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27-03-2025
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Robbery at 7-Eleven leads to arrest in Cleburne
The Brief Cleburne Police responded to an aggravated robbery at 7-Eleven around 2 am. The suspect, Jayden Pederson, was found in possession of a 40-caliber handgun along with the stolen money. Pederson is being held at Johnson County Jail on charges of aggravated robbery. CLEBURNE - Cleburne police say they have arrested a suspect in a robbery at a 7-Eleven on Wednesday morning. What we know The Cleburne Police Department was called to an aggravated robbery at 7-Eleven on 1302 W. Henderson St. in Cleburne. The clerk reported that a man entered the store and displayed a handgun demanding all the money. The suspect, who was later identified as Jayden Pederson,19, left the scene on foot. Officers quickly located Pederson at the intersection of Lena and Princeton Place. Pederson was found in possession of a 40-caliber Taurus handgun and the stolen money. He was taken into custody without further incident. Pederson is currently being held at Johnson County Jail on charges of aggravated robbery. What we don't know Clebrune Police did not state how much money was taken from the store. The investigation remains ongoing. The Source Information in this article is provided by Cleburne Police Department and Johnson County Sheriff's Office.
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28-02-2025
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CHS students create Buddy Bags for police
Searching for community service ideas brought about a unique project for SkillsUSA students at Cleburne High School this school year. A former corrections officer, Nathan VanRyn is the SkillsUSA leader advisor and law enforcement teacher. He proposed the idea of producing bags with sensory items for Cleburne Police Department officers, so if they responded to a call with a child present, specifically an autistic child, they could soothe them. 'Our school mascot is the Yellow Jacket,' he said. 'So, we decided to call them the Yellow Jacket Buddy Bags.' VanRyn's students ran with the idea and began researching helpful items for interacting with children, especially when there is an altercation and police must enter a home. 'Interacting well with the children in these situations can make such a difference in how they deal with and interpret the situation, both now and in their futures ... especially in cases of domestic violence,' he said. Inside the bags are noise-reducing headphones, sunglasses, fidget toys, a weighted blanket and communication cards for non-verbal children. The students created the cards themselves in Cava. Each card contained a picture and a word in Spanish and in English. 'So, if the child struggles to talk or understand and is scared, the police can use the items to distract, calm and communicate with them,' VanRyn said. 'They can point to the picture to help the officer understand how he or she is feeling and help alleviate confusion and calm emotions.' Sometimes, police may return to the same address numerous times. In cases like that, 911 dispatchers log notes and reports from the calls. 'So if there is a child and they use the bag and the child responds well to a specific sensory item, they can put that in the notes for the next time,' VanRyn said. The students conducted several events to raise funds to purchase the items for the bags. They included a community drive for donations, donation boxes at local businesses and a flyer they developed to advertise the need. The school district shared the project on social media. They also set up an Amazon list of needed items and shared the link. 'This service project gave me a feeling of accomplishment,' CHS senior Alexis Alvarado said. 'There are not a lot of things that give you the feeling of truly making a difference, but this project did.' Once all items were collected at the end of November, the students put together 21 Buddy Bags. Ten went to CPD, since they have 10 patrol cars out at a time, and the others went to student resource officers at the local elementary schools, middle schools and CHS. 'I helped create the communication cards and I was so excited to explain them to the police officers,' student Alize Johnson said. 'This project was very meaningful.' The officers who received the Buddy Bags were grateful for the items to help with their job. 'In the more than 20 years I've been with the Cleburne Police Department, I've seen a lot of useful donations,' SRO Wesley Mackey. 'This was probably the most researched, well thought out and useful donation the department has received.'
