The water flowing over the Low Water Crossing Road bridge appears more like a blustery sea than a quiet arm of the Colorado River Oct. 18. LESLEE BASSMAN

By LESLEE BASSMAN, Four Points News

Heavy rains last week produced flooding which affected businesses and homes on both Lake Travis and Lake Austin.

Shack 512

Waterfront restaurant Shack 512, 8714 Lime Creek Rd., was underwater up to its roofline. It is co-owned by Four Points residents Ashley and Ross Goolsby, along with General Manager Jon Silva, who was at the eatery Thursday, Oct. 18 trying to salvage furniture.

Silva said the water level at the restaurant rose about 12 feet during the last six weeks. He said when he awoke on Oct. 16, the water had risen four-and-a-half feet overnight. That’s when he started moving out equipment and furniture from the building to higher ground, renting a U-Haul truck to hold and then transport the materials to a storage facility. Two days later, only the restaurant’s roofline was visible out of the water.

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Frank Flores, courtesy Austin Police Department

Defendant has 27 prior burglary arrests,

APD, Travis Co. work together on case

By LESLEE BASSMAN, Four Points News

The Austin Police Department arrested Frank J. Flores Oct. 9 in conjunction with numerous alleged burglaries of buildings in Austin, said APD Senior Public Information Specialist Tara Long. A warrant signed by a detective in Travis County Sheriff’s Office may link Flores to the burglaries of Steiner Ranch businesses.

Flores had previously been arrested on municipal warrants Oct. 3 and bonded out quickly, TCSO Public Information Officer Kristen Dark said. He was arrested again on an APD warrant Oct. 9, she said.

According to the Oct. 11 arrest warrant filed by TCSO, Flores is believed to have committed the Aug. 22 burglary of the Gene Arant Team, Keller Williams Realty office, 4304 N. Quinlan Park, Austin, and may be linked to the Aug. 26 burglaries of Menchies Frozen Yogurt, 5145 N. RM 620, Austin, as well as Cups & Cones and Steiner Cleaners, both located in the Shops at Steiner Ranch, 2900 N. Quinlan Park, Austin. In these cases, Flores is alleged to have perpetrated burglaries of a non-residence, a state jail felony punishable by a term of 180 days to two years in the state jail, pursuant to the Texas Penal Code.

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