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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 2008
Page
8
A Baytown man was arrested and charged with a third degree felony after an officer stopped him for a traffic violation on West Baker Street. Both occupants were not wearing seatbelts and a search disclosed 2 grams of cocaine in the truck.
Police were called to the 300 block of South Alexander around noon Monday after a woman reported the theft of about $100 worth of drugs from Saturday. No further information was available.
A woman reported Monday that her purse was stolen from the front seat of her unlocked car in the 2700 block of Ward Road. Police noted the theft occurred while the vehicle was unattended and unlocked.
Police link a Wednesday night home made device explosion in the 500 block of Alford to a local youth. A resident faced public intoxication and drug paraphernalia charges after officers found items. A separate case saw a man charged with driving while intoxicated after erratic behavior on Alexander Drive. Debit card fraud reported in the 4900 block of Garth Road totaled $3,543.02. A Wednesday burglary in the 1900 block of Rosille resulted in a $4,829.98 loss.
Police described a noon to afternoon break in attempt on Bowie Street where a burglar left a yellow boys bicycle at the scene. A resident on Staples reported a stolen black trailer with an orange welder valued at 5000 dollars.
A woman reported the theft of about 465 dollars worth of compact discs in the 900 block of Chad Lane. The crime occurred sometime between September 29 and October 13.
A Baytown woman was arrested about 9 30 p m Monday after police found her unconscious in her vehicle stationed on the roadside in the 200 block of a local area. Investigators reported impaired condition and possible further charges pending.
Police report two men stole a moneybag containing about 200 dollars from a Wal-Mart cash register in the 4900 block of Garth Road around 10:30 a.m. Monday. One suspect pried the register. the other grabbed the bag and exited. A separate report notes a toolbox and tools worth about 4000 dollars stolen from a vehicle on Taft Circle Monday.
A 30-year-old Baytown man was jailed after police found cocaine during a traffic stop by a Hot Spot unit in the 100 block of West Main at about 10:50 p.m. The report also notes a 2005 Chevrolet pickup was stolen from the 300 block of South Alexander Drive between 2 and 3 a.m. Thursday.
Between 6 am Wednesday and 6 am Thursday Baytown police filed 29 offense reports and handled incidents including three assaults two auto thefts one burglary seven thefts one forgery and nine other cases. Eight traffic accidents occurred with no injuries. Crimestoppers tips assist arrests and convictions with anonymous calls to (281) 427 TIPS.
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