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Marble Falls Police are seeking help identifying two women who are suspects in three separate theft incidents at Walmart on US 281 in Marble Falls.

The first two thefts occurred in the first week of March, in which a female suspect stole between $500 and $600 from the store by fraudulent means, police stated in a social media post.

The third theft occurred on the morning of March 18, in which the suspect stole drove a maroon passenger car, possibly a Ford Escort, from the scene.

Photos of the suspects are available on the Marble Falls Police Department Facebook page.

Those with information regarding the identity of these suspects may contact the Marble Falls Police Department at 830-693-3611, or may submit the information anonymously via the "Submit a Tip" button on the Facebook page.

By Alexandria Randolph

A Granite Shoals man was arrested on child sex charges after an outcry was made by a minor.

Richard Edward Davis III, 34, was arrested Friday, March 27 on charge of sexual assault of a child, a second-degree felony, after Granite Shoals Police said an outcry was made by a minor.

“The incident occurred here in Granite Shoals,” said Granite Shoals Public Information Officer Chris Decker. “It happened over a period of time last year.”

Decker said the warrant service that arrived to arrest Davis had a difficult time getting him to leave his residence on Phillip Ranch Road, and Granite Shoals Police Officers were called in for assistance.

Davis left his residence and was arrested without incident. He was booked in Burnet County Jail on Saturday, March 28 and was released the same day on bond of $5,000.

For more on the story, see Friday's Highlander.

by Alexandria Randolph

Burnet County Sheriff’s Deputies are awaiting confirmation of cause of death of skeletal remains found west of Burnet on Tuesday morning.

The remains were located by a utility contractor while checking power lines off FM 3509, west of Burnet. Burnet County Sheriff’s Office was notified of the remains on Tuesday morning, March 31, at 11 a.m.

“Deputies confirmed that the remains were that of a human. Due to the level of decomposition to the body, it appears the remains have been there for an extended period of time,” stated a release from the Burnet County Sheriff’s Department.

Justice of the Peace Calvin Boyd pronounced the remains as deceased. The remains are being transported to the Travis County Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsy.  

The cause of death is unknown, the release said, and the sheriff’s department is awaiting autopsy results.

For more on the story, see Friday's Highlander.

By Emily Hilley-Sierzchula

The fourth annual Bikes, Breakfast and Bullets (BBB) event, which benefits the Christian Motorcyclists’ Association (CMA), is roaring into the region Saturday, March 28. The festivities start with a motorcycle ride from Kingsland to a café in Burnet for breakfast. After breakfast, riders continue to Copperhead Creek Shooting Club outside Marble Falls for the main event.

“It’s grown bigger and bigger each year,” said Michael White, CMA chapter vice president, Chariots of the Hills. “We outgrew the private shooting range where it was held for three years.”

White emphasized attendees need not have a motorcycle, or be a CMA member: All are welcome.

“You can attend any portion of the event you like, whether it’s breakfast, going on a motorcycle ride or shooting at the range,” he said, adding that folks should be able to legally own a firearm to participate at the range.

By Emily Hilley-Sierzchula

The Castlerock Market & Art Bazaar in Cottonwood Shores is set to open Saturday, March 28, with an eclectic array of vendors.

“We’re expecting a great crowd because the traffic count [along RR 2147] is 10,000 cars a day,” said organizer Mark Love. He started the market last year to meet a demand for goods made by hand with care.

At least 10 vendors have committed to the market, with more showing interest, Love said. Scheduled to set up shop are: Scentsory, Infinite Creations, Pure Holistic Nutrition, Unique Impressions Custom Jewelry, Foxglove Botanicals, Crafty Treasures, Beth’s Infinite Crafts, Kevin’s Homemade Birdhouses and Jerry Wringer Scrap Art.

By Emily Hilley-Sierzchula

Members of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Horseshoe Bay are getting ready for their first rummage sale fundraiser this weekend, from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. both Friday and Saturday, March 27-28.

“People have been bringing in boxes of everything,” said Althea Rowan, Women Working in Communion and Spirit (WICS) member. “Opening each box is a surprise—we have no clue what’s in each one, so it’s been like Christmas.”

Volunteers make sure to open every little box or can because many contain jewelry or other small treasures. Items range in price from 25 cents to a few hundred dollars.

A larger “treasure” to be sold is an original, signed painting by Thomas Kinkade, a painter known as “the Painter of Light.” The painting, worth up to $1,000, was donated anonymously.

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Hidden Falls Adventure Park will be hosting “Shootin’ for Cooper,” the first annual skeet shoot fundraiser, on March 27 and 28.
The trap and skeet shoot competition begins at 7 a.m. Friday morning, and again on Saturday morning at Hidden Falls Adventure Park, located at 7030 E FM 1431.
The event also includes a silent auction all day Saturday with thousands of dollars worth of items, lunch served by donation, music and dinner starting at 5 p.m., and a live auction beginning at 7 p.m., including items such as guided whitetail management hunts, shoulder mounts, spring turkey hunts, and a variety of firearms. There will be bouncy houses available for children, and the event is BYOB after the shooting is completed.
Meal tickets will be required for Saturday dinner and can be purchased at Lee Hoffpauir Chevrolet Buick Inc. at 2301 US 281 in Marble Falls.

Burnet County deputies arrested two suspects of a Lampasas robbery on Thursday evening, March 19.
Casey Cummings, a 26-year-old female from Cedar Park and Leamon Cummings, a 33-year-old male from Cedar Park, were taken into custody by a Burnet County Sheriff’s Deputy during a traffic stop on FM 963 near Olive Branch Road at approximately 6:11 p.m., authorities said.
According to the Lampasas Police Department, a had robbery occurred at the Verizon store in Lampasas and a white KIA Sorrento, occupied by a white female and a black male, fled the scene with an unknown destination or direction of travel.
For more on the story, see Tuesday's Highlander or Wednesday's Burnet Bulletin.