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Do you recognize these Wanted Odessan fugitives? Your tip could be worth some cash
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- The Odessa Crime Stoppers website has a list of several crimes, missing persons, cold cases, and wanted fugitives, in attempts to find any information from the community. On the Wanted Fugitve category, Two men from Odessa are on the run and are both wanted for murder. 52-year-old Jose Rafael Marcelleno (left picture) […]
Law enforcement officials release more information on West Texas manhunt and murder victim
Law enforcement officials have confirmed the name of a murder victim and his suspected killer, who was sought in a West Texas manhunt. The multi-agency search ended with the Ector County murder suspect dead after an officer-involved shooting, according to a media release from the Texas Department of Public Safety.
12-year-old main witness in robbery case
A 45-year-old Odessa man was arrested on two outstanding robbery warrants Tuesday. According to an Odessa Police Department report, dispatchers received a 911 call around 4:30 p.m. March 12 from a woman who told them her boyfriend, Trey Christopher Gardenhire, had run her over with a Nissan in the 1700 block of North Lincoln Avenue and taken off.
CBS7 FIRST ALERT Forecast for Saturday, April 20th, 2024
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - CBS7 FIRST ALERT Forecast for Saturday, April 20th, 2024: Changes were felt through the region Friday with cooler temperatures. We’ll add more changes in the form of rain and thunderstorms for the weekend. Temperatures will drop into the 50s, 50s and 60s overnight with the...
Registration is now open for the Police Athletic League this summer
ODESSA, Texas — According to the City of Odessa Facebook page, registration is now open for the Police Athletic League (PAL). PAL is a youth program that keeps kids active throughout the summer with fun activities that will allow them to interact with the Odessa Police Department officers. The...
Odessan awaiting trial on molestation charges arrested again after child makes outcry
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- An Odessa man currently awaiting trial on two counts of Indecency with a Child by Sexual Contact was charged with the same crime a third time after a 12-year-old girl made an outcry earlier this month. Isaiah Felix Cardona, 31, now faces three felony molestation charges. According to an Odessa Police Department […]
Traffic Alert: WB I-20 traffic backed up amid crash
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – The westbound lanes of Interstate 20 traffic are backed up beginning just east of Grandview Avenue to west of West County Road in Odessa amid a crash involving two semi-trucks. Odessa Police Department said in a release that eastbound lanes are completely shut down and westbound traffic has been reduced to […]
Joining a neighborhood watch can better protect your neighborhood from suspicious activity
ODESSA, Texas — With the recent events happening across West Texas, some people in Permian Basin may feel a little anxious when it comes to their own safety. One way that people have been stepping up to keep their neighborhoods safe is by signing up for the neighborhood watch.
Amid fears of arsenic in private water wells, Texas A&M is offering low-cost tests in Ector and Midland counties
ODESSA, Texas — This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune. Click here. Texas A&M is offering residents of Midland and Ector counties a low-cost test for their well water, screening for harmful — and in some cases, deadly — contaminants. Scientists will look for three different...
ECISD to host workshop aimed at preventing sextortion
ECTOR COUNTY, Texas — Ector County ISD is seeing a rise in cases of blackmail among students. This kind of blackmail is called “Sextortion”. Superintendent Dr. Scott Muri explains more about what it is and how students are targeted. “This summer, we were visited by the Department...
2023 West Odessa murder suspect and his younger brother arrested for robbery
ODESSA, Texas — A 2023 West Odessa murder suspect, Omar Matthew Gutierrez, and his brother, Omar Elijah Gutierrez, were arrested for robbing a man on the northside of the Odessa High School campus on Tuesday, according to arrest records. According to an arrest affidavit obtained by NewsWest 9, on...
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