Police Beat Reports Suspicious Packages and Thefts
A Baytown resident reported a suspicious package on Saturday three p.m. and police found it empty after bombsquad response. Earlier a Maryland Street call found a package containing air gun pellets. The area saw several thefts including $120 in goods on Maryland Avenue and vehicle parts worth $250 missing from Interstate 10. Additional losses included $5,000 in church equipment on James Bowie Drive, a computer plus $300 in valuables from Pamela Drive, and $750 in tools electronics and car accessories from East Pearce Street.
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Pamela Drive
East Pearce Street
Auto Theft Reported From West Texas Avenue Parking Lot
Police say a green 1999 Ford F 250 pickup with Texas plate AB75054 was stolen from a hospital lot in the 4400 block of Garth Road on Sunday. The vehicle was taken from the 1300 block of West Texas Avenue earlier.
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Baytown Police Report Total Offenses And Incidents
Baytown police filed 49 offense reports between Saturday and Monday mornings. The incidents included four assaults two auto thefts two building burglaries two vehicle burglaries two criminal mischief cases two robberies nine thefts and 11 miscellaneous cases. Officers also investigated 12 traffic accidents including one with injuries. Crime Stoppers offers anonymous rewards for felony arrests. Call 281-427-TIPS.
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Baytown
Harris County recovers from August fire to run November vote
After a August blaze wiped out most Harris County election machines worth over 30 million dollars, officials secured replacement gear by borrowing and purchasing. Precincts will face near full staffing and paper punch card ballots alongside estate machines. Five attorneys and seven investigators prepare for Election Day concerns. Voters are urged to use estate machines to verify counts.
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Houston
Harris County
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Baytown
Wetlands Winter Camp at Baytown Center Offers Three Days
The Eddie V. Gray Wetlands Education and Recreation Center at 172 Market St. Baytown hosts a three day Wetlands Winter Camp from December 20 to 22 for first through eighth graders. Camp runs 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily with mini field trips. Tuition is 75 dollars, 10 dollar discount for early registration before December 3.
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Confessed killer linked to long cold case in Texas City
The district attorney and Chambers County Sheriff say Baker, a 13 year old who disappeared in 1996, was killed and Smith confessed after DNA testing linked a Louisiana arrest to the crime. Willcox repeatedly submitted the victim’s dress for lab analysis, leading to a positive match and a filing of murder charges. Authorities pursue possible other connections while DNA databases expand.
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Chambers County
Joe LaRive
Lieck
Willcox
Austin
Texas Department of Public Safety
Livonia
Smith
Louisiana
Groves
Monetta Jeanie Escamilla
Texas City
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