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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1986
Page
9
Crime Stoppers seeks tips on a December 11 burglary at Hallmark TV Repair 1231 W University Blvd. A man broke a front window at about 4 am. a security camera captured him. Three Quasar video recorders and a compact disc player were reported stolen. a $1000 reward is offered for information leading to an arrest and felony indictment.
Two Midland families, Cy and Lissa Wagner Jr. and Jack E. and Frances Brown, commit up to 500000 each to match funds for UT Permian Basin Center for Energy Research and Diversification with a December 21 1987 deadline. Phase I aims for 5 million. gifts support a 15000 sq ft Administrative Center and incubator.
Police report for Odessa listing multiple incidents including burglaries and thefts. Suspects and precise times are noted for entries at 406 East 19th Street 1412 Copus Avenue 715 East Snyder Street 2106A West Sixth Street Sell Pipeline Corp 1801 West Murphy Street 4100 East 50th Street with items such as jewelry televisions welding equipment and a pistol.
A 26 year old man, Donald R. Kidd Jr. of Midland, remained jailed on three burglary charges after three Oakridge Shopping Center stores were broken into. Bond set at 20000 by Municipal Judge Robin Smith. Police: suspect arrested about 230 a.m. after an alarm, found fleeing vehicle. Cash and jewelry seized. Kon's Floral Designs and Freeman Galleries also burglarized.
Midland police seek a suspect after a pizza shop robbery left Domino's manager Matthew L. Schreiter unconscious. About 10:15 a.m. he was struck in the head and more than $3,000 in cash and checks were stolen. An employee found Schreiter injured and officers recovered a bent pipe with cloth outside the store. Schreiter was treated and released. no description of the attacker was provided.
An explosion at the Solid Waste Management Facility on West 42nd Street closed the shredder plant at least until later today. No injuries were reported and about $2,000 in damages were estimated as repairs began.
A late Monday blast near the Texas Christian University campus leveled the Bellaire Villa Apartments. Fire officials suspect a natural gas explosion with substantial damage but no confirmed gas presence found. All residents were accounted for, and the north end of the complex was destroyed while the south end caught fire.
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