Awareness event highlights domestic violence effort in Odessa
Speakers urged curb of domestic violence at the Crisis Center event in Odessa. Attendees observed a moment of silence for Victims in the Permian Basin, shared garments from victims, and unveiled a silent witness silhouette honoring Monica Beasley who was killed after seeking help. The center stressed that women have options and a future beyond abuse. च
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Music City Mall
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Permian Basin
Midland
Monica Beasley
Babcock
Perry seeks $24 million boost to fight border crime
Texas Governor Perry urged the Legislature to add 24 million to beef up law enforcement and technology to combat border crime. The plan follows a 110 million 2007 appropriation and targets police hiring, multi agency intelligence sharing, K 9 units at ports, and enhanced vehicle and person inspections to curb smuggling. Perry criticized Washington for insufficient border security funding and praised the Texas Border Security Council report.
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Buddy Garcia
Woman dies after collision at Midland junction
Midland police say 75 year old Juana Reyes Rodriguez died after her 1998 Toyota Camry crossed into the path of a northbound 1998 Dodge Durango driven by 44 year old Marsha Hodges at the North Big Spring Street and Solomon Lane intersection. Hodges was hospitalized with non life threatening injuries after responders arrived at 8 38 p m.
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Midlands Memorial Hospital
Five killed in Kilgore KFC murders. Hartsfield convicted
Darnell Hartsfield, 47, of Tyler, found guilty on all five counts in the 1983 Kilgore KFC killings. He received five consecutive life sentences after a less than two hour jury deliberation. Romeo Pinkerton pleaded guilty to five murder charges a year earlier. Prosecutors did not seek the death penalty.
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Donald Killingsworth
Rusk County
Lisa Tanner
Deputies Probe Sexual Assault of 16-Year-Old in Kermit
Winkler County deputies investigate a weekend sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl in Kermit. The victim remains in a Lubbock hospital after sustaining severe head injuries. Chief Deputy George Keely said several people of interest are being questioned as crime-scene searches and DPS crime-lab tests in El Paso proceed. He indicated a possible multiple-suspect case and potential arrest soon.
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el Paso
EEOC Sues Midland electrical firm over white employees bias
The EEOC filed suit in Western District of Texas alleging TESSCO allowed harassment of three white former employees, Johnny Leazer Jason Glenn and Keith Weir, hindering their pursuit of management roles despite attempts at settlement. Attorney Clark Lea for TESSCO declined comment.
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Western District of Texas
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Jason Glenn
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BLOTTER REPORTS MULTIPLE ODESSA CRIME INCIDENTS
A list of felonies reported to police includes aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in the 1000 block of Magnolia Boulevard, burglaries at 2455 Kermit Highway and 4300 North Dixie Boulevard, vehicle thefts and property losses, forgery at Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary and Save-A-Lot, identity theft cases, cocaine possession arrests on Murphy Street, and theft of jewelry from a home. An Odessa man and a 33-year-old woman were among those charged, with custody statuses and bonds noted.
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Amber Drive
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South Washington Avenue
Jennifer Gail Tidwell
Tropicana Ave
Ector County Detention Center
East Murphy Street
Fitch
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Missing Ireland Elementary student found with mother in Midland
A 6 year old Ireland Elementary student was reported missing after school. ECISD police set up a command post at the school from about 4:00 to 6:40 p.m. The boy was located with his mother in Midland.
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Couple accused of taking child to robbery in Midland
Midland sheriff reports Ryan Fennell 19 and Hope Scott 18 of 2300 N A St Midland were charged with aggravated robbery and two counts of child endangerment after a home robbery on East County Road 124. Both jailed awaiting bonds with limited details released as investigation continues.
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Hope Scott
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Robbery at Kroc’s Bar in Midland
Two black males robbed a worker at Kroc’s Bar located at 2215 N Midland Drive at 11:26 p.m. Saturday. They took a bank bag containing an undetermined amount of money. Police released descriptions and urged anyone with information to contact Midland Police at 685-7108.
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