Wife testifies willingness to aid against Hammond in arson case
In Midland and El Paso proceedings, two prosecutors state the wife of Ector County Commissioner Willie Hammond was willing to testify against him in the arson conspiracy conviction linked to the 1981 Odessa fire. The hearing probes possible FBI misconduct in selecting and preparing witnesses.
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Midland
Ector County
Willie Hammond
Hammond
Tom McHugh
el Paso, Midland
Pecos
Helen Hammond
McHugh
Ray John
U.S
San Antonio
U.S. District Court
Lucius Bunton
Ellen Byers
Hammonds
Topeka
Kan
FBI
el Paso
Oak Ave
Odessa
Keith Weddel
O’michael
Jackson Center
Weddell
District Court
5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Wedder
Appeals Court
Midland man caught in triple shop burglary spree
Police captured a 26 year old Midland man after he allegedly broke into Pappagallo in Oakridge Shopping Center and also burglarized Ron's Floral Designs and Freeman Galleries. Cash and jewelry were found in his car and glass fragments on his sweater. He was held in Midland City jail.
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Midland
Pappagallo
Oakridge
Wadley Ave
Hank Norton
Wadley
Garfield Ave
Norton
Ron
Freeman Galleries
Midland City
Rice
Former Florida man kills two sons in El Paso house fire
Relatives say Dale Perry 40 and his sons Ian 4 and Aaron 19 months died in a Christmas Day blaze ruled murder and death by own action. Perry had told his mother of a last conversation and burned keepsakes before the fire as neighbors saw him burning belongings in the backyard.
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EL Paso
Florida
Doris Elkins
el Paso Times
Palatka
Fla
Dale Perry
Ian
Aaron
Perry
Joyce
Orlando
Elkins
Everett Carl
Burglary Reports Across City and County
Police and sheriff units log multiple burglaries from Dec. 29 detailing victims Raymond White Joe Madrid William Sanderson Paula Garcia James Dean with items ranging from stereo systems jewelry firearms to household goods and tools. Totals cited include 1700 2169 1150 1700 750 dollars with incidents occurring between Wednesday and Sunday and a storage unit break in dated October to December.
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Raymond Eugene White
Blossom Lane
T. Gettings
Paula Garcia
Forest Park
Junction Street
M. Ward
James Dean
D. Gleaton
Odessa Woman Mauled by Chow Dog Near Granddaughter’s Home
A 62-year-old Odessa woman was hospitalized after a chow attacked her in a backyard on Westgate Road. Animal Control officers said the dog, about 65 pounds and 26 inches high, was not current on rabies vaccination and was taken to the shelter for 10-day observation with possible destruction at the owner's request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Oleda Florence Kennedy
Joyce Smith
Westgate Road
Animal Control
Cheryl Brom
Brom
Police hunt for two robbers in Odessa store
Odessa Police searched for two black men in their early twenties who robbed Merit Grocery at about 10 15 p m Saturday night. A clerk Tammy Lee Ann Hester said one man distracted her while the other took money from the register and punched her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Tammy Lee Ann Hester
Merit
Golder Ave
Hester
West Odessa hydrogen sulfide leak prompts block evacuation
Deputy Phillip Miles detected a hydrogen sulfide leak at 5700 block West 39th Street near Odessa. About 40 residents evacuated as El Paso Hydrocarbons Co. shut a feeder line serving about 12 wells after readings reached 1600 ppm. Officials reported no injuries and the area was secured by 9 PM with residents permitted to return home.
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Anctor County
West Odessa
West 39Th Street
Phillip Miles
Gene Kloss
Miles
el Paso Hydrocarbons Co
Odessa
Kloss
el Paso
Texas Railroad Commission
Air Control Board and Safety International
Shooting victim in critical but stable condition at hospital
Roy Hinojos Flores, 18, remained in critical but stable condition in Medical Center Hospital's ICU after a Saturday night shooting at Springwood Apartments. Police arrested Paul Guerra, 20, who surrendered Sunday morning on a charge of attempted murder. Flores was wounded by at least six shots. Flores is charged in connection with the incident and Guerrero is jailed on bond set at $15,000.
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Medical Center Hospital
Guerrero
Ector County
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Warren Burnett
Larry Zinn
Commissioners Court
Jeff Starnes
Murry Fly Park
Dumont Drive
Boulder Avenue
Jeff
Mark and
Jan Starnes
Corona, N.M
Tonna Rice
Danny Vesselis
Wessells
Joe Angel Madrid
W. 15Th St
Cpl. A. Woods
William Carl Sanderson
Westwood Drive No
J. Johnson
ECTOR
Odessan
Kennedy
Paul Guerra
W. Clements Sr
Roy Hinojos
Harless Ave
Police
John McAhon
Flores
Otis Moore
G. L. Johnson, M.D
N. Washington - Odessa
Tex
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