Marble Falls Police Department

BY ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH/HIGHLAND LAKES NEWSPAPERS

Marble Falls authorities have arrested a man on suspicion of setting his rental home ablaze.

Adam Tijerina, a 51-year-old man with a permanent address in Temple, was arrested on Tuesday, June 7, on arson charges after his rental property at the intersection of Third Street and Avenue L in Marble Falls caught fire the day before.

Marble Falls Fire Marshall Johnny Caraway said the department has information that suggests Tijerina started the fire in the mobile home where he was living.

“Witnesses saw him leaving at the time of the fire,” Caraway said. “On the night of the fire, he asked someone for a ride and when he walked out of the door, the (driver saw) the house was on fire. They told him, but he didn't call 911. He was already intoxicated at the time.”

By Glynis Crawford Smith

The Highlander

The Marble Falls Police Department (MFPD) throughout the afternoon Wednesday, May 25, successfully intervened in a potentially dangerous situation with a resident armed with a rifle the Pecan Valley neighborhood.

According to Capt. Glen Hanson, public information officer, a call was received by the MFPD reporting a man with a gun in the 1100 block of Mulberry Drive.

By Glynis Crawford Smith

The Highlander

Craig Magerkurth, a new Place 1 member of the Marble Falls City Council, joined two incumbents in taking the oath of office Tuesday, May 17.

Magerkurth, Reed Norman in Place 3 and Richard Westerman in Place 5 drew no opponents this year, eliminating the need for a May 7 city election.

Jane Marie Hurst was re-elected as mayor pro tem by fellow council members after City Secretary Christina McDonald will administered the oaths.

Anonymous and no-questions asked disposal of unused medications will be going on Saturday, April 30, at the Marble Falls Police Department.

In conjunction with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) National Drug Take-Back program, the Marble Falls Police Department will host a site where people can anonymously dispose of outdated and unused prescription drugs. No questions or requests for identification will be made, and medication labels will not be read. Syringes/needles, "sharps," and scalpels will not be accepted.

GLYNIS CRAWFORD SMITH

THE HIGHLANDER

This is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (April 10-16) and the City of Marble Falls is recognizing the staff that carries out the work here.