Odessa agencies meet weekly on priority cases
The Odessa Police Department and Child Protective Services hold weekly face to face meetings to coordinate on priority one cases. Officials say the sessions improve communication, ensure joint investigations are understood, and support better outcomes for families, including updates on the infant death case linked to CPS and OPD investigations.
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Odessa
CPS
OPD
Odessa Cps
Marleigh Meisner
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
Meisner
Meinser
Joint investigations coordinated by two agencies
The meetings ensure both agencies are aware of all joint investigations. Steve LeSueur remains a named contact in coordinating tasks and sharing information across departments.
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LeSueur
Steve LeSueur
Border Patrol urged to keep law enforcement to professionals
Rio Grande City witnesses a surge of armed state troopers, National Guardsmen, and civilian militias along the border as illegal immigration rises. Officials report heavy spending, fragmented radio coordination, and a 24/7 command center to prevent clashes. Residents express concern over heightened security and a woman recounts a family deportation after a trooper stop.
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U.S. Border Patrol
Rio Grande
Rio Grande Valley
Border Patrol
Texas Department of Public Safety
Rick Perry
Texas
Border Co
Kevin Oaks
Brownsville
Citizens
National Guard
Escobares
Penitas
Ruben Villarreal
Villarreal
San Juan
la Union del Pueblo Entero
Isabel Barbosa
la Joya
Barbosa
U.S
Odessa police seek hit and run driver in critical injuries
Odessa police seek help identifying a black car that struck a couple Saturday night at Andrews Highway and Carolyn Drive. Todd Ploen and his girlfriend Carolyn were pushed in a wheelchair when the vehicle hit them. both remained in critical condition Sunday. Investigators had no vehicle description and urged calls to 432-333-3041. A 32 year old man’s body was found Sunday at Chaparral Apartments on South Grant Avenue, treated as an unattended death pending autopsy in Tarrant County.
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CPS
OPD
Jeremiah Snowden
Police Department
Odessa
Seminole Street
Caleb Danaris Givens
Ector County Detention Center
Givens
Medical Center Hospital
MCH
Meisner
Andrews Highway
Carolyn Drive
Todd Ploen
Carolyn
Department
Chapparal Apartments
South
Grant Avenue
Tarrant County
Steve LeSueur
Disused nuclear barge to be scrapped in Texas
The World War II Liberty ship USS Sturgis, converted to a barge with a nuclear reactor, will be towed from Virginia to Galveston for scrapping. The Army Corps of Engineers announces a public hearing in Galveston to detail removal of radioactive material and the ship’s dismantling plan, with waste destined for a Texas facility.
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Virginia
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Sturgis
Hans Honerlah
Corps of Engineers
Joint Base
Langley-Eustis
James River
Honerlah
Galveston County Daily News
Panama Canal Zone
Cb&i Federal Services
Texas
Brenda Barber
Baltimore
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