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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 2011
Page
3
At about 4 15 a m Tuesday three white men in black clothing and ski masks entered the Baytown Travel Center on I 10 and loaded a slot machine onto a wheeled dolly, rolling it to a cream colored truck and escaping. No injuries or threats reported by police.
The Baytown Sun reports that on Monday and Tuesday notices were received listing individuals who have applied to be on the ballot for the May local elections. The list includes several local residents seeking seats in city and school district races.
City of Baytown races include District 5 where Robert C. Hoskins, 53, lists operations specialist as his occupation and District 6 where incumbent David McCartney, 50, is shown as an insurance sales professional.
Goose Creek CISD candidate list shows incumbents Ken Martin 60 engineer District 3 and Mike Mostell 58 electrical business District 1, with challengers Wilyne Laughlin 69 retired teacher District 7 and Dottie Kaminski 64 marketing sales for At-Large B, plus Mike Clausen 64 school administrator District 6. The list notes new candidates only from official applicant filings.
Hannah Turner plans a barefoot charity race at Crosby High School on Feb 21 to aid military families, aiming to surpass the current 306-participant record. The event follows her goal to inspire crowds, donate, and extend volunteer work to a VA hospital, with Kelly Turner and extended family backing her cause.
A woman and a friend heard banging at a home in the 700 block of East Gulf Avenue about 10 30 a m Monday. A man attempted to kick in the back door but fled after seeing occupants. Police say a suspect has been identified and will be arrested once a warrant is issued.
Two Baytown detectives in an unmarked car observed a hand to hand drug transaction in the 1100 block of Turner Street around 3 15 p m Monday. The suspect tried to eat the crack cocaine when contacted, forced to spit it out, then ground it into the pavement before officers recovered the crack.
A suspect faced a third degree felony charge of tampering with evidence after police found essential items and marked the case as evidence. Details remain limited in the report.
A woman reported her Yukon was broken into in the 1700 block of James Bowie Drive between 8 pm Sunday and 8 am Monday. The burglar took nothing but left a cell phone in the vehicle. Police identified the phone owner, a Baytown resident, as a suspect in the case.
Stolen items include electronics and metals from a bus and jeep on Bolster Street, money from a Garth Road business, a gray Chrysler 300 with license 201 TWX, and a speaker system from a pickup on Alford Avenue. Several cars damaged in attempted break ins. Baytown police recorded 36 offense reports, one assault, auto theft, burglaries, and other thefts between Monday and Tuesday.
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