Odessa
CRIME & SAFETY
Man dies after being found unresponsive in Ector County jail cell, ECSO says
ECTOR COUNTY, Texas — A man has died after being found unresponsive at the Ector County Detention Center Sunday morning, according to the Ector County Sheriff's Office. 50-year-old Joe Daniel Miranda was arrested by the Odessa Police Department Saturday for criminal trespassing, resisting arrest, public intoxication and failure to identify, according to jail records.
MPD searching for serial stalking suspect
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- The Midland Police Department is asking for help from the community to locate a man accused of stalking multiple people. According to Crime Stoppers, 34-year-old Santiago Granger has been identified as a suspect is several stalking cases reported in both Texas and New Mexico. While law enforcement officials believe Granger may be […]
ECSO investigating game room robbery
ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- The Ector County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help from the community to solve a robbery investigation. According to ECSO, around 10:15 a.m. on April 24, two men, armed with guns, entered a game room located at 10145 W 42nd Street and stole money and a car belonging to an employee. The […]
Vandals target vehicles in Odessa with BB guns, police say, damaging about 12 vehicles
ODESSA, Texas — The Odessa Police Department is warning the public about a series of vandalisms that occurred last night in North and Northeast Odessa. Approximately a dozen incidents of criminal mischief were reported, where unknown subjects used a BB gun to shoot out vehicle windows, according to a press release from the department. All the vehicles were parked and unoccupied during the time of each incident.
43-year-old Midland man killed in pedestrian crash
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – 43-year-old Danny Glen Howl died on Friday, following a vehicle-pedestrian crash at the intersection of Dallas Street and Florida Avenue. According to MPD, at around 5 p.m. on Friday, July 19, a 1994 Chevrolet 1500 was travelling east in the 300 block of East Florida Avenue when “a vehicle pulled out in […]
Midland teens arrested amid traffic stop, stolen firearms recovered
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- Several teens were arrested earlier this week following an undercover surveillance operation centered around gang members allegedly in possession of stolen guns. 17-year-old Isaiah Rodriguez was among several arrested on July 17; he’s been charged with Theft of a Firearm. Court records showed that charges against the other teens, 19-year-old Aaron Navarrete, […]
Odessa family files wrongful death lawsuit over fatal test-drive collision
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Last month, we reported on the tragic death of Quma Martinez Carrillo, who was killed in a collision with a Dodge Challenger driven by Benjamin Meece. On Monday, a wrongful death lawsuit was filed on behalf of her three children. Court documents and witness statements reveal...
Man arrested for having stolen police property in his possession
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Andy Anderson, 42, has been arrested on multiple charges related to two burglaries and false identification. According to an arrest affidavit from Midland County, in August of 2023, when executing a search warrant on Anderson’s storage unit, investigators found a Sig Sauer P220, two Texas Drivers Licenses and an Odessa Police Department Badge.
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