Time change reminder to check alarms
By SHANNON CRABTREE scrabtree@leader-news.com
      Change a battery. It just might save a life. And as daylight-saving time ends during the early morning hours Sunday, El Campo Fire Marshal Larry Staff is asking all residents to change the batteries in their smoke detectors.
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Police Blotter
      City Arrests Alcohol, drugs Douglas Marvin Thane, 52, of 1908 Wayne was arrested at 6:35 p.m. Tuesday, Oct.
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Nobody Hurt
      This Pontiac, driven by Angela Lee Matus, 20, of El Campo was struck by a Ford pickup driven by Carmen Schneider Dota, 43, of Garwood just before 5 p.m. Tuesday, according to El Campo Police Officer Mark Biskup, shown at left. Dota was cited for failure to yield right of way as she was exiting Wal...
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Tip leads to capture of bail jumper
By BRENDA SOMMER bsommer@leader-news.com
      A bail jumper named El Campo Police's "Most Wanted" last Saturday was captured on Halloween after a tipster helped police locate him. Steven Escamilla, 32, whose last known address was 803 Cotton Ave. in El Campo was featured in the Oct.
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