Burglary of Building (Champion)

On Wednesday, October 31, 2012, the Nolan County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a theft that took place at a drilling site located near Farm to Market 1230, in Champion. It was reported that sometime between Tuesday, October 30, 2012, at 3:00PM and Wednesday, October 31, 2012, at 11:30AM, an unknown person(s) entered the property. Once inside, the thieve(s) took two subs and three drill bits from a drilling rig. The combined value of the items taken is estimated at approximately $5,000.00.

If you have information regarding this crime or any other unsolved crime, and wish to remain anonymous, call Nolan County Crime Stoppers at 325.235.TIPS (8477) or click here to submit a tip online. Nolan County Crime Stoppers offers a reward of up to $1,000.00 for information that leads to the arrest and filing of charges against the person responsible for this crime, and a reward of up to $1,000.00 for any other unsolved felony crime. Remember, Crime Stoppers wants your INFORMATION not your name.

Robbery (Roscoe)

Robbery Suspect

Robbery Suspect

On Friday, October 19, 2012 at approximately 6:43PM, deputies with the Nolan County Sheriff’s Office and Roscoe Police responded to a report of a robbery in progress at the Chillerz #5, Convenience store located at 800 12th Street, Roscoe, Nolan County, Texas. Upon arriving, the suspect had already fled the scene.

An investigation was conducted, and it was found that at approximately 6:39PM, an unknown black male entered the store, and robbed a female customer of $200.00 cash. In an attempt to get her money back from the suspect, the female chased him out of the store, as he ran to his vehicle. The female was able to enter the vehicle with the suspect, and suffered minor injuries when she was dragged from the parking and fell out as the suspect fled the scene.

The suspect was described by the victim as an African-American male, with an extremely dark complexion and stocky build. She reported that the suspect was wearing short curly hair, a short goatee and said he has a flat nose. At this time, it is unknown whether or not the suspect is armed; however, he did not display a weapon during the robbery.

The suspect fled the scene in what is believed to be a 2011 or 2012 pearl white Ford Edge that may have a handicap placard hanging from the rear view mirror, and a license plate believed to begin with the letter “W.” In a surveillance photograph, the suspect is shown wearing a white T-shirt and long dark gray athletic shorts with a white stripe on each leg. The suspect is believed to be in his early 30`s, approximately 5’9” to 5’10” in height, and weighing around 175 lbs.

If you have information regarding this crime or any other unsolved crime, and wish to remain anonymous, call Nolan County Crime Stoppers at 325.235.TIPS (8477) or click here to submit a tip online. Nolan County Crime Stoppers offers a reward of up to $1,000.00 for information that leads to the arrest and filing of charges against the person responsible for this crime, and a reward of up to $1,000.00 for any other unsolved felony crime. Remember, Crime Stoppers wants your INFORMATION not your name.

Sheriff David Warren recently swore in two newly approved Reserve Deputies

On Tuesday morning, October 2nd, the Nolan County Sheriff’s Office added two more members to its roster.  However, these two men won’t get paid a salary for their efforts.  Stephen Smith II and Chad Mitchell were sworn in as Reserve Deputies for the Nolan County Sheriff’s Office.

Both men recently completed their training and graduated from Academy #88 of the West Central Texas Law Enforcement Academy in Abilene.  Smith and Mitchell endured weekly night classes and Saturday classes over a 7 ½ month period to obtain the 796 classroom hours needed to finish the academy.  Both took and passed their state licensing examinations and are now fully licensed peace officers.

What sets these two apart is they both have other careers and are entering law enforcement in a volunteer capacity.  “This is rare these days and very encouraging” said Sheriff David Warren.  “Volunteerism is something that has declined in recent years and reserve officers used to be able to take a much more abbreviated amount of training to achieve their “reserve deputy” status.  Now they must take the same full amount of training as any full-time officer.” said Warren.  “We actually sponsored Stephen Smith through the academy and Chad Mitchell just chose us as his agency to volunteer for.  These guys will be placed with experienced Deputies and go through a field training program and orientation with our Sheriff’s Office” explained Warren.

Stephen Smith II is the eldest son of local residents Steve and Jan Smith and works for U.S. Airways.  Chad Mitchell lives in Abilene and is lead pastor for Mission Abilene and was instrumental in starting the program Stop the Violence now entering its sixth year.

Both men have a genuine passion to be involved and help people in this area.  Sheriff Warren emphasized, “I am proud to have these two additional Deputies and certainly appreciate their unselfish attitude and willingness to risk their own lives to serve folks here in Nolan County in an un-paid capacity.”