Tips needed to find SUV, dog thieves
By BRENDA SOMMER news1@leader-news.com
      Crime Stoppers needs your help finding the person who stole an SUV last Thursday, taking the owner's dog along for a joy ride. According to El Campo Police, a Ganado woman parked her car on the roadside in front of a home in the 300 block of Avenue A around 10:40 a.m. Sept. 13.
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No Major Damage
      El Campo volunteer firefighters rushed to the scene of an Avenue I cooking fire Saturday, but the flames had been doused. No major damage was reported in the incident.
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Police Blotter
      City Arrests Alcohol, drugs Robert Efraim Garza, 26, of 1408 Olivia was arrested at 1:57 a.m. Friday, Sept. 14 on a charge of driving while intoxicated. He was released at 3:45 p.m. the same day on $1,500 bond. Lupe Lira Almanzar, 69, of 405 August was arrested at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept.
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COURT REPORTS
      Plea Agreements Prison terms were handed down in the 329th District Court during final August pleading and probation revocation hearings. Those accepting sentence were: • Jeremy Lee Acuna, 25, address unavailable for possession of a controlled substance. He was sentenced to six months i...
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ECHS grad honored as narcotics officer
By BRENDA SOMMER news1@leader-news.com
      An 1991 El Campo High alumnus has been honored as the top narcotics officer in the East Texas region by the Texas Narcotics Officers Association. Cash Sebastian, son of Dorothy Kight Warzecha of El Campo and George Sebastian of Wharton County, was honored by the group at a recent banquet in Galve...
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Making Her Case
County probation officer calls for funds
By BENJAMIN C. SHARP bensharp@journal-spectator.com
      From more manageable caseloads to a more specific local focus, the adult probation system has room for improvement, believes Roxane Marek. A long-time Wharton County Adult Probation Department officer, Marek was recently named the President of the Texas Probation Association.
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