Missing five year old Montelongo case reopen in San Benito
San Benito detective Danny Leal vows to restart the long unsolved 1977 disappearance of Michael Montelongo. The state report said he went out to play and was not seen since, while investigators pursue leads, including locating his mother Maria Conde, who may hold key information after years of limited contact and shifting family details.
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San Benito
Michael Montelongo
Danny Leal
Texas Department of Public Safety
Michael
Maria Conde
Roberto Guerre
Alamo Street
Eos
Seal
Leal
Eduardo Leal
Maria
Beck
Michigan
Knife attack reported in 3700 block North Grandview Avenue
Police blotter lists an attempted knife attack at about 5 p.m. Sunday in the 3700 block of North Grandview Avenue with a suspect among Odessa police reports. A 22-year-old Odessa woman also reported an unknown person attacked her with a knife near the 400 block of East.
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Grandview Avenue
Odessa
East
Burglary of a habitation in Odessa nets firearms and coins
In Odessa a 43-year-old reported burglars stole three rifles a pistol and several coins valued at 2900 dollars from a residence in the 4200 block of San Jacinto Street between 7 p.m. Saturday and 1 30 a.m. Sunday. A separate incident in Odessa involved a 17-year-old who said a 1995 Chevrolet Cavalier was scratched on North Washington Avenue causing 2200 dollars in paint damage between 3 30 and 5 30 p.m. Sunday. A Seminole man, 30, was released on bond after a felony charge of driving while intoxicated with a 10000 dollar bond. An Odessa girl, 7, was struck with an open hand on Eastridge Road between 3 p.m. Saturday and 10 50 a.m. Sunday.
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San Jacinto Street
Odessa
Washington Avenue
Ector County
Demetrio Carrasco
Eastridge Road
Family of Nine Displaced by Stanton House Fire
Stanton family of nine, including seven children and one expected, lost their home in a blaze while moving. They are staying with Teresa Cezares’ mother as rent limits another option until September. Red Cross provides clothing vouchers and one months rent assistance, but a long-term solution remains uncertain.
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Stanton
Juan
Teresa Cezares
Juan Cezares
American Red Cross
Red Cross
MDA seeks volunteers for Jerry Lewis Telethon in Midland Odessa
Local volunteers from Odessa Midland area are urged to assist the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Association Telethon airing Sept 3 on about 200 stations led by KWES TV Channel 9 in Odessa. Helpers will answer donor calls coordinate refreshments help with mailings and posters and year-round support efforts.
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Odessa/Midland
Jerry Lewis
Kwes-Tv
Odessa
MDA
Midland
Org
Midland man charged with sexual exploitation
Midland man charged with pressuring minors to submit to sexual exploitation, using his position as a bail bondsman. FBI El Paso Division and Midland investigators are coordinating to identify victims, with more potential cases to follow and calls for anyone with information to come forward.
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Midland
Federal Bureau of Investigation
el Paso
Bill Vanderland
FBI
Vanderland
Painter
Secure Internet Access Center Opens in Odessa
Roy Benavides and Robert Jordan promote a public computer center offering email and school research help at 1365 W University Blvd and Music City Mall. Police Sgt Ron Hughes notes open access but restricts under 17 from chat rooms. staff assist users through Saturday with hours 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. respectively.
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Benavides
Robert Jordan
Cable
Odessa
Ron Hughes
Hughes
W. University Blvd
Music City Mall
Safety rules for pools raise fences and self closing gates
In Odessa area coverage urges four foot fences that disallow passing children and self closing self latching gates. Inspections will cover all public and semi public pools in Ector County this summer with emphasis on safety and water quality.
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Ector County
Solla
Sherwood Park
Odessa
Anties
LULAC chief pushes for teacher fire over Mexican slur
National LULAC president demands the dismissal of Jim Tucker, the West Texas agriculture teacher who said he wished to schedule classes earlier to "keep out the damn Mexicans." The district reprimanded him and faces potential legal action as evaluations continue. The debate centers on community impact in Hart, where 80 percent of about 200 students are Hispanic.
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Hart
West Texas
Lulac
U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Department of Justice
Jim Tucker
Rick Dovalina
Tucker
Lubbock
Associated Press
Dovalina
Texas
Jet reports smoke in cockpit at Grapevine airport
An Airlines jet returned to the airport circling before landing and taxiing out. Flight 1258 from DFW to Orlando with 128 passengers and five crew evacuated via over wing exits and doors. No injuries reported, though an elderly woman was hospitalized as a precaution. The original aircraft was removed to determine the smoke source.
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Grapevine
Airlines
Dfw
Orlando
Fla
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