Whoever said the pen has lost its power hasn't met Tim Griggs, who helped Galveston police nab a suspect who was causing a disturbance on The Strand. Here's the story, as outlined by Global IMB, a Houston-based media and marketing firm where Griggs works as a writer and comedy film director:
Island artist Tim Griggs (shown above) helped Galveston police nab a suspect by doing what he has been doing on the Island for the past 19 years -- he drew a caricature of the man and gave it to police to aid in their search.
Griggs was drawing caricatures on The Strand on Friday afternoon when he heard a disturbance at a local shop. The shop clerk was being harassed by a man and Griggs took it upon himself to come to her defense. The perpetrator became loud and hostile, and when Griggs told him he would call the police the man threatened to come back and murder everyone.
Griggs and the shop clerk called the police, and as soon as the man left Griggs did the only thing he knew to do -- he drew a caricature of the man. He handed the caricature to the police as soon as they arrived and the police used the drawing to quickly apprehend the suspect.
Global IMB President Tim Dillard had this to say when he heard the story:
Tim Griggs is no small guy. For anyone to threaten him would require a disturbed mind. The fact that Griggs didn't squash the suspect and decided to draw a picture of the guy proves, I guess, that the pen is mightier than the sword.
A Fort Worth native, Griggs has lived on or near Galveston Island for the past 19 years. When asked if he would consider a career change as a police sketch artist, Griggs replied:
No thanks. That sounds too much like work, though it was a lot of fun identifying that guy as he sat hand-cuffed in the back of the police car.
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