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The Police News
VOLUME IX, NUMBER 3
Galveston County Edition
March 2012
Dragging Up Bones
Investigation puts heat on a handful
of suspects in 2003 murder
By ANTHONY JONES
Galveston County Police News
a flea market.
An anonymous caller made the initial report to police saying he had found
Galveston Police are collecting clues a body “lying just off the shoulder of
and stringing together a series of events the road,” on November 30, 2003. But
that led to the beating death of a Galves- after sending a patrol unit to investiton man in late 2003, but their list of po- gate, there was no body found. Police
tential suspects has been narrowed.
thought it was a hoax. However, invesFormer Galveston Police Detective tigators later traced the call to Michael
Sammy Parks, who is now a Federal A. Stevens and almost two weeks later,
Agent, says that a street-level dope deal- asked him to come to police headquarer and maybe two other men killed 22- ters and make a statement describing the
year old Terence Dewon Boyce in late details of his discovery.
2003.
Stevens, a Wal-Mart manager, reguBoyce also known as Terrence Boyd, larly rode his bike along Seawall Bouskeletal remains were found scattered in levard to Apffel Park Road. He said he
a grassy marsh area of an East Galveston was riding on the shoulder of the road
beach on December 13, 2003, said De- when he found the body, “lying like it
tective Rick McCullor, the Crime Scene was in a coffin on the side of the road.”
Investigator on the case.
“When I first saw it, I rode past the
“We rode a helicopter over the area body,” said Stevens. “I didn’t think it
and found the dead
was real. I
mans red ball cap in
backed up.
an area where coyI thought it
otes had been bedwas a maniding down,” McCulkin. Someone
lor said. “It was at
had laid him
least a 50-foot diamthere really
eter area where we
neatly. His
located the clothing
clothing was
and a red cap.”
intact
but
The circumstances
his face – I
surrounding Boyce’s
couldn’t see
Rick McCullor points to the area where he spotdeath are filled with Detective
his
eyes or his
ted the remains as he flew over the area in a helicopter.
mystery. He was
ears.” This
last seen by his father Eric Veazie on was typical of a body being devoured by
Thanksgiving Day, which was on No- wildlife as they attack the tender areas
vember 27, 2003. When he later read in of the anatomy first.
the newspaper, the clothing description
Stevens explained that where he first
given from the body discovered on east saw the body and where police found
beach, Veazie recognized them as the the body some two weeks later, were
clothes that he had bought for his son at two different places.
“It was about 100 yards further into the wetlands,” Stevens said, explaining that it is
hard for him to believe coyotes
moved the body. “Someone
may have seen me and moved Police found only some clothing items and skeletal remains of
the body before the police Terrence Boyce.
came.”
from November 30th when Stevens reIn his statement to Detectives Parks
ported it until December 6th when a peland Harold Beasley, Stevens described
the face of the dead man as “bright red vic bone was found.
Another man, who asked not to be
with no facial features – like the face
identified,
was walking his dogs along
was scalped or something.” He did not
recall seeing any facial features, “not Boddeker Road and found more bones
on December 9th. The road is an ideal
even ears.”
Upon seeing photographs of the re- site for watching ocean-going ships. It
is secluded and uninhabited with the
exception of a couple of juke joints and
small bait stands.
Wearing wading boots, the man said
he turned his dogs loose in the salt flats
area so they could splash around in the
shallow water, chase sea gulls and sniff
out the critters in the tall grass. The
mutts, he said, would always bring their
discoveries to him.
Star, one of the mutts, was excited, tail
wagging and showing him a strangeVeteran Detective Gilbert Gomez now heads
the investigation into the beating death of looking bone. He looked closer and
discovered it to be the elbow joint and
Terrence Boyce.
upper and lower bones of a human arm.
covered clothing where the skeletal, The man was shocked and ran to flag
Stevens identified them as the same that down a passing car and asked the driver
he had seen on the body.
to call police. The man and the driver of
“There are trails back there people the vehicle waited for police.
found and turned in about 20-30 bones,”
Unable to access the area, investigaMcCullor said. “A dog located a femur tors summoned a helicopter from an
(upper leg or thigh bone) and we had a offshore helicopter service at Scholes
report of someone seeing a body beside Field, said McCullor.
the shoreline -- water patrol could not
“Evergreen Helicopters took me up
pin point where it was.”
December 11th,” he added. “We could
Boyce’s body remained undiscovered
Bones...Cont. on pg 3
New Twists to Telephone
Collection Scam Related
to Delinquent Payday
Loans
The Internet Crime Complaint Center
(IC3) continues to receive complaints
from victims of payday loan telephone
collection scams. As previously reported
in December 2010, the typical payday
loan scam involves a caller who claims
the victim is delinquent on a payday
loan and must make payment to avoid
legal consequences.
Callers pose as representatives of the
FBI, “Federal Legislative Department,”
various law firms, or other legitimatesounding agencies and claim to be collecting debts for companies such as
United Cash Advance, U.S. Cash Advance, U.S. Cash Net, or other Internet
check-cashing services. The fraudsters
relentlessly call the victim’s home, cell
phone, and place of employment in attempts to obtain payment. The callers
refuse to provide information regarding
the alleged payday loan or any documentation and become verbally abusive
when questioned.
The IC3 has observed variations of this
scam in which the caller tells the victim
that there are outstanding warrants for
the victim’s arrest. The caller claims that
the basis of the warrants is non-payment
of the underlying loan and/or hacking. If
it’s the latter, the caller tells the victim
that he or she is wanted for hacking into
a business’ computer system to steal
customer information. The caller will
then demand payment via debit/credit
card; in other cases, the caller further instructs victims to obtain a prepaid card
to cover the payment.
The high-pressure collection tactics used by the fraudsters have also
evolved. In one recent complaint, a person posed as a process server and appeared at the victim’s job. In another
instance, a phony process server came
to a victim’s home. In both cases, after
claiming to be serving a court summons,
the alleged process server said the victim could avoid going to court if he or
she provided a debit card number for repayment of the loan.
If you are contacted by someone who
is trying to collect a debt that you do not
owe, you should:
• Contact your local law enforcement
agencies if you feel you are in immediate danger;
• Contact your bank(s) and credit card
companies;
• Contact the three major credit bureaus
and request an alert be put on your file;
• If you have received a legitimate loan
and want to verify that you do not
have any outstanding obligation, contact the loan company directly;
• File a complaint at www.IC3.gov.
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231 Texas Ave #E, Bacliff, 77518
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Busted and Cuffed
ADRIAN, ROBBIN ALTON
FELONY THEFT W/TWO
OR MORE
CONVICTIONS
ANTIONE, TONY LYNN
FELONY EVADING
ARREST
DETENTION WITH
PRIORS
BROWN, BRUCE EDWIN
POSSESSION OF A
CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE
DAWSON, MATTHEW
GREGORY
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY
OF A HABITATION
FISHER, DHENDRE
MARKTAVIOUR
FELONY THEFT WITH
TWO OR MORE
CONVICTIONS
GOMEZ, NOAH LEE
UNAUTHORIZED USE OF
VEHICLE
HARRIS, QUINCY
DESHAWN
FELONY EVADING
ARREST
DETENTION WITH
PRIORS
HERRERA, TAYLOR
STEVEN
UNAUTHORIZED USE OF
VEHICLE
JACKSON JR, MARTIN
JARVIS
FELONY EVADING
ARREST
DETENTION WITH
PRIORS
MATTHEWS, CODY
DESHAWN
TAMPERING WITH
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
SAUCEDA JR, ADAN
FELONY THEFT <$1,500
WITH TWO OR MORE
CONVICTIONS
SEARS, GARRETT LEE
ASSAULT ON PUBLIC
SERVANT
SILVA, DAVID LEE
FELONY EVADING
ARREST WITH VEHICLE
& TAMPERING WITH
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
BENAVIDES, JOSE
KENNETH
ASSAULT CAUSES
BODILY INJURY
FAMILY VIOLENCE
SWAN, TRACEY LYNN
FELONY EVADING
ARREST
DETENTION WITH
VEHICLE
WALKER, BRENTON
DOIYEA
FELONY EVADING
ARREST
DETENTION WITH
PRIORS
BUTLER, THOMAS RAE
FELONY THEFT
CARTON, JENNETTE
SUSAN
POSSESSION OF A
CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE
& TAMPERING WITH
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Bones...Cont. from pg 1
see numerous areas where coyotes had
been bedding down – the grassy areas
are laying flat because of the coyotes
rolling around.”
“A red cap caught my attention,” McCullor said. “The animals had gnawed
through the blue jeans. They had been
eating and dragging pieces around in a
50-80 foot area.”
McCullor found other bones and skull
fragments not bigger than eight-inches
in diameter, near Boddeker and Condo
roads as well as near the west entrance
to Apffel Park along Apffel Park Road.
Boyce had a long rap sheet dating
back to 2000 with crimes ranging from
evading arrest to possession of about 50
pounds of marijuana. In August 2001,
he faced misdemeanor charges for failing to identify himself as fugitive from
justice when he was stopped and questioned by a police officer. Then in January 2002, he was arrested for possession
of a controlled substance.
Following the discovery of Boyce’s remains, Galveston resident Mathew Day,
a Jack N’ The Box manager, told investigators that Boyce, at one time, had
been his roommate for a few months.
“Terrence moved out and then started
breaking into Mathews’ house and stealing dope from him,” Parks added. “Day
knew it was Terrence because the neighbors starting telling him about it.”
Day filed several burglary reports on
his residence but he never reported anything stolen. But on November 28th,
the day after Boyce went missing, Day
told police that Boyce had burglarized
his house and stole some marijuana, a
strange event to police in that drug dealers do not usually report to police when
someone steals their stash.
Another acquaintance of the dead man
told detectives that he stood as ‘lookout- for Boyce during one of the burglaries of Day’s house. “Terence stole
some powder cocaine and some marijuana from the house,” he said, explaining that Boyce gave him some of the
marijuana after he committed the crime.
He also said Boyce stole a pair of
shoes from a car belonging to Timothy
Campbell, another so-called friend and
associate of Boyce.
The mother of Timothy Campbell’s
baby told police that she and Boyce
were friends. She said Day told her that
Boyce had “broke into his apartment
and stole eight squares.” She also said
that on at least one occasion, Day yelled
to his neighbors from his porch that he
“would kill someone that would break
into his house.”
Telephone messages were left with
someone answering the telephone at
Day’s residence in an effort to interview
him for this report. The person answering the call would not identify himself
and our calls were not returned.
“In our interviews with Mathew,” said
Parks, “he would stop in the middle of
the interview and refuse to talk and his
statements were all inconsistent. He
came in a couple of times voluntarily
but he changed his story every time.”
With Day’s consent, police searched
his vehicle a couple of times for evidence. “We didn’t have to get a search
warrant because he gave us his consent
to search,” The search turned up no useful evidence.
“I think he was beat probably by a
couple of guys at the direction of someone else,” Parks said. “That is unconfirmed but that’s what everybody thinks
happened.”
Shortly after Boyce’s body was found,
a brick was thrown through a window at
Day’s home with a note attached, “saying something to the effect, we’re going
to get you,’” said Parks.
Even though the remains were badly
decomposed, autopsy results corroborate Parks’ assumption. Dr. Gill King
with North Texas, Forensics Unit, in
Denton ruled that the cause of death was
“blunt trauma by homicidal means.”
“There is ample evidence of craniofacial blunt force injury,” Gill noted. He
said Boyce died from multiple blows to
head and face. Gill had multiple fractures to his jaw. He had been severely
beaten and probably by more than one
person, said investigators.
Since this case first began, at least
three detectives have been assigned to
the investigation. The first, Sgt. Sammy
Parks, referred to in the story, left the
department to become a Federal Agent.
The case was then reassigned to Sgt.
Douglas Balli who left the department
to enter private business as a financial
consultant. The investigation is now
assigned to veteran police detective
Gilbert Gomez who gained some notoriety in the 90’s for his work diluting
the serious gang activity which plagued
Galveston Island. In addition to the assigned detectives, many identification
and forensic specialists, patrol officers
and other investigators have been involved in this investigation.
Detective Gomez urges anyone who
may have information that will assist in solving the murder of Terrence
Boyce, contact him at (409) 765-3768
or Galveston Crime Stoppers (409) 763TIPS (8477).
Crime Stoppers pays cash rewards for
information leading to the arrest and
conviction of persons wanted in felony
crimes. Your information remains confidential and your identity anonymous.
This story was first featured in The
Police News in April, 2006. Since then,
there have been no new developments
in the case.
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scheduled to begin in late March 2012.
The Citizens Police Academy is designed to give citizens a look inside
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wide range of issues including policy,
criminal law, specialized/support units,
as well as the rationale for why the police do what they do.
The course is conducted in a classroom
setting with presentations conducted by
Officers of the Texas City Police Department, Fire Department, and Emergency
Management as well as cooperative
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Those who attend are eligible to join
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department with a number of volunteer
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HANDCUFFS PRISONER
ON BEHIND
Motor Cycle Policeman Brings Negro to
Station in Novel Manner
John Antichevich, one of the local
motor cycle mounted policemen, introduced an innovation in the transportation of offenders yesterday.
He was after a man and located the person sought in the suburbs.
There was no patrolman in the vicincty, few houses and no telephone, but the
officer knew he was needed back at the
station for other work and had to get
there soon.
His negro prisoner, a well proportioned man, sensed the situation and
maliciously grinned. That decided the
officer, and taking out his handcuffs he
made the negro get on the rear of the
motor cycle while he took the seat and
then handcuffed the negro’s hands about
his waist.
Having the ‘dead wood’ on his prisoner, he rode serenely to the police station.
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A Silver Tongued
Devil, or Something
BEAUMONT, TX - A man accused of
romancing women for their money has
been dismissed from a lawsuit filed last
February by a lady friend.
Beverly Hickman claims she loaned
Robert Horowitz tens of thousands of
dollars in 2009 after he wooed her and
claimed to need money for himself and
for his business, Senior’s Choice.
Court records show that Hickman had
her notice of non-suit granted by Judge
Gary Sanderson, 60th District Court,
which dismissed all claims by all parties
with prejudice.
Judge Sanderson had previously granted a joint motion for dismissal, a motion
in which Hickman agreed to drop her
claims against Senior’s Choice, a business partially owned by Horowitz, and
conversely the company agreed to drop
its counterclaim.
Case background
Hickman gave Horowitz his first loan
in December 2008, which he repaid in
January 2009. Hickman then loaned
Horowitz a larger sum of money in February 2009, which Horowitz partially
repaid.
“He (Horowitz) has developed, and
utilizes, a business practice for himself
and for his business, Senior’s Choice, in
which he romances middle-aged, single
women and borrows money from them
to float his business, maintain his cash
flow, and maintain his personal lifestyle,” the suit filed in Jefferson County
District Court states.
On June 25, 2009, while still owing
Hickman nearly $23,000, Horowitz
begged her to provide him with an additional $20,000 loan, saying he would
repay her by August.
Horowitz failed to repay Hickman after he developed a new romantic interest, she claims.
Hickman was seeking actual and exemplary damages, pre- and post-judgment interest, attorney’s fees, costs and
other relief the court deems just.
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Information
On Missing
Brother
Dear Editor:
I have recently found my birth family
after 38 years. This should be a time of
happiness, and don’t get me wrong it is,
but there is one thing missing and that is
my brother Robin Mangrum. I found out
that he has been a missing person since
August 25, 2005. I have been told all
the same stuff
that you have
printed over
the last 6 years
about when he
went missing
and what he
was wearing
and all the normal missing
person inforRobin Dewaine Mangrum
mation being
published. That DOES NOT answer the
why or the where!!
There is such an empty place in my
heart knowing that I will more than
likely never see him other than in pictures and through stories told by others.
He has two children that love and miss
him dearly, a mother and brother that are
heart-broken and an entire family that
needs CLOSURE.
If anyone out there knows anything
about his disappearance PLEASE come
forward and let us know. You have a
family too and what if the roles were
reversed? Wouldn’t you want for someone to help you? I don’t care if it is done
anonymously because you are scared,
just do it. I am hopeful that one casebreaking tip will eventually come about
to give us the closure we need.
Waiting one week to hear any news
about Robin was hard for the family.
Waiting eight weeks was torture. Waiting twelve months was an absolute
nightmare. To know that he is out there
somewhere and we can’t find him is the
worst feeling you could ever possibly
imagine. It gets worse, not better with
time. It has been a long and painful process, waiting for the news, letting the
police do their job, hoping that we are
wrong about foul play but the one lead
we have has pretty much led us to that
point with no one acting on it.
Somebody, somewhere MUST know
what happened to Robin. Someone saw
what happened that day, knows where
he is, or overheard a conversation. I
can understand you being too scared to
come forward but what if this was your
son, your brother, your husband, or your
dad? Walk a mile in our shoes and feel
our pain. All we want is to lay him down
to rest, to bring him home. One anonymous phone call, saying where he is, no
one will ever know that you called. We
just need to find him, please.
Just know that I will not rest until he
is found. I will search until I take my
last breath to find the brother that I was
never able to meet.
Samantha Dunaway
A Sorrow Filled Sister
Name: Robin Dewaine Mangrum Case
Number: M0511007 Case Type: Other
Last Seen in: Rosharon (Brazoria County) Last Seen on: 8/23/2005 Height: 5’
10” Weight: 150 lbs. Age Missing: 34
Eye Color: Blue Hair Color: Brown
Date of Birth: 2/8/1971 Race: White
Sex: Male State Missing From: Texas
Country Missing From: USA Circumstances: Mr. Mangrum wears a goatee
and has tattoos on his right hand and left
leg. He was last seen wearing a white
T-shirt, blue jean over-alls and brown
boots. Investigating Agency If you have
any information concerning this case,
please contact: Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office 281-331-9000 or 281-7562218 or Texas Department of Public
Safety 800-346-3243 or you can email
me @ sdunaway1973@gmail.com
HUMOR
The Blonde Cop: A blonde in a convertible is speeding down the Gulf
Freeway when she gets pulled over by a lady police officer, who also
turns out to be a blonde. She walks up to the convertible and asks to see
the blonde's drivers license. Confused, the blonde asks, "What does a license look like?" Eager to help, the officer happily responds, "It's that thing in your purse with
your face on it." The blonde begins searching
through her purse and finally pulls out a mirror.
She flips it open, sees her own reflection and
figures that must be it. After handing it over
to the officer, the officer carefully looks at it
says, "Oh, I'm so sorry. If I knew you were a
cop, I wouldn't have pulled you over!"
Awards Presented
to Texas Heroes
AUSTIN, TX - In February the Public
Safety Commission and DPS Director
Steven C. McCraw presented 30 awards
for extraordinary demonstrations of
heroism. Eleven Director’s Citations,
four Lifesaving Awards, 13 Director’s
Awards, one Purple Heart and one DPS
Unit Citation were awarded to DPS personnel, law enforcement officers, and
members of the public.
“I am honored to present awards to
these individuals and units that have
gone above and beyond to make Texas
a safer place and assist those in danger,”
said Director McCraw.
Public Safety Commission Chairman
Allan B. Polunksy stated, “These award
recipients are true Texas heroes.”
Trooper Robert Bryan received a Director’s Citation for his efforts in evacuating a wounded Harrison County
Sheriff’s Deputy from the scene of a
gunfight on January 26, 2011.
Corporal Timothy Pitts received a Director’s Citation for his efforts in rescuing a woman who was stranded in Lake
Leon near Eastland after her boat capsized on January 5, 2011.
Trooper Kevin Sanmann received
a Director’s Citation for his decisive
action against a subject who posed a
significant threat to a Plano Police Department detective, an ATF agent and
himself during the execution of an arrest warrant on October 7, 2010.
Trooper Stephen Jay Tone received
a Director’s Citation for his efforts in
locating and rescuing four firefighters
who had gone missing during a wildfire
in Eastland County on April 15, 2011,
Corporal Jesse Stewart received a
Director’s Citation for his response to
a suicide call on January 24, 2010, in
Rusk County, during which he negotiated with the subject until medical assistance arrived. Corporal Stewart also
received a Lifesaving Award for supporting first responders and performing CPR on a driver who had fallen
unconscious on January 25, 2010, near
Kilgore. The man’s breathing and pulse
were restored, and Corporal Stewart
continued CPR until medical assistance
arrived.
Staff Sergeants Michael Lemmon,
Christopher Barclay, Kevin Allison and
Scott Allan Hamilton received Director’s Citations for their response during a training mission in Corpus Christi
Bay on May 12, 2011, when they rescued two fishermen from a boat that had
caught fire.
Former Agents J. Wesley Crites and
James York received Director’s Citations, and former Agent Jimmy Murray
received a Purple Heart, for their efforts
during the execution of a search warrant
on March 3, 1972, in Houston, when a
female suspect attempted to flee. The
suspect shot Agent Murray, and Agents
Crites and York returned fire and took
the suspect into custody.
Trooper Charlie Lunceford received
a Lifesaving Award, and Canton Police
Department Sergeant Steve Hall received a Director’s Award, for reviving
a woman who had fallen unconscious
after choking on February 10, 2011.
Trooper Barry Evans received a Lifesaving Award, and James Douglas Beggerly received a Director’s Award, for
performing CPR on a subject who had
collapsed shortly after being arrested
near Tyler.
Trooper Brian Powell received a Lifesaving Award, and Gene Smithwick received a Director’s Award, for performing CPR on a man in Weatherford who
had gone into full cardiac arrest.
Mr. Ramon Trevino received a Director’s Award for his assistance to Trooper
Arnold Rodriguez on August 28, 2010,
in restraining a combative subject who
was being arrested for DWI in Brownsville.
The U.S. Homeland Security Investigations Border Security Enhancement
Security Team in Alpine, including
Chinyere Abosi, Jose Santa Cruz, William Fort, Kemp Johnson, Robert Soria,
Erick Tarango, Don Alvarenga, Alex
Rodriguez, and Brian Scholz, received
Director’s Awards, and the Alpine office
of the DPS Criminal Investigations Division received a DPS Unit Citation, for
their efforts to dismantle drug trafficking operations in their area. These efforts resulted in the arrest of 41 subjects
and the seizure of 11,553 pounds of
marijuana, 15.76 kilograms of cocaine,
$267,213 in cash, seven firearms and 12
vehicles.
La Marque
Police Officers
Endorse
The La Marque Police Association has
announced its endorsements of the candidates for 405th District Court and the
56th District Court, in Galveston County, Texas. The LMPA met with candidates for a presentation and based upon
the information obtained from the candidates and from La Marque residents, the
La Marque Police Association wholeheartedly endorses Michelle Slaughter
for the 405th District Court and Judge
Lonnie Cox for the 56th District Court.
LMPA would like to encourage all
residents of La Marque and Galveston
County to register and vote in all upcoming elections.
F. Gandy, President
La Marque Police Association
lamarquepa@gmail.com
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Mardi Gras Munchkin Parade
GALVESTON - Galveston Police Sergeants Rick McCullor and Renaye
Ochoa and a bunch of kids and parents
got together on one of the police department’s new marine division boats, the
Sea Hunt, for the Mardi Gras Munchkin parade during the recent Galveston
Mardi Gras.
Palms Cove Management and the
Galveston Police Memorial Foundation
sponsored the float and freebies. They
threw over $1,000 worth of stuffed animals, glow sticks, police rubber ducks,
candy and beads to onlookers along the
paradge route.
Fire Station Named For Former Chief
GALVESTON - The newest fire station in the City of Galveston was recently named for former fire chief and
Galveston city councilman Danny Weber, Sr. who died
April 23 following a
lengthy illness.
The 32-year fire
department veteran
and city councilman’s name is now
prominently
dis- Danny Weber, Sr.
played on Fire Station No. 5 which is part of the massive
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Galveston County Justice Center.
The renaming of the facility was approved by Galveston County Commissioners Court which partners with the
City of Galveston is ownership of the
center.
Following his retirement, he was
elected to the Galveston City Council
where he served six years representing
District 5. He was mayor pro-tem during his final term.
Weber’s son, Danny Weber, Jr.
currently serves as a captain on the
Galveston Fire Department.
Dickinson Police
Department
Communication
Operators Nationally Recognized
Partners with the
National Center
for Missing and
Exploited Children
DICKINSON, TX - One of the most
difficult calls that communication operators and police officers receive is
that of a missing child or one who has
been physically, sexually or emotionally abused. Emotions are high, leads
may be few and time is of the essence.
Knowing what to ask, who to talk with,
and getting the most important information is critical. In an effort to provide
quick, efficient response to cases of
missing and sexually exploited children,
the Dickinson Police Department made
a significant commitment by having its
entire communications staff receive the
training sponsored by the NCMEC. The
training included working with missing children ranging from runaways to
throwaways (where parents give up and
stop reporting their children as missing). It addressed children who are lost,
injured, abducted and those who are
victims of online sexual predators, child
prostitution, and human trafficking.
In addition to knowing what to ask
and how to guide others in an investigation, DPD now has the ability to call
up data bases to coordinate information
and to track/ manage leads as they are
received. They have 24 hour access to
the Texas Missing Persons Clearinghouse in Austin and the National Center for Missing Children in Washington
D.C. They are able to work with an ‘age
progression’ system, offender search
through multiple databases, and assistance with AMBER alerts.
Communications Supervisor Vernita
Rawls traveled to Washington DC to receive the training and to be able to train
others. She received additional training
in “The Interdiction for the Protection
of Children” sponsored by state and national organizations. In her opinion, the
NCMEC has given DPD the tools and
the ability to go beyond anything they
had been able to do before and “It is our
intent to continue to provide the highest quality response regarding crimes
against children through public education, further training for the officers
and readiness drills. As crimes against
children are on the rise, we further challenge our area agencies to join in our
fight to protect our future by protecting
the children in our communities.”
As the only law enforcement agency
Captain Melvin Mason, Communication
Supervisor Vernita Rawls
in the greater Houston-Galveston area
NCMEC recognized, DPD is committed to assisting any agency with crimes
committed against children. If you are
interested in learning about the process
or bringing this type of training to your
agency, call NCMEC at 1.800. THE.
LOST or visit their website at www.
missingkids.com If you would like additional information, call Communications Supervisor Vernita Rawls at
281.337.4700 ext.196.
Missouri City
Police Pick
Nehls for Fort
Bend Sheriff
MISSOURI CITY, TX - The Missouri City Police Officers Association
(MCPOA) has offered Fort Bend County Sheriff’s candidate Troy Nehls their
endorsement for Sheriff. According to
association Vice-President Bruce Moats
in choosing Nehls, “our association felt
Nehls is the only Sheriff’s candidate that
has the qualifications and experience
to take the Sheriff’s Office to the next
level.”
“Nehls emphasized establishing a
strong working relationship with all Fort
Bend law enforcement agencies and his
current office has worked very well with
MCPD”, stated Moats.
Nehls, currently the elected Fort Bend
County Constable, Precinct Four, has
decided to run for Sheriff. Nehls, is approaching his 20th year in law enforcement with the past 7 years as the elected
Constable. Nehls, also retired as a Major in the US Army Reserve serving for
over 21 years, with combat tours to Iraq
and Afghanistan. He holds a Master
Peace Officers license and is a graduate
from University of Houston-Downtown,
with a Masters Degree in Criminal Justice.
Longtime Sheriff Milton Wright has
announced his retirement and will not
seek re-election.
Special to The Police News
TEXAS EXECUTIONS
Keith Steven Thurmond
Execution Date: March 7, 2012
On September
25, 2001, in
Magnolia, Texas
in Montgomery
County, Keith
Steven
Thurmond murdered
his
estranged
wife and her
boyfriend.
He was con- Keith Steven Thurmond
victed and sentenced to death for the capital murders
of Sharon Anne Thurmond, 34, his wife,
and Guy Sean Fernandez. Sharon Thurmond separated from her husband a few
months before the murder. She took their
child and moved across the street to live
with Guy Sean Fernandez.
The day of the murders, deputies served
Thurmond with a protective order and
placed his six-year-old son in the custody of his wife. Thurmond was unhappy
that his wife was living across the street
with another man. After the deputies left
with the child, Thurmond became very
upset. He then shot and killed both victims while her 8-year old son was in the
house.
His appeals were rejected until the last
chance and due to his attorney’s failure
to file for it on time, he was denied the
final appeal. On September 11, 2011,
State District Judge Michael K. Mayes
set March 7, 2012 as the execution date.
The date still stands.
Jesse Joe Hernandez
Execution Date: March 28, 2012
Jesse Joe Hernandez, 47, was
sentenced
to
death in August
2002 in Dallas
County for the
murder of an
11-month
old
Karlos Borja.
Evidence
at
trial showed that Jesse Joe Hernandez
at the time Karlos Borja and his sister Melodi, 4, were
assaulted, Misty Leverett and the two
children were living with Hernandez,
his wife Mary Rojas, their young son,
Joshua, and Gilbert Gomez.
On the day of the assaults, Leverett
went to work and left the children in
the care of Hernandez and Rojas. Rojas
testified that after Leverett left for work
around noon, she stayed home with the
children while Hernandez and Gomez
left to run errands. When Hernandez
and Gomez returned about two hours
later, Rojas left for her sister-in-law’s
house and was gone approximately thirty to forty-five minutes.
Rojas testified that when she got home,
she heard Hernandez screaming at Joshua. She picked him up and took him to
the room she shared with Hernandez.
Rojas asked where Karlos and Melodi
were, and Hernandez replied that they
were sleeping in the next room. Rojas
then went into her room and relaxed
with Joshua. Later, when she heard Hernandez preparing a bottle, she told him
she was going to go into the room where
Karlos and Melodi where sleeping. Hernandez instructed Rojas not to enter the
room for fear she would wake them up.
Despite having seen blood stains on
Hernandez’s shirt, Rojas waited until
Leverett got home from work to check
on the children.
Levertt testified that when she arrived
home, she went into the dark room she
shared with the children and found
Melodi complaining that her head hurt.
Rojas and Leverett took Melodi out into
the kitchen and saw that her head was
swollen with “red splotches. Alarmed,
Leverett decided to take Melodi to the
hospital. After they left, Rojas checked
on Karlos and noticed his lips were
swollen. She determined Karlos was
badly hurt and took Karlos and Joshua
down the street to her sister-in-law’s
house to call an ambulance.
When Leverett and Melodi arrived
at the hospital, hospital workers asked
Leverett if she had any other children.
When she replied that she did, the hospital workers instructed her to return
home and get her son immediately. Leverett testified that when she returned
home, appellant was alone and he told
her that Karlos was at his sister’s house.
Leverett asked Hernandez to take her
there but he refused. Moments later, police arrived and informed Leverett that
Karlos had been rushed to Children’s
Hospital by ambulance.
In addition to this evidence, Hernandez said in his voluntary written statement that he was babysitting Melodi
and Karlos and “they were being very
bad by crying a lot for nothing.” He
continued that he “just exploded and hit
them with the back of my hand not realizing I was hurting them.”
Furthermore, the Court of Criminal
Appeals set forth the following facts
surrounding the statements made by
Hernandez while he was in police custody:
When police began investigating the
assault on Karlos, they went to Hernandez’s home where he and his wife
had been babysitting Misty Leverett’s
ten-month-old son, Karlos, and Karlos’ four-year-old sister Melodi. They
discovered that Hernandez had some
outstanding warrants, arrested him, and
transported him to the police station.
While there, Detective Warren Breedlove spoke with him to obtain some
general information and inquire about
the injuries to the children. At a pre-trial
hearing regarding the voluntariness of
Hernandez’s written statement, Breedlove testified that Hernandez was not
a suspect at that time so he was not informed of his Miranda rights.
Hernandez gave an affidavit denying
any knowledge of what happened to
Karlos and Melodi and was later taken
to the county jail. After police spoke
with Karlos’ doctor and with Melodi,
Hernandez became a suspect in the assaults. Breedlove met with him, read
him his Miranda warnings and began
an interview. Over approximately an
hour and a half, Hernandez repeatedly
admitted and then denied striking the
children. Breedlove asked him about a
flashlight found at the scene and he admitted he may have hit Karlos with the
flashlight.
Detective Lesher took over the interview after Hernandez became upset
with Breedlove....Lesher asked him to
make a written, voluntary statement. After speaking with his wife and using the
restroom, he agreed. In his statement, he
admitted hitting Karlos and Melodi because they cried for no reason, because
he was upset over recently losing his
grandmother, and because he had a bad
day with his wife. He added that he was
sorry for hitting them. There was nothing in his written statement about hitting
Karlos with a flashlight.
Hernandez prior criminal history included a 3 year sentence from Dallas
County for 1 count each of indecency
with a child and possession of a controlled substance, cocaine.
Belligerent man 'Dry
Stunned' by police
GALVESTON, TX -- A 34-year old
Galveston ex-convict was hospitalized
in critical condition in at UTMB Hospital after police zapped him with a Taser.
The event unfolded as a Galveston
County Sheriff's deputy was going to the
Happy Buddha restaurant next door to
the Beachcomber Inn in Galveston.
While in the parking lot, Raymond Luther Allen, street name Pig, ran up to his
car and started beating on it. The deputy
called for assistance from Galveston
Police and when the first officer arrived
Allen would not cooperate and began
undressing himself in the public parking
lot. When he resisted arrest the officer
"Dry Stunned" him with his Taser.
Eyewitnesses say they saw the man
jump off the balcony of the Beachcomber Inn on 61st Street before he ran next
door and attacked the deputies car.
According to police, at one point, he became unconscious and his heart stopped
beating. He was rushed to UTMB Hosital where he was reported to be in critical condition.
The event was not Allen's first run-in
with police. His long criminal history
includes being a former resident of the
Texas Prison System. His convictions
include: Assaults Causing Bodily Injury
to people, including some of his own
family. Carrying A Pistol, Resisting Arrest, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Hard Drugs, Criminal Mischief,
Criminal Trespass, Driving While Intoxicated to name a few.
As is customary in an event such as
this, another law enforcement agency is
asked to make the investigation. Typically when the Galveston Police are
involved, the Sheriff's Office is called
on to investigate. But since both agencies were involved in this one, and since
there is the possibility it could have become a fatality, the Texas Rangers were
asked to conduct the investigation.
The term "Dry Stun" refers to some
Taser models, particularly those used by
police departments, which also have a
"Drive Stun" capability, where the Taser
is held against the person without firing
the projectiles, and is intended to cause
pain without incapacitating the person.
"Drive Stun" is "the process of using the
Taser as a pain compliance technique.
This is done by activating the EMD
(Electro Muscular Disruption) and placing it against the person's body. This can
be done without an air cartridge in place
or after an air cartridge has already been
fired.
The Drive Stun causes significant localized pain in the area touched by the
Taser, but does not have a significant
effect on the central nervous system.
The Drive Stun does not incapacitate
a person but may assist in taking him
into custody. Drive Stun was used in
the UCLA Taser incident and the University of Florida Taser incident (which
popularized the widespread use of the
phrase "Don't tase me, bro!"). It is also
known as "dry tasing", "contact tasing",
or "drive tasing".
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Galveston Co. Grand Jury Indictments – Feb. 2012
We’re Back!
The Original (almost)
THE 61ST STREET DINER
In October of last year, The Diner at 1017 61st
Street in Galveston was acquired by the Porter
Restaurant Group, LLC a sister company of Police
News Publishing Co., LLC. One of the first things
we did was call Sandy “Mom” Christiansen and
invite her back so we could pick her brain. The
Diner, of course, became a Galveston Legend under the watchful eye of Mom and it continued to
be so until Hurricane Ike dealt it a death blow.
Mom is at The Diner every weekend to welcome
back all her friends and customers. The good
food, comfortable atmosphere, and great service
is back like it used to be, and you are invited.
Open 6am-2pm everyday. Great and get’n better!
Sandy “Mom” Christiansen
with new owner Breck Porter
1017 61st Street, one block off 1-45 in Galveston
409-974-4227
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ADRIAN, ROBBIN ALTON–FELONY THEFT WITH TWO OR MORE CONVICTIONS
ANTIONE, TONY LYNN–FELONY EVADING ARREST DETENTION WITH PRIORS
AUGUST, MARVIN RAY–POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
BENTON, BEN CARROL–FELONY THEFT WITH TWO OR MORE CONVICTIONS
BIRCH, JESSICA JOLENE–ENGAGE IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
BRANCH, JAMES–OBSTRUCT RETALIATION
BRIGGS, JAMES MICHAE–SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILD CONTINUOUS
BROWN, BRUCE EDWIN–POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
BURNS, RYAN LEE–POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN DRUG FREE ZONE
COOK, GARY EUGENE–FELONY DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED
DAVIS, SHARONDA GAIL–ASSAULT ON PUBLIC SERVANT
DAVIS, STACY–FELONY THEFT
DAWSON, MATTHEW GREGORY–ATTEMPTED BURGLARY OF A HABITATION
DELACRUZ, LESLIE MICHELLE–FELONY THEFT WITH TWO OR MORE CONVICTIONS
FALLS, LACY AMBER–POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
FEE, STORMEY ELYSE–POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
FINKLE, ADAM MICHAEL–POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE N DRUG FREE ZONE AND FELONY POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA IN DRUG FREE ZONE
FISHER, DHENDRE MARKTAVIOUR–FELONY THEFT WITH TWO OR MORE CONVICTIONS
FORET, JOEY PAUL–ENGAGE IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
GAYTAN, ERNESTO–FELONY POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA
GOMEZ, NOAH LEE–UNAUTHORIZED USE OF VEHICLE
GONZALEZ, ALFRED–FELONY POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA
GUTIERREZ JR, JUAN MICHAEL–FELONY DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED
HALL, JARIUS STEPHAN–POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
HALL, RONALD BRYCE–POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
AND TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
HARRIS, QUINCY DESHAWN–FELONY EVADING ARREST DETENTION WITH PRIORS
HAYS, BRANDY LAVERNE–ENGAGE IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
HAYWOOD, ROGER LEE–POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
HERRERA, TAYLOR STEVEN–UNAUTHORIZED USE OF VEHICLE
HILL, JAMI-ANNE–FELONY POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA
HOWARD, EBONY ANN–FELONY POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA
JACKSON JR, MARTIN JARVIS–FELONY EVADING ARREST DETENTION WITH PRIORS
JOHNSON, KENNETH WAYNE–POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
KENNEDY, MICHAEL ANTHONY–FELONY EVADING ARREST DETENTION WITH VEHICLE
MATTHEWS, CODY DESHAWN–TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
RAMIREZ, ROY–FELONY EVADING ARREST DETENTION WITH VEHICLE
RHEA, CARMEN MARIA–FELONY THEFT <$1,500 WITH TWO OR MORE CONVICTIONS
SAUCEDA JR, ADAN–FELONY THEFT <$1,500 WITH TWO OR MORE CONVICTIONS
SEARS, GARRETT LEE–ASSAULT ON PUBLIC SERVANT
SILVA, DAVID LEE–FELONY EVADING ARREST WITH VEHICLE AND TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
SWAN, TRACEY LYNN–FELONY EVADING ARREST DETENTION WITH VEHICLE
VALDEZ, TONY JR–POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE (2 COUNTS)
WALKER, BRENTON DOIYEA–FELONY EVADING ARREST DETENTION WITH PRIORS
WATTS, VERA MICHELLE–FELONY DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED
WEISKOPF, STACY LENEE–FELONY ASSAULT, BODILY INJURY BY STRANGULATION
WILLIAMS, MARTIN POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
AUSTIN, LINDA FAYE–POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE DRUG FREE ZONE
BENAVIDES, JOSE KENNETH–ASSAULT CAUSES BODILY INJURY FAMILY VIOLENCE
BENSON, NETTIE JEAN–FELONY THEFT
BUTLER, THOMAS RAE–FELONY THEFT
CARTON, JENNETTE SUSAN–POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AND
TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
LEWIS, EDDRENA JANA–POSS OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN DRUG FREE ZONE
MCLAIN, MEGAN PAIGE–POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
NUNEZ, RAY TRENARD–UNAUTHORIZED USE OF VEHICLE JAIL
SIMMONS, DAVETTE CHARIECE–PROHIBITED SUBSTANCE IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
SORIAZ, STEVEN MICHAEL–FELONY EVADING ARREST DETENTION WITH PRIORS
WATSON, ALICIA ANN–ENGAGE IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
WATSON, JEFFREY BRADLEY–ENGAGE IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
WATSON, SANDRA GAIL–ENGAGE IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
YODER, JENNIFER–POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA
League City Receives Two
Awards From National
Association of Town Watch
LEAGUE CITY, TX - The League City
Police Department has been recognized
by the National Association of Town
Watch as a National Award Winner for
outstanding participation in the 28th
Annual National Night Out program.
The City was one of only 39 similarsized cities in the nation to receive the
award and one of only 5 in the state of
Texas. The League City Police Department has participated in the National
Night Out program for the past five
years. The department organizes local
registration for neighborhoods and community groups, and assists those groups
by providing bags with safety materials
and brochures as well as National Night
Out and League City Police Department
giveaways. The League City Police Department, Fire Department, Emergency
Medical Services, other City staff members and elected officials visit each of
the registered neighborhoods to help
promote crime prevention and safety.
More than 35 communities registered
for National Night Out in 2011.
“National Night Out is one of the best
community events the City hosts. It allows us all the opportunity to get to know
our neighbors as well as City staff, such
as police officers and firefighters, who
we can call upon in an emergency situation. It really brings everyone together,
“ said Mayor Tim Paulissen. “I am extremely proud of the work the police
department does to organize National
Night Out, and very pleased they are
being recognized for this amazing community and police partnership.”
In addition to the National Night Out
Community Events the League City Police Department also participated in the
National Night Out “Project 365”. All
National Night Out host organizations
are asked to designate a particular ‘problem area’ in their community and work
toward correcting that problem within
an estimated 365 days. The League City
Police Department targeted Snug Harbor, an abandoned apartment complex
with a high rate of police activity. Typical police calls to the area over the last
four years include: noise disturbance,
narcotic activity, abandoned vehicles
as well as one homicide. A League City
Police officer took the initiative to visit
the property in 2010 and found a number of dangerous conditions including,
trash piles, graffiti, abandoned vehicles,
bee hives, drug paraphernalia, broken
glass and razor blades. In addition,
there was no fence to secure the area.
She photographed the area and she and
others in the police department began
working with the City’s Code Com-
TOM ESTEP
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WANT
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pliance Department to declare Snug
Harbor a dangerous building. The city
worked to obtain bids for demolition,
asbestos abatement, bee removal, and
other demolition costs. The City then
worked with the bank that had the lien
on the property to have the building demolished.
“The demolition of this building makes
the entire area a more pleasant place.
It’s not only a safer environment for the
those who live near the area, but it’s also
helped to discourage criminal activity
in that area in the future, “ said Acting
Police Chief Doug Wologo. Wologo encourages the police department’s area
coordinators to continue to participate
in the National Night Out program and
is already working with the team on a
“Project 365” target area for 2012.
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Police Officer - Applicant Test March 17, 2012
Starting Salary: $35,407.45/yr
Applicants must have a Basic TCLEOSE Peace Officer certification by date of
conditional offer of employment. Applicants with 60 college hours from an accredited college or university, will be preferred. A minimum of 2 years qualified street
experience with a municipal, county, or state law enforcement agency is preferred,
but is not required. Successful applicants must pass a written entrance examination, comprehensive background investigation and physical assessment.
Essential Job Requirements will be posted at City Hall, the Police Department
and on the City website. Benefits include: Health Insurance Package, Longevity
Pay, Certification Pay, Degree Pay & Bi-lingual Pay. All applicants must complete a
registration card online at: http://www.ci.dickinson.tx.us/police_employment.htm
or go to Dickinson City Hall to complete a card in person.
Applicants must take and pass both a written exam and physical assessment.
The written entrance exam will be given on March 17, 2012 at 8:00 am. Applicants
will be notified of the locations for both the written exam and physical assessment
at a later date.
The deadline for submitting a registration card is March 12, 2012 at 5:00pm. No
phone calls, please.
All applicants passing the written exam will be invited to participate in the physical assessment following the written exam. The physical assessment consists of
five parts. Prior to participating in the physical assessment you must complete the
physical assessment release form. This form must be notarized.
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AKA: SNIGGELZ
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504/110 BLK/BRO
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POSS CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
BROOKS, CARMAN LYNETTE
B/F 07/05/1986
503/175 BRO/BLK
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LKA; TEXAS CITY
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505/130 BRO/BRO
LKA; GALVESTON
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HADNOTT, ERIC EUGENE
B/M 04/03/1988
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ORDER OF THE COURT-FELONY
THEFT
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WARRANT ROBBERY
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Re-elect Craig Eiland
State Representative District 23
“Representing Galveston and Chambers County
in Austin, not Washington!
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• First elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1994
• Speaker Pro Tempore during the 81st Legislative Session
• Recognized in Texas Monthly’s Best Legislators in 2003 and 2009
• Awarded “Citizen of the Year” by the Galveston County Daily News in 2004 and 2009
• Sits on the House Insurance Committee as Vice Chair, and on the House Appropriations Committee
• Fought to maintain UTMB funding and other Hurricane Ike
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initiatives in Galveston and Chambers County
Pd. Pol. Ad by the committee for Craig Eiland, 2211 Strand, Ste 201, Galveston, Tx 77550, Craig Janek, Treasurer
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