Legal issues

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Like the elusive triple play in baseball, rarely does an investigative-style writer manage to score three outs on one story. But when that elusive moment arrives, we get down on our knees, place our heads reverently upon the keyboard, and quietly say, Ohmigod thank you for this great chance to rip someone a new butthole using their own words.

I want to say thank you to Lower Greenville NA's president Patricia Carr for giving me such an opportunity. In less than 24 hours, she has managed to dish out enough lies and disinformation to make up for all the pain and anguish that goes with being a community activist so worth the struggle. And thank you to modern technology for digital recording devices so small you have no idea anyone is even recording your conversation (just lean closer to my fountain pen, please).

The Dallas Observer has weighed in with more information about this incident and Longhorn Towing's liabilities - click here

The owner of Longhorn Towing was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated on early Saturday morning after crashing into another vehicle parked on the street. According to the police report, Anna Maria Polanco blew a .131 and a .128 on the breathalyzer at 842 am, nearly an hour after being arrested for DWI and driving with a suspended license on the 10400 block of Marsh Lane at 730am.

Correction: After spending two days trying to confirm what my sources first reported, and what another source familiar with the towing licensing initially told Unfair Park, Lone Star and Longhorn are not affiliated. The story lede has been amended to reflect that new information.

Wortham Texas Police Chief Scott S. Peters notified BD by email on Sunday evening that the unnamed officer working for Club 180 on Saturday evening is a former Reserve Officer from his department. Chief Peters previously served as a police officer in Carrollton TX and a Sergeant in Coppell TX until being hired as Chief in Wortham in early 2009. He told BD he was way too familiar with the issues and problems on Lowest Greenville and did not want his officers working this area in any way whatsoever.

The operative word here is former.

(Updated Monday afternoon with information from Dallas County Sheriff's Department)

After nearly two years of rolling videotape on Lower Greenville's gangbangers, hoochie-mamas, drunks, ho's and the usual assortment of human garbage, the phrase You can't take my picture does not mean a damn thing.

But when you hear a Dallas County Deputy Sheriff, working in front of an upscale gangbanger bar, order you not to use his image, you listen carefully and wonder, Did he miss the class on the First Amendment??

When a Sheriff's supervisor claims BD is harassing a hard-working officer on a legitimate off-duty assignment, you know it's time for someone to ask, What are you guys covering up??

Deputy Sheriff Michael Bailey...BD's got your image release right here!

The Sheriff's Department's Public Information Office replied to this story and our questions on Monday afternoon...

It goes without saying that most of the bar owners on Lowest Greenville could not spell the word ETHICS even if you spotted them the first five letters.

But when a bar owner decides he does not want BD standing down the street from his business anymore, what can he do?

Tell the DPD officers he is tired of BD's harassment - check!

Tell the DPD officers he has a restraining order on BD's butt, keeping him 500 feet from his doors - check!

Claim you have the TRO papers "in your office" - check!

Tell the DPD officers you are a City Official and demand they do his bidding.

Oops.