Suspect jailed 3 hours after robbery
By BRENDA SOMMER bsommer@leader-news.com
      It took El Campo Police only a couple of hours to hunt down and arrest a man suspected of beating and robbing a 71-year-old Wharton man early Monday morning. According to ECPD Sgt. Russell Urban, the alleged attacker is Cornelius Curtis Gibson, 55, of 1404 Business Ave., who is now in custody on ...
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Police Blotter
      City Arrests Alcohol, drugs Eduardo Tellez Dominguez, 24, of 812 W. Fifth was arrested at 2:49 a.m. Saturday, March 29 on charges of driving while intoxicated - second offense, no driver's license and no insurance, after police saw him allegedly speeding, passing illegally and swerving. He wa...
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Rough Ride Ends With Rollover
      El Campo emergency responders raced to the report of a one vehicle wreck Saturday night near the intersection of FM 1163 and CR 306. A 23-year-old El Campo man was apparently the sole occupant of the vehicle. He was found walking about 200 yards from the crash site and questioned by authorities. T...
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