Miller County's new sheriff vows tough, reform agenda
Linda Rambo was sworn in as Miller County sheriff and has begun reshaping the department. She hired her ex-husband as chief deputy, fired three officers, and enforces a no carryover comp time rule while promising better overtime accounting. Rambo, a 25 year state trooper, says the county needs strong leadership and stands up for deputies and residents.
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Houston murders reach 12-year peak amid Katrina evacuee surge
Houston reports 379 homicides in 2006, the highest since 1994, up 13.5 percent from 2005. Mayor Bill White links part of the rise to Katrina evacuees from New Orleans, noting a population influx of about 148,000. Violent crimes aside from murders fell 2 to 9 percent compared with 2005.
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High speed I 20 chase ends in West Odessa
Midland County Sheriff's Office and DPS officials captured a man after a two county high speed pursuit on Business Interstate 20. The suspect fled toward Odessa at speeds over 100 mph on the wrong side of the road, struck a fence and a car, and fled on foot before being apprehended at Grant Avenue and Muskingum Avenue. Condition and detention status were not released.
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