Baytown Woman Involved in Counterfeit Bill Incident
Baytown police report a woman passed counterfeit $80 at a store in the 1700 block of Interstate 10. A black female in a black truck with Texas plates used four counterfeit $20 bills last week, and she was identified after store staff recognized her. She claimed not to know money was fake. no charges were filed as of Thursday. fake bills sent to Secret Service.
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Eric Freed
Texas
McNair
U.S
Secret Services
Interstate 10
Services for Deputy Detwiler
Funeral services for Deputy Detwiler begin at 10 a.m. Friday at Maranatha Church. Burial with full military honors will follow at Memory Gardens. A procession along Garth Road is planned with volunteers asked to assemble by 10:30 a.m., then salute or place a hand over the heart as it passes. Donations options include Barbers Hill Bank account 12006572 for the Detwiler children and the Shane Detwiler Memorial Fund at Wachovia Bank account 2000038724369.
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Memory Gardens
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Eagle Drive
Barbers Hill
Shane Detwiler
Wachovia Bank
Shootout Ends in Deputies’ Death in Tower Terrace
A stand off began Monday morning after Leggett fired at a Monarch Utilities meter reader in the 2000 block of West Osage Tower Terrace. Deputies and a highway patrolman exchanged gunfire, with one deputy killed. Leggett and her boyfriend Gilbert Ortez Jr later killed themselves.
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Monarch Utilities
West Osage
Robbery case ends after victim pays suspects to flee
Baytown police describe a robbery where the suspects stayed until the victim's brother in law paid $40. The men fled in a white Ford Crown Victoria heading east on East Cleveland Street with two women aboard. Baytown Crime Stoppers requests tips at 281-427-TIPS or crimestoppersbaytown.org, offering anonymous tips and cash rewards for arrests or convictions.
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Freed
Baytown
City of
Perry declares disaster for 167 Texas counties over wildfires
Gov. Rick Perry issued a disaster declaration covering Harris Dallas Bexar Tarrant and Travis counties to mobilize firefighting resources and enable federal assistance as Texas endures triple digit heat drought and fast moving fires. Since June 25 about 10 000 acres burned and nearly 150 homes threatened according to Perry's office. The declaration allows rapid state action and federal aid requests. Fort Worth Zoo marks its 100th birthday with a birthday cake hay for Asian elephants as celebrations unfold over 10 weeks.
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Austin
Rick Perry
Texas
Perry
Harris
Dallas
Bexar
Tarrant
Travis
Fort Worth
Aggies seek new chief amid leadership shakeup
Texas A M regents form a 15 member committee to search for a new president after Elsa Murano quit following an unflattering performance review. Murano, the universitys first female and first Hispanic president, served 17 months and had succeeded Robert Gates who later became defense secretary.
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Texas A&M _ regents
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Texas A&m University
A&m
Mike McKinney
McKinney
Murano
Robert Gates
George W. Bush
Gates
Barack Obama
Baytown weighs future of Bayou Bowl as finances strain
Guzzardo urged Louisiana to support high school all star football, noting few local sponsors and lack of major corporate backing. committee may pit Greater Houston against north Texas if Louisiana cannot participate, with a September vote by a new steering committee to decide on sites and viability. Mayor DonCarlos praised publicity value and urged broader community involvement to keep the game alive.
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Louisiana
Greater Houston All Stars
North Texas
Louisiana Contin
Police Beat Highlights Baytown Incidents and Arrests
Baytown police logged 44 offense reports from Wednesday overnight to Thursday morning. Incidents included burglaries at multiple addresses, vehicle and home thefts, shoplifting arrests at Garth Road and San Jacinto Mall Place, a car wreck with intoxication suspicions on I-10, and a public intoxication arrest on Massey Tompkins Road. Officers processed 18 out-of-jurisdiction arrests and nine traffic accidents, with a citywide tips line noted.
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Massey Tompkins Road
Baytown
Garth Road
Garmin
West Main Street
East Texas Avenue
San Jacinto Mall
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