Man shot during home invasion in Harris County
A resident on Redell Road was shot during a home invasion Tuesday night and flown to Memorial Hermann Hospital in critical condition. A unknown group of four black men forced entry after a man came to the door seeking the landlord’s phone number. The homeowner’s husband returned and was shot. the motive appeared to be robbery.
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Redell Road
Memorial Hermann Hospital
Harris County Sheriff’s Office
Christina Garza
Garza
Baytown police seek two suspects in a burglary
Baytown police seek Garrett Childers and Brooke Williams both 19 for burglary of a habitation with intent to commit assault and second degree assault respectively after a noon Monday incident on Pamela Drive. Charles Alan Anderson was injured during an altercation, and an insulting text to Anderson’s fiancé preceded the confrontation.
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Baytown
Garrett Childers
Eric Freed
Brooke Williams
Freed
Pamela
Charles Alan Anderson
Childers
Anderson
Pamela Drive
Ordinary deputy honored in Highlands memorial service
Harris County Deputy Eddie Lynn Wotipka, 51, drowned while trying to rescue his family's dog from a canal near Baytown. Sheriff Adrian Garcia led a memorial service at First Baptist Church, praising his ordinary life filled with extraordinary deeds as family, friends, and law enforcement joined in remembrance. SEE WOTIPKA PAGE 5A
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Baytown Sun
Shannon Daughtry
Eddie Lynn Wotipka
Wotipka
First Baptist Church
Highlands
Harris County
Adrian Garcia
Eddie
Garcia
Baytown
Cedar Bayou
Lynchburg
Thompson Road
Zachary
Baytown Upgrades Emergency Radio System
Baytown rapid response will improve as the city replaces radio communications gear in the dispatch center and city vehicles. Emergency services and public works will gain newer hand-held radios and equipment funded by the 2005 bond vote, with completion within about 30 days.
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Baytown
Emer
Bill Vola
Baytown Five trial details recount Baytonian beating
Testimony from two young men tied to Joshua Ashford describes events the night Kevin Powell, 18, was beaten to death. Prosecutors say Ashford and friends from La Porte retaliated for vandalism to Ashford’s Buick Roadmaster leading to violence at two Massey Tompkins Road apartment complexes. Crawford testified the La Porte group left a party after gunshots and returned to Ashford’s residence where windows were smashed, fueling the confrontation.
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Joshua Ashford
Kevin Powell
Ashford
Baytown
Powell
la Porte
Massey-Tompkins Road
Harris County
Mark Crawford
U.S. Army
Crawford
Texas proposes new clean air permit rules
Texas plans changes to its clean air permitting for petrochemical plants to align with the federal Clean Air Act. The EPA ordered two plants including Chevron Phillips Cedar Bayou to seek permits directly from the federal government, saying Texas violated federal rules. Texas officials contest the claim, saying the proposed rules prevent circumvention and require stricter records and monitoring.
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Texas
Houston
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Chevron
Phillips
EPA
Texas Commission On Environmental Quality
Business Calendar Listing and Classifieds Highlights
A terse update of the day's business calendar, 2A section classifieds, a 3B puzzle page, a brief 3B obituary note, a 3A police blotter, and a concise weather forecast. The items reflect routine local commerce, crosswords for readers, and public safety notices.
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