College Station Man Jailed For The Second Time This Year For Calling 9-1-1 And Intentionally Remaining Silent

Design Work Is Underway To Widen Texas A&M’s Penberthy Road

Design work is underway to widen Texas A&M’s Penberthy Road. A&M’s chief operating officer Peter Lange says the purpose of the project to help relieve upcoming congestion when construction starts on the new interchange at George Bush Drive and Wellborn Road. In addition to adding a lane, the project will include a shared use path for pedestrians and bicyclists. Lange says the goal is to finish this project before the George Bush/Wellborn construction begins. Click below to hear comments from Peter Lange, visiting with reporters on October 8, 2024:  

Bryan Police Announces A New Assistant Chief

A 25 year member of the Bryan police department is now an assistant chief. BPD announced on its Facebook page, the promotion of Walt Melnyk as assistant chief of the department’s investigative services bureau. This fills a vacancy that was created in June after Dean Swartzlander was promoted to chief. Melnyk, who joined BPD in 1999, was promoted to sergeant in 2006 and lieutenant in 2019. His prior positions included being a patrol officer, the department’s public information officer and crime prevention officer, and a supervisor in patrol, directed deployment team, the property crimes unit, professional standards, training and recruiting, BPD’s academy, and criminal investigation division.

College Station Police Investigating A Pedestrian Who Dies After Being Struck By A City Garbage Truck

College Station police report a pedestrian died after being struck Tuesday morning (October 15) by a city of College Station garbage truck. This took place at the Lake Walk at Traditions apartment complex off Turkey Creek Road north of Easterwood Airport. CSPD has its accident reconstruction, criminal investigations, and crime scene teams on site. The name of the person who died was identified as 50 year old Hilaire Kallendorf of College Station. Following the death, the city of College Station cancelled trash pickup for the rest of Tuesday. The city’s social media says trash collection will resume Wednesday, and those scheduled collections are pushed back a day. The city of College Station issued the following statement: “We are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of life involving a City of College Station solid waste vehicle this morning. Our sincere and heartfelt condolences and prayers go to the family and all involved. The City of College Station is investigating how the tragedy occurred and will provide more details later.”