Assault fugitive found in Corsicana
By BENJAMIN C. SHARP news@leader-news.com
      A Beasley man wanted by police for allegedly assaulting a Wharton couple has been arrested in Corsicana, apparently while trying to flee the state in a car he strong-armed from a 19-year-old Wharton County woman. Police said the woman was locked in the trunk during part of the ride, cut with a kn...
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COURT REPORTS
      A two-year prison sentence for a convicted robber and probation for a man who failed to register as a sex offender were among the sentences meted out by 329th District Court Judge Randy Clapp during November court actions.
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Keen eye foils trailer theft
By BRENDA SOMMER bsommer@leader-news.com
      Familiarity with his community helped an El Campo Police sergeant nab a suspected trailer thief only blocks from the alleged crime scene. Sgt. William Hedges was on patrol around 3:30 a.m. last Saturday when he saw a 2006 Ford pickup towing a gooseneck trailer along West Monseratte. He followed a...
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Police Blotter
      City Arrests Alcohol, drugs A 13-year-old El Campo boy was arrested at 8:28 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28 on charges of possession of marijuana in a drug-free zone and minor in possession of tobacco after allegedly bringing marijuana and a cigar to El Campo Middle School. He was released to a relati...
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