to create a citizen advisory board to help oversee the Palmer Police Department. A draft proposal goes before Palmer’s city council on Tuesday night, where it’s expected to draw heavy audience participation before it’s even officially up for a vote.
Several cold cases extend back decades in Ellis County
Waxahachie Daily Light
The murder of Terri “Missy” Bevers in Midlothian in April 2016 is one of the more recent unsolved cases that Ellis County law enforcement has in its files. But many more files remain, a backlog that goes back for more than a century.
Information on many of these cases are still being sought and all tips will remain anonymous. If the information provided leads to an arrest and conviction, persons that submit tips may be eligible for a cash reward. Tips can be delivered by calling Crime Stoppers of Ellis County at 972-937- 7297.
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