S.W.A.T. Team Emphasizes Less Lethal Tactics and High Training
The ECSO S.W.A.T. team stresses safety speed and accuracy with beanbag guns tear gas pepper balls and tasers to incapacitate without permanent injury. Lethal force remains possible if a suspect is armed at close range while training totals include 10 hours monthly for officers and extra sniper instruction.
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S.wa.t
Echols
Chols
S.W.A.T
Mark Donaldson
Ecso S.wa.t
S W A T 101 Overview of Special Weapons and Tactics Roles
S W A T 101 outlines selection by physical test and review board for S W A T volunteers who earn no extra pay. Members wear 45 pounds of gear including Kevlar helmet goggles pads glove vest magazines and radio. Weapons include a Sig Sauer .45 pistol and a Colt M16 221 along with chemical munitions and extras for entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.W.A.T
Police chief seeks flexible grant funding for department
Pipes said grant proposals from 1B must be assembled quickly, leaving little time for the police department to apply. He noted many grants are so specific that they would force funding for equipment not needed. He urged money be allocated more efficiently and flexibly to spend on essential needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jernigan
Pipes
Odessa
S.wa.t
Donaldson
OPD
Behols
Crime blotter report of theft and arrests in Odessa area
A blotter item details vehicle damage and multiple arrests in Odessa and surrounding areas. Incidents include scratched cars causing 2000 dollars in damage on West Clements Drive, possessions charges for 17 and 20 year olds on East Second Street and West First Street, and property thefts including tires valued at 1600 dollars and vehicles worth 17000 and 11000 dollars taken in separate incidents.
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Odessa
West Clements Drive
East Second Street
Brittany Shanelle Mancha
17Th St
Ketor County
West I*irst
Kacee Jean Anders
42Nd St
Ctor County Detention Center
Burglary at Zeneta Avenue Home Reported Loss
A burglary at a residence on the 1200 block Zeneta Avenue occurred between 8 15 am and 9 pm Friday. The intruder took DVDs CDs and jewelry valued at 4060 dollars from the home. The victim reported the theft and authorities are investigating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Zeneta Avenue
Burglary of Vehicle on North Golder Avenue
Jewelry and cash valued at 1950 dollars were stolen from a vehicle between 10 40 am and 1 20 pm Friday in the 100 block of North Golder Avenue. Credit card abuse reported involving Sears at 4101 HK 42nd Ave as an attempted payment.
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Odessa
Grant Avenue
Zacatecas Avenue
North
Golder Avenue
Sears
HK. 42Nd Ave
Taxes by City Show Varied Changes Across District
Tax figures for Andrews, Big Spring, Crane, Fort Stockton, Goldsmith, Kermit, Marfa, McCamey, Midland, Monahans, Pecos, Presidio, Seminole and Stanton reveal mixed shifts. Several towns report substantial declines while others record notable increases in assessed taxes, reflecting divergent local economic conditions.
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Andrews
Big Spring
Crane
Fort Stockton
Goldsmith
Kermit
Marfa
McCamey
Midland
Monahans
Pecos
Presidio
Seminole
Stanton
West Texas leaders discuss water, energy, and healthcare
Forum participants from Winkler and surrounding counties urge water development and energy security. Speakers include John Bell of Kermit Michael Conaway of Midland and other Republicans who push tax credits, research funding, and market reforms to lower medicine costs and boost oil and gas production.
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Winkler
John Bell
Kermit
Kermit School Board
Jamie Berryhill
Odessa
Mike Conaway
Midland
Conaway
U.S. Agriculture Department
Texas Tech University
Lubbock
Bill Christian
Constitutional Party
Thomas Mourney
Texas
Kaye Gaddy
Carl Isett
David Langston
George Mahon
Combest
Donald May
Lake Michigan
Ilinois
Mississippi River
West Texas
Randy Neugebauer
Permian Basin
Green Party
Julia Penelope
Richard “Chip” Peterson
Vickie Sutton
House of Representatives
Stace Williams
U.S
Pilot program eyed to merge high school with college courses
Gipson questions implementability of a pilot program allowing dropouts to take rigorous college classes. Mace sees appeal if presented properly, while AIM High principal Claudette Jones notes older students may gain morale and self esteem. ECISD dropout rate is 1.7 percent, higher than state and Region 18 averages. district efforts focus on recapturing students and boosting attendance for funding.
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Sideling
Gipson
Mace
Claudette Jones
AIM High School
Jones
ECISD
Texas Education Agency
Obituaries list several Odessa area deaths in April 2003
The Odessa area obituary notices report the deaths of Georgetta Etta Brueckner 57 of Odessa on April 13 2003 and James Jim Williams Davis 89 of Odessa on April 14 2003, with services and burial plans. Kacey Brooke Mahan 16 April 11 2003 in Odessa, Christine Elizabeth Hickman Myers 84 in Bronte April 13 2003. Other memorial details include birthplaces dates and survivors.
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Kaw City
Okla
James Jim" Williams
Davis
Odessa
Jim
Lola Davis
Kacey Brooke Mahan
Dudley Mahan
Mary Linda Mahan
Kacey
Mivan Woodfin dies in San Angelo area memorialized family
Mivan Woodfin born August 13 1937 in Eagle Pass Texas died April 12 2003. She leaves husband Lloyd Neal Woodfin Sr and four children Pamela Beth Bethune Arcola Diane John Lloyd Neal Woodfin Jr Jarrod Lee Woodfin and two daughters in law plus many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Services are at Baptist Temple Church April 15 2003 with J D Skip Woodfin officiating and burial at Fairmount Cemetery under Johnsons Funeral Home arrangements.
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Odessa
Georgetta
Etta’ Brueckner
el Paso
Anthony Thomas Brueckner
Fort Walton Beach
Fla
Jason Welsey Brueckner
Royetta Murray
Midland
Sarah Jane Brueckner
Danny McClure
Houston
Rose Marie Berry
California
Carolyn Firebaugh
Odessa Funeral Home Chapel
Jimmy Dennis
Sam Houston Ave
Texas
Odessa Funeral Home
Bronte
Christine Elizabeth Hickman Myers
Jim
Flossie Hickman
Caddo
Edwin “Eddie’ Earl Myers
Judith Faye Driggers
John
Edwin James Myers
Mary
Whukan
China
Edward Paul Myers
Janice
Searcy
Arkansas
Julie King
Jorita Mills
Candice Siklosi
Melanie Malone
Christy Myers
Eddie Myers
Jason Driggers
Ethan Myers
Carolyn Brooks
Bronte Church of Christ
Elmwood Memorial Park
San Angelo
Mivan Arcola Shipman Woodfin
Eagle Pass
Natalie Jaree Woodfin
Michael Lang Shipman
Myrna Haney
Lloyd Neal Woodfin Sr
Pamela Beth Bethune
Arcola
Diane John
Haydn
Lloyd Neal Woodfin Jr
Sheri
Jarrod Lee Woodfin
Angelica Chavez
Jerry Don Woodfin
Danielle
Heather Janae Kwolek
Aaron
Shannon Denise John
Brandon Matthew John
Whitney Evette Woodfin
Davis Neal Smith Woodfin
Elijah Daniel Woodfin
Jaylea Nicole Woodfin
Samantha Nicole Holley
Dawson Jack Woodfin
David
Mivan
Miran
Baptist Temple Church
J. D
Skip” Woodfin
Fairmount Cemetery
Johnson
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Newkirk
Oklo
Audrey
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Earl T. Davis
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Kaw City High School
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Tulsa
Tonkawa Jr College
Tonkawa
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Phillips Petrolem Co
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New Mexico
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N.M
Asbury Methodist Church
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Allen Jones
Grandview Cemetery
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Earl L
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Jimmie E
Amy Davis
Jimmie Earl
Lexie Lyn Davis
Mary Elizabeth
Bronson Gatlin
Alicia
Brandon Gatlin
Frank W. Wilson
Oakwood
Odessa High School
O.H.S
First United Pentecostal Church
Jason Mahan
Ron Mahan
George Capri
Rocky Hess
Zack Fraley
Juddson Bennett
Kevin Bennett
Swenson Kreger
Sunset Memorial Gardens
J.L. Mahan
Olen Wilkerson
Mary L. Mahan
Prosper
Shaffer Funeral Home
Jackson Odessa
James
Jim’ Williams
Mivan Woodfin
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