Odessa police end chase recover gun and rifle
A high speed pursuit through a crowded Odessa parking lot ended without injuries after a gun was reported tossed from a dark vehicle. Officers recovered a rifle and a black bag at the scene. Witnesses placed the vehicle as a possible 2010 blue Hyundai near Starbucks and Petsmart on 42nd Street. No arrests reported as of press time. An unrelated US Marshals pursuit ended with a suspect fleeing a purple Mazda 6 toward a home scene, with no injuries.
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Odessa
Starbucks
E. 42Nd St
42Nd Street
Petsmart
Taco Villa
42Nd St
Grandview Ave
Chayged
Morris
Marshal Division
Phil Maxwell
Lancaster Drive
Man accused of dragging woman by hair in April incident
John Thomas Peterson III, 20, of Odessa, is jailed on one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly chasing two sisters with a weight lifting bar, ramming a blue Ford Taurus, and dragging a sister by the hair beside the vehicle. An officer noted knee abrasions and foot lacerations. prior belt-attack on his son is mentioned.
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Odessa
John Thomas Peterson III
Rocky Lane Road
Ector County Detention Center
Peterson
West Eighth Street
Odessa area crime blotter reports multiple assaults and burglaries
An Odessa man suffered a fractured finger scrapes and a bruised knee after an assault at the 2100 block of Kermit Highway around 1 a.m. July 3. A woman in the 900 block of Muskingum Avenue reported a family member assaulted her injuring her nose eye and face. A security worker was assaulted at Odessa Regional Medical Center between 10:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday. A domestic incident in the 2500 block of North Tom Green Ave left bruises and neck marks. A woman in the 4600 block of Oakwood Drive reported a choking incident at about 9:39 p.m. Friday. A storage area in the 200 block of East Sixth Street was broken into July 2, with $2,630 in losses. A3 Storage Center on Kermit Highway documented fence-cutting and unit break-ins totaling $430. A residence in the 900 block of West 39th Street reported theft of electronics at unspecified times. A burglary on Valleybrook Lane involved a ring, necklace, earrings and bracelets worth $48,000 between 10 p.m. and 5 p.m. July 2.
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Odessa
Odessa Regional Medical Center
Muskingum Avenue
North
Tom Green Ave
East Sixth Street
Kermit Highway
West 39Th Street
Vallybrook Lane
Permian Basin Area Foundation awards grants to 31 nonprofits
The Permian Basin Area Foundation distributed 556 374 among 31 West Texas nonprofits in a semi annual cycle. Ellen Noél Art Museum received 5000 for a technology upgrade to boost its website and social media. Other recipients include the Boys and Girls Club of Odessa the Permian Basin Regional Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse and the Midland Rape Crisis Center. The Dollie Ruth Neal Education Fund granted 87924 to support educational opportunities for single mothers. Sibley Nature Center received 7500 for general operating and a 50000 challenge grant will help secure another 50000 in funding.
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Odessa
Ellen Noél Art Museum
Permian Basin Area Foundation
West Texas
Boys and Girls Club of
Permian Basin Regional Council On Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Midland Rape Crisis Center
Les Reker
Seum
Reker
Guy McCrary
Dollie Ruth Neal
Carol Durham
McCrary
Sibley Nature Center
Richard Gallo
Galle
Groundwater district gains support from two counties
Ward Winkler and Crane counties backed a groundwater conservation district with unanimous votes. Judges emphasize water as a critical issue as CRMWD plans a pipeline drawing 300 million gallons daily from Ward County to Odessa Big Spring and Snyder, fueling concerns over dwindling surface supplies and local water needs.
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Ward
Winkler Counties
Winkler
Bonnie Leck
Crane Counties
Colorado River Municipal Water District
Ward County
Odessa
Big Spring
Snyder
CRMWD
Luminant Generation
TXU
Crane County
John Farmer
Farmer
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John Thomas Peterson II
Yemil Guessa
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Tanglewood Lane
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E. University
Scott's
Santa FE Square
Aes
Jiim’s Tall & Big Men’s Store
TM Omerspas Cva
Ec Boll i Essa
EER Slida
Oapa.com
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