Hi everyone. As a Midlo local I've been following this case and all these threads closely, but this is actually my first time to post. I just wanted to clear up a few things since I am a local.
1) There is a Heritage Park in Midlothian. It is right in the middle of town on 8th St. It's where we have a local farmers market every Saturday and other small town events.
2) Even though the abandoned houses on Mt. Zion appear to be very close to the high school on a map (it's only about 1/2 a mile away), in person it's actually a big difference in location. The high school is further down FM663 and to get to the high school from the abandoned houses you have to cross a long bridge over Hwy 287. The football stadium is also on the North side of 287 and Mt. Zion is on the South of 287. So even when there are big football or graduation events, people never really park all the way over on the south side of the highway. Too far and dangerous of a walk. I live about a mile from Mt. Zion so I've seen the cars parked along the side of the road for big stadium events, but it's always on the north side.
3) I agree that I have seen so many more Midlo PD out and about than ever before. I remember someone posted the other day that this would be a good time to commit a minor infraction in town (like California roll through a stop sign), but it's really the complete opposite. I'm paying more attention to the speed limit than ever before because of all the cops! lol
4) I barely missed all the activity on Mt. Zion by about 15 minutes yesterday. I will say that if someone were wanting to abandon stuff, it would definitely be a good place as more fences have been going up and it looks like demolition will occur very soon.
Thank you everyone for all your interest and help in this case. Like all of you, praying for an arrest soon!