NEWS

Bowie Police say arrest may clear up multiple burglaries

Published

10 years ago

05/11/2016

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Evan Alexander

By BARBARA GREEN

The arrest of a 19-year-old Bowie man may clear up more than half of the burglaries that have occurred in the city within the last 60 days.

Detective Bob Blackburn made the statement Monday as he continues sorting through information on nearly 50 burglaries from the past two months. On April 29, police said on average there had been one burglary a day for the last 45 days. More than a dozen have been reported since May 1.

Blackburn said after questioning Evan Bayle Alexander last Thursday and Friday, he believes they will clear up a large number of those cases. Alexander has been arrested on one burglary warrant and further complaints are anticipated according to the police.

Read the full story in the mid-week News.

Pictured: Tuesday, the tools reported stolen from the Sarah Tompkins home earlier on May 3 were recovered by police, after the police suspect told them where to find the property. (Courtesy photo)

COUNTY LIFE

Montague County sees 56.1% voter turnout in midterms

Published

1 hour ago

11/05/2026

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Montague County voters joined the rest of the state with a tremendous turnout in Tuesday’s elections.
The elections administration office reported with all 10 precincts counted a turnout of 56.01% or 8,732 casting ballots. There are 15,591 registered voters in the county.
While there were no county contested races, there were two city council and two school board elections.
The Bowie City Council has three places on the ballot. Laura Sproles, incumbent, was not challenged for her place two.
Levi Bailey won the precinct one seat with 925 votes. Valerie Thomerson received 328 votes.
In precinct three, Terry Gunter won with 1,027 votes and Glenda Durham was second with 383

Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.

NEWS

Nocona teen dies after apolice chase

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1 hour ago

11/05/2026

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A 15-year-old Nocona boy was killed in a crash following a law enforcement pursuit just after midnight on Nov. 1.
Sgt. Aaron Brandle, public information officer with the Montague County Sheriff’s office, said the crash occurred on Nov. 1 at around 12:21 a.m.
The vehicle in the pursuit crashed in the 3600 block of Cardwell Road in Montague County. The juvenile was the sole occupant of the vehicle and was ejected as a result of the crash.
The release states responding law enforcement personnel immediately initiated life-saving measures at the scene. The juvenile was subsequently transported to Nocona General Hospital, where despite continued life-saving efforts, he was pronounced deceased.

While the authorities have not publicly identified the deceased, several community efforts have been launched to assist the family of AR “Mando” Alcantar, a sophomore at Nocona High School. Students and staff also have taken steps to remember the popular young man.

A Gofundme account also has been sent up under the name Small Town, Big Hearts – Help support the Alcantar Family. It was organized by Kelsey Cabrera.

(Top photo – AR “Mando” Alcantar)

Read the full report in the Thursday Bowie News.

The Bowie News staff apologizes for the error in spelling of the the young man’ s name in the print edition. It stated “Mondo” and that was incorrect. We did not find the error until after press time.