Thursday afternoon, College Station police received a call from a roommate of a man who was forced out of their apartment. Lt. Steve Brock says that resulted in the suspects releasing the victim. Brock says the victim was in fear for his life after being threatened if he didn’t help two men who he knew pull off a robbery. The victim had his cell phone taken before he was let go before the robbery took place.
Click below for comments from Steve Brock, visiting with WTAW’s Bill Oliver:
College Station Mayor John Nichols visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia about this week’s pedestrian death involving a College Station garbage truck, his experience at the Texas Municipal League, the upcoming Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event, the current council’s last meeting agenda, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs on Wednesday, October 16, 2024.
For the second time this year, a College Station man is in jail after he is arrested for calling 9-1-1 and intentionally remaining silent. The Bryan police arrest report says 38 year old Julian Mcafee on October 10th called 9-1-1 five times when there was not an emergency and not talking with dispatchers. The incident began when three Bryan police officers responded to an area west of Midtown Park for an unknown problem. The arrest report says Mcafee made a total of 20 calls. Dispatchers answered 14 times, with the other six disconnecting before dispatchers could answer. Mcafee remains jailed as of October 16th in lieu of a $2,000 dollar bond. Online court records show Mcafee was arrested by Bryan police on the same charge March 24th and he pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor offense June 4th. Online records show he served 72 days of a 100 day sentence before he was released from jail June 4th.
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:
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