Police Blotter: Friday, Oct. 20, 2009

Numbered addresses of locations where crimes occur are rounded to the nearest hundred block.

BURGLARY OF A BUILDING

>> An Odessa man reported someone entered a storage building and took a window, set of tools and saw, then also took an electrical box and two extension cords from outside the building worth a total of $719.99 between 5 p.m. Oct. 23 and 7:50 p.m. Saturday in the 1300 block of Graham Avenue.

BURGLARY OF A HABITATION

>> A 35-year-old Midland man was arrested and charged with burglary of a habitation after another Odessa man reported he entered his home and busted his nose at 8:56 a.m. Wednesday in the 1400 block of East Fourth Street. The victim went to Medical Center Hospital.

Jimmie Don Samuels, 1206 E. Maple Ave., was being held Thursday at the Ector County Detention Center on a $50,000 bond.

>> An Odessa woman reported someone entered her apartment and took her wallet, gas card and two credit cards worth a total of $85, along with $300 in cash between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. Wednesday in the 4600 block of Oakwood Drive.

>> An Odessa woman reported someone entered her home and took a TV, video gaming console, two game controllers and five video games worth a total of $3,210 between 1 p.m. and 10 p.m. Wednesday in the 400 block of Ellis Drive.

BURGLARY OF A VEHICLE

>> A Gardendale man reported someone entered his white 2006 Chevrolet 4500 and took three cutting torches, two welding hoods, two cutting shields, a seven-ton puller and an electric scale worth a total of $2,100, along with other undisclosed items between 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m. Oct. 19 in the 3100 block of Andrews Highway.

>> An Odessa man reported someone caused a total of $1,700 in damage to a windshield, window and four tires on his white 2001 GMC C-1500, entered his pickup and took a DVD player, speaker system and other undisclosed items worth a total of $2,100 between 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and 7:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 300 block of East Olive Street.

>> An Odessa woman reported someone entered her light gray 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer and took a set of golf clubs worth $1,540 between 3:30 p.m. Tuesday and 2:50 p.m. Wednesday in the 3000 block of Madera Avenue.

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF

>> An Odessa woman reported a known person caused a total of $2,000 in damage to every window on her gold 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer between 12:45 a.m. and 12:50 a.m. Thursday at Albertson’s, 2701 N. West County Road.

DEBIT CARD ABUSE

>> An Odessa woman reported a known person used her debit card on Oct. 21 at Kent Kwik, 4203 N. Grandview Ave.

FALSE STATEMENT TO OBTAIN PROPERTY OR CREDIT

>> America’s Wholesale Furniture, 3300 Andrews Highway, reported a known person gave false information to the store to get $4,368.78 in store credits on April 30.

FORGERY

>> The Odessa Municipal Court, 201 N. Grant Ave., reported a known person forged a signature on an unspecified document and attempted to defraud the city of $340 at 12:35 p.m. Tuesday.