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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 2016

Page

9

Mother found driving stolen truck arrested in Odessa

A 23 year old Odessa mother Emmaline Lee Martens was arrested on felony charges including abandoning a child after police say she drove a stolen Ford F 250 with her 2 year old daughter left home alone. Her live in boyfriend John Matthew Paulino, 32, was also arrested on abandoning or endangering a child charge. Police found the truck after a report of the theft near Barksdale Lane and Parks Legado Road. Martens fled but was captured after about 10 minutes. A 40 caliber pistol was found in the vehicle. The child was left in an upstairs bedroom with access to a stairwell and released to a family member. Both suspects held at Ector County Detention Center with bonds of 33000 and 25000 respectively.

Odessa Emmaline Lee Martens John Matthew Paulino Barksdale Lane Martens Paulino Ector County Pauline Child Protective Services Andrews Highway Andres Orona-Alvarez Natalio Villa Ortiz Jr W. University Blvd Ector County Detention Center Century Avenue Midland County Walmart N. Jbs Parkway Jeffery Paul Carter East Highway 80 East 42Nd Street

Deputies seize drugs and weapons in Texas traffic stop

The Ector County Sheriff's Office says a Sunday morning stop yielded over 160 grams of methamphetamine and multiple firearms. Arrested were Travis Dale Green 37, Timmy Dee Perrin 50, and Lydia Marie Collins 25 on felony firearm and drug charges. DEA took custody.

Ector County Steve McNeill North FM

Odessa crime blotter details multiple felony and theft cases

Police report a string of offenses in Odessa including aggravated assault by two men and a woman, vehicle damage, and a strangulation charge. Other items note burglaries, thefts of cars and guns, debit card misuse, cocaine possession, and a forged currency discovery. Notable names include Andres Orona-Alvarez and Natalio Villa Ortiz Jr. with bonds listed.

Burglary Report at Wash Em Up Laundromat Location

A burglary at Wash Em Up Laundromat 1117 E 52nd St involved entry by unknowns who stole a compressor and a weed whacker valued at about 50 dollars each, occurring before 4 06 p m Saturday. A separate theft at the same address involved coins totaling about 4 000 dollars stolen before 7 53 a m Sunday.

Odessa Whitaker Avenue

Burglary Report At East 10th Street Home

A home on the 2000 block of East 10th Street was broken into before 7 59 p m Friday. An unknown amount of damage occurred after a window was broken and a PlayStation 4 an Xbox a TV and an Xbox 360 were taken with an estimated total value over 1400 dollars.

Odessa East 10Th Street

Odessa man arrested for felony DWD with child in crash

Manuel Octavio Flotte, 39, of Odessa, was arrested after a Saturday 12 10 a m crash at Dixie Boulevard and 52nd Street. He ran a red light with his 11 year old son in a Toyota Scion, colliding with a GMC Sierra. The boy and the other driver were uninjured. Flotte has multiple prior DWI convictions and posted 7500 bond after release from Ector County Detention Center.

Manuel Octavio Flotte Dixie Boulevard 52Nd Street Flotte

Longview Man Shot Dead in Home as Homicide Probe Opens

Longview police investigate after finding 20 year old Tony Bernard Nelson shot dead inside a residence Friday. This marks the city’s first homicide of the year, with last year showing a decade high of 14 homicides in Longview, a city of about 81,000 located roughly 130 miles east of Dallas. No arrests have been made.

Longview Texas Longview News-Journal Tony Bernard Nelson Dallas Nelson

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