Law Enforcement

Aggravated robbery at Chick-Fil-A

ODESSA AMERICAN

Odessa police gave an update on the aggravated robbery late Tuesday night at Chick-Fil-A, 3805 E. 42nd St.. Police said a man in the drive-thru there reported three men came up while he was in his vehicle. The man reported he thought one of them...... Full story

Police trying to determine suspects in drive-by shooting

ODESSA AMERICAN

A reported drive-by shooting Tuesday caused a lot of excitement in a neighborhood near Bonham Junior High, but no one was hurt.At around 8:19 p.m. Tuesday, officers responded to a call of shots fired in the 2300 block of Nabors Lane.Sgt. Joe Ramirez...... Full story

Police release sketch of suspect

ODESSA AMERICAN

Odessa police are still looking for a suspect in connection with the Feb. 15 robbery of Mid-West Finance and Income Tax Service, 1513 B E. Eighth St., but now they have a forensic composite sketch. A man entered the store displaying a handgun and...... Full story

Weekend attacks send two to hospital

ODESSA AMERICAN

Two aggravated robberies and an attempted aggravated robbery were reported within hours of each other in Odessa, sending two to the hospital. At around 2:10 a.m. Monday, officers went to El Vaquero Night Club, 600 N. Grandview Ave., where they...... Full story

Two teens arrested in Marfa break-ins, bodily fluids case

ODESSA AMERICAN

MARFA Two juveniles were arrested in connection to at least four break-ins between September and October in Marfa and the Presidio County sheriff said semen left at one of the scenes helped track them down. The two juveniles, both 15 years old,...... Full story

Woman reports being punched, robbed

ODESSA AMERICAN

An Odessa woman reported being the victim of a robbery Friday morning in the parking lot of the Blue Star Inn, 2405 E. Second Street. In a police report, the woman stated a man she knew knocked on the door of her hotel room at 4:20 a.m., and when...... Full story

Police: Drug use, driving endangered kids (+MUGS)(+AFFIDAVIT)

ODESSA AMERICAN

A 32-year-old Odessa woman and a 42-year-old Odessa man were arrested and charged with two counts of endangering a child after, police said, they nearly overdosed on prescription pills while driving with the woman’s two children. Rachel Lynn...... Full story

Permian students arrested on drug charges

BY CAYLOR BALLINGER

District police were a presence in many classrooms at Permian High School on Thursday as several students were pulled from class and four arrested following drug related accusations. Brandon Alex Beene, 17, and Celeen Alysson Solis, 17, were...... Full story

Game Room robbed

ODESSA AMERICAN

At 12:30 a.m. Friday, Odessa Police responded to a report of an armed robbery at The Game Room, 301 Clements St. It was reported to police that two black men wearing all-black clothing and ski masks entered the business displaying a handgun and...... Full story

Man, 60, accused of sexual assault of 7-year-old boy (+MUG)

ODESSA AMERICAN

The accusations against a 60-year-old man that Odessa police arrested last week on a charge of aggravated sexual assault of a child became clearer Thursday when his arrest warrant affidavit became available.Nathaniel Green Jr., 2912 Beechwood St.,...... Full story

Police: More warrant officers will be out for round-up

BY JOHN CORRALES

The Odessa Police Department is preparing to bolster its Warrant Division in anticipation of seeking 18,000 active warrant holders during the Great Texas Warrant Round-Up. The round-up begins Feb. 25 and includes 260 agencies across Texas....... Full story

Police: City utility truck shot at

ODESSA AMERICAN

A City of Odessa utility truck was damaged after it was shot Wednesday night in the 1300 block of Lindberg Street. A bullet struck the left rear tire of the utility during a drive-by shooting Wednesday at around 8:30 p.m., Odessa Police Department...... Full story

Man in jail accused of injuring 2-month old (+MUG)

ODESSA AMERICAN

A 20-year-old man accused of injuring his 2-month-old child on Jan. 8 was in jail Wednesday. But it wasn’t his first time to be accused of domestic abuse involving a young child. Ralph Langford Lira, 515 E. Monahans St., was arrested at 2:28...... Full story

ECSO: Skeletal remains identified as dog's

ODESSA AMERICAN

UPDATE: The Ector County Sheriff's Office stated in a news release Wednesday that skeletal remains found Friday in a field North of Trunk Street have been determined to be an animal.The bones had been sent to the University Of North Texas in Denton...... Full story

Police looking for man in connection with robbery

ODESSA AMERICAN

Police are searching for man in connection with the Wednesday morning robbery of Midwest Finance and Income Tax Service, 1530 E. Eighth Street.Employees said a white man who was five feet, nine inches tall, between 25 and 30 and with a large scar on...... Full story