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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 2016
Page
10
A blotter list details felony criminal activities reported to police with locations rounded to the nearest hundred block. The note explains that numbered addresses for where crimes occur are approximated for reporting and record keeping.
A 9 am Tuesday report notes a child abandonment in the 800 block of Dotsy Avenue. Also Tuesday 6 44 pm a woman reports aggravated assault of a family member in the 4100 block of Melody Lane. At 5 46 pm a bodily injury assault occurred in the 400 block of Shell Street. Burglaries and unauthorized vehicle use also logged on various blocks.
A former Knight Transportation worker fired on colleagues at the Katy Texas facility after being fired last month. He killed a man and wounded two others before turning the gun on himself. Authorities said the gunman shouted that his life had been ruined as he entered the building.
Police say two people were injured in a two car crash at the Myrtle and Hudson intersection south of Odessa. A Nissan Versa swerved around a bus, forcing a Mitsubishi Galant to hit a stop sign. Citations will be issued. bus involved shown as Agape Ministries Dream Center.
Israel Ortega 37 of Midland was arrested on a first degree felony warrant accusing him of aggravated assault against a public servant. He allegedly struck the Odessa Police Department officer April 20 near Sam Houston Elementary School while in a Dodge Charger and evaded arrest, with charges including evading arrest and resisting arrest. He remains held at Ector County Detention Center on bonds totaling 135000.
A Texas judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking a residential child care license for the 2400 bed South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, halting license issuance until May 13 while a temporary injunction is considered. The ruling follows activism against for profit detention and comes as Karnes City center faces a separate license challenge.
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