Police Beat: Baytown burglaries and arrests across multiple blocks
A string of incidents reports burglaries on Decker Drive and Midway Drive with stolen computer gear valued at 3500 dollars, assault and burglary arrests on West Baker Road Arbor Street and North Commerce Street, and narcotics seizures. A juvenile theft from a locker room and a jeans theft from Garth Road are noted along with a stabbing noncharge. Detectives also report weapon and drug offenses, with several arrests for controlled substances and evading arrest.
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Midway Drive
Baytown
West Baker Road
Hunt and
Garth Roads
Interstate 10
Houston
Garth Road
North
Commerce Street
Decker Drive
Sun
Stolen Vehicles Report Across City For Weekend
Police logged multiple thefts including a black 2007 Chevy Silverado with Texas plate CGV 2387 stolen on Friday between 11 40 a m and 2 39 p m in the Carnegie Road Gentry Drive area valued at 11000 dollars. A 2003 Ford F250 was taken from a lot on Interstate 10 between 7 30 and 8 a m Sunday and later recovered. A 2013 Honda was stolen from a Store parking lot on Garth Road between 2 and 4 p m Sunday.
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Market Street
Texas
Carnegie Road
Gentry Drive
Interstate 10
Honda
Garth Road
Baytown Police Reports Offenses Across Weekend Shifts
Between Friday and Saturday mornings Baytown officers filed 359 offenses and opened 35 reports while probing 13 other arrests and seven miscellaneous cases including one assault and two burglaries. They also investigated eight vehicle accidents with one injury report.
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Baytown
P&Z to Hear Drilling Overlay District Map in Goose Creek
Baytown Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a 5 p.m. public hearing at the Baytown Council Chamber on 2401 Market St to consider a proposed 1,373 acre drilling overlay district for Goose Creek Oil Field in Harris County. The map would modify the zoning to allow drilling without a special use permit under Chapter 62. Foothills Resources backs the plan and a nearly $90 million project including vertical drilling and 3-D seismic imaging.
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Planning and Zoning Commission
Goose Creek
P&z
Baytown
Baytown City
DOD
Evergreen Fairways
Goose Creek Oil Field
Foothills Resources
ULDC
Foothills
Langley follows father in growing horticulture program
Langley, age 30, continues J.T. Langley Sr.'s 1968 horticulture program at the school. He took over as instructor in 2008 after his father retired, earning the same bachelor’s degree in horticulture and crop management from Sam Houston State University. He recalls his father’s 31 year impact on men’s lives.
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Langley
J.T. Langley Sr
Scooter
J.T
Sam Houston State University
Hands-on horticulture program blends classwork and work with inmates
Langley leads a program where students in a horticulture course grow tomatoes and peppers in 6 by 6 raised beds and maintain three greenhouses. Six inmate workers run daily operations as new courses like irrigation and small farming are planned for a yearlong pilot. Langley envisions farmers markets in Huntsville and emphasizes giving offenders meaningful work to help them avoid returning to prison.
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TDCJ
Langley
Huntsville
Walker County Farmer’s Market
Huntsville Isd
Scooter
Edible yard trend nudges Baytown gardeners toward flavors
James Langley Jr of Lee College urges Baytown residents and students to design yards with beauty and food. He champions planting squash and edible fruit shrubs like elacagnus and pineapple guava, daylilies, basil, mint, marigolds, and salvia to create vibrant, useful landscapes. If a design fails, he advises retrying.
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Baytown
James “Scooter” Langley Jr
Lee College
O.B. Ellis
Huntsville
Langley
David Berkowitz
Baytown Considers Model Pay Day Loan Ordinance
Baytown weighs adopting a Texas Municipal League model to regulate credit access businesses. The plan would require registration, loan caps, record keeping, and limits on loan terms, with grandfathering of existing Baytown loans and a 1,000 foot spacing rule. Officials note lawsuits could follow, and residents signaled concerns over restricted access to credit.
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TML
Deborah Reyes
Advance America
Baytown
Reyes
Council
Texas
Credit Access
City of
Baytown Mayo
Stephen DonCarlos
Texas hospital project links maternity care to breastfeeding gains
NICHQ notes drive to improve maternity and infant care at 22 facilities serving over 52 000 births annually. Project lead Elaine Fitzgerald says small tests of change and data collection will sustain improvements in breastfeeding. Texas Ten Step ties the effort to statewide infant health goals with collaboration sessions and expert guidance. Contact Houston Methodist San Jacinto Hospital Maternal Child Unit at 281 420 8625 for more information.
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NICHQ
Elaine Fitzgerald
Collabo
Jennifer Ustianov
Texas
Houston Methodist San Jacinto Hospital
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Bob Smith Road
Knights OF Columbus
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Massey Tompkins
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