Baytown Police Beat Reports Thefts Burglaries And Arrests
A summary of Baytown police activity shows a vehicle theft attempt on Coachman Drive with about 2000 in property damage and 1000 in goods stolen, a tool theft on Lost Pine Drive, a home burglary on East Pearce Avenue with a computer stolen, and shoplifting arrests on Massey Tompkins Road and San Jacinto Mall Place. Other incidents include vehicle theft on Garth Road, GPS and cash losses, plus 35 offense reports and six traffic accidents in a 24 hour period. Crime Stoppers offers tips at 281 427 TIPS and the city site is baytown org.
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Lost Pine Drive
Baytown
East Pearce Avenue
Massey-Tompkins Road
San Jacinto Mall
Garmin
Surrey Lane
Garth Road
City of
Teen runs Baytown shop selling sports memorabilia
National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees like Nolan Ryan Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle hang on the walls at Around the Horne, a Baytown Christian freshman’s shop. He cites his grandfather who sparked his collecting passion and notes his parents help balance school practice. The store operates Wednesdays through Saturdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and can be reached at 281-422-7321.
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National Baseball Hall of Fame
Nolan Ryan
Willie Mays
Mickey Mantle
Horne
Bilia
Baytown Christian
Tim Horne
Weather mix brings cooler air and weekend sunshine
A cool front sweeps through Friday bringing much cooler temperatures. Baytown traffic slows on major freeways while Stallworth Stadium hosts a crowded Lee versus Sterling game. National Weather Service predicts mid 70s highs Saturday and 60s nights with mild breezes, cooler Sunday, then a return to mid 80s by week’s end as Henri weakens over the Caribbean.
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Toppin
Baytown
Houston
Loop 610
Stallworth Stadium
Robert E. Lee
Ross S. Sterling
National Weather Service
Henri
Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Wyoming
Montana
Colorado
Midwest
Texas Panhandle
Florida
Government dismisses call for more Texas border fencing
In McAllen Texas the Department of Homeland Security has stripped a provision calling for expanded border fencing while reports from Dallas show Bradco Supply warehouse thefts with chain locks cut and pallets damaged. Thieves target Bradco sites nationwide, with shingles thefts totaling millions this year, prompting company security measures.
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Dallas
Bradco Supply Corp
Fort Worth
Bradco
Gov’t
Texas
Mcallen, Texas
Department of Homeland Security
DeMint Fencing Amendment Would Have Extended Border Barrier
State briefs note a proposed 300 miles of tall fencing along the U.S. Mexico border tied to an appropriation bill. The plan aimed to count vehicle barriers and virtual fencing toward a 700 mile pledge, but was dropped. DeMint argued funds could be spent on other security measures. Virtual fencing would use cameras and sensors.
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U.s.-Mexico
U.S
Jim DeMint
DeMint
Convicted killer sentenced to die in Texas murders
A Texas jury sentenced Paul Devoe to death for capital murder in the 2007 killings of 15-year-old Haylie Faulkner and 17-year-old Danielle Hensley. Prosecutors linked the death to a cross country spree including four other homicides and an incident at a Marble Falls bar. Devoe fled to New York after the killings before car trouble near the Pennsylvania line and the death of Betty Jane Dehart.
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Austin
Texas
Paul Devoe
Devoe
Haylie Faulkner
Danielle Hensley
Michael Allred
Marble Falls
Paula Griffith
Jonestown
Jay Feltner
Haylie
Long Island
N.Y
State Line
Betty Jane Dehart
Baytown council weighs subsidence risk and eco friendly expansion
The council discussed ongoing land water interface changes from subsidence in Baytown, noted slowed but ongoing rates, and planned floor elevation considerations for a new building. City officials pledged environmental upgrades and energy efficiency, with a 300 day completion target for the project.
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Chambers
Baytown
Garry Brumback
City Hall
Perry reshapes Texas Forensic Science Commission panel
Gov. Rick Perry filled a board vacancy with Fort Worth defense lawyer Lance Evans and named Randall Frost as chief medical examiner for Bexar County to replace Sridhar Natarajan. The commission was poised to review a report on a faulty arson investigation linked to the 2004 execution of Cameron Willingham.
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Austin
Rick Perry
Texas
Fort Worth
Lance Evans
Samuel Bassett
Texas Forensic Science Commission
Randall Frost
Boerne
Bexar County
Sridhar Natarajan
Lubbock
Cameron Willingham
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Scott Sheley
Bob Leiper
Sheley
R. Hassell Builders, Inc
Council
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc
N.C. Foote — Family Aquatic Center
ExxonMobil
Brandon Capetillo
Galveston Area
Stephen DonCarlos
Joe Brazil
Chambers County
Appraisal
Texas Forensics
N. Alexander
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