Beach City resident named Volunteer of the Year by Texas GOP
Gov. Rick Perry recognized Beach City resident A. R. Rusty Senac as Volunteer of the Year for Senate District 4. Perry presented the award on December 4 in Austin at the Stephen F. Austin Hotel ceremony honoring volunteers from 2007 and 2008. Senac said he was surprised and humbly accepted on behalf of district conservatives.
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Washburn Tunnel to close for upgrades this weekend
The Washburn Tunnel will close Friday at midnight and reopen Monday at 3 a.m. as camera systems are upgraded. Detours include the 610 Ship Channel bridge the East Sam Houston Park Way Bridge with tolls and the Lynchburg Ferry. Precinct 2 work will not affect other roads.
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Texas to receive nearly 103 million for Ike floodplain buyouts
Texas will get about 103 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to acquire and demolish 759 homes in flood-prone areas of Galveston County after Hurricane Ike. The 2008 disaster caused more than 29 billion dollars in damage and over 30 deaths.
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Theft at Goose Creek Memorial High School Report
Police report notes a Dell Latitude D531 laptop valued at about $1,000 was stolen from Goose Creek Memorial High School between Friday and Monday. Loss also includes a 20 gauge ammunition belt and three rings, totaling over $8,800. Additionally a burglary on Massey Tompkins Road stole $5,000 from a chiropractic office.
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Massey-Tompkins Road
Stolen laptops and unusual shoplifting seen at area stores
Police reported two laptops were stolen from Radio Shack at San Jacinto Mall totaling about 960 dollars. At Wal Mart on Garth Road two women were caught shoplifting items including four bottles of rubbing alcohol and nineteen dollars of cold medicine. A man stole $500 worth of tools from a pickup at a Medical Tower lot, fleeing in a burgundy van. A Browning 20 gauge shotgun was stolen from a South Bluebill Bay Street home.
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Garth Road
South Bluebill Bay
Marijuana Possession Leads to Arrest After Traffic Stop
Police stopped a car in the 600 block of East Murrill Street at about 7 p.m. Tuesday for a traffic offense. The 18-year-old driver, a Baytown high school freshman, was arrested for the traffic violation and lack of insurance. The 22-year-old passenger was found in possession of marijuana and jailed.
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Baytown
Baytown Police Log Reports 39 Offenses in Short Span
Between Tuesday and Wednesday mornings Baytown officers filed 39 offense reports and investigated assaults two burglaries of buildings one vehicle burglary two forgeries five thefts and 18 miscellaneous cases. Five traffic accidents occurred with injuries in two. Police Beat comes from Baytown Police Department reports. The Baytown city site hosts the full report. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards for information leading to felony arrests with anonymous tips by calling 281-427 TIPS.
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