West U police picked up a 20-year-old Stafford resident from the Houston Police Southeast Division Jail for outstanding warrants on Aug. 25.
Myesha Chandler was arrested for an outstanding capias warrant. A capias warrant is a warrant where the suspect is found guilty and failed to pay the fine.
Chandler was released from jail for time served.
On [...]
2. September 2010
West U police arrested a 32-year-old Houston resident on Aug. 26 for driving while license invalid.
Gary Messick was pulled over in the 4000 block of Browning for expired registration of 7/10.
During the traffic stop, Messick was found to be driving without insurance and with a suspended license, police said.
Messick was arrested for the offense and [...]
2. September 2010
A bicycle was stolen from a home in the 3900 block of Tennyson on Aug. 23.
An unknown person entered the resident’s garage and stole the bike.
On Aug. 25, a lawn mower was stolen from the front yard of a home in the 3500 block of Plumb.
On Aug. 26, a purse was stolen from a vehicle [...]
1. September 2010
West U police arrested a 29-year-old Houston resident on Aug. 18 for driving while license invalid.
Police found Elias Perez working under the hood of a disabled vehicle in the 5900 block of Sewanee, blocking the roadway.
Perez was trying to get a 1995 Honda to start and as police approached, he got the car started and [...]
31. August 2010
West U police arrested a 28-year-old Houston resident on Aug. 18 for possession of narcotics.
Ryan Arterburn was pulled over in the 5300 block of Buffalo Speedway for not wearing a seat belt.
During the traffic stop, police thought they smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle and asked Arterburn and his passenger to step out of the [...]
31. August 2010
West U police arrested an 18-year-old Houston resident on Aug. 18 for possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana.
Michael Saccone was pulled over in the 3200 block of Robinhood for a defective brake light.
During the traffic stop, police suspected that Saccone had been drinking and asked him to step out of the vehicle, [...]
30. August 2010
A 29-year-old West U resident was cited for theft on Aug. 17 after trying to steal from Radio Shack, 5804 Kirby.
The resident was caught by Radio Shack staff as he was trying to steal electronic repair equipment, police said.
The man, whose name was not released, was asked to leave the store.
As he was backing out [...]
30. August 2010
West U police arrested a 24-year-old San Antonio resident on Aug. 19 for public intoxication.
Dan Huges III was observed by police around 12 a.m. with his headlights on, stopped in a moving lane of traffic in the 6300 block of Wakeforest.
When the officer approached Huges vehicle, he was found slouched over in the driver’s seat [...]
27. August 2010
West U police responded to a one-car rollover in the 5600 block of Wesleyan on Aug. 20.
According to reports, Jonathan Moore, a 26-year-old Houston resident, hit a light pole around 10:40 p.m., causing his ’94 Honda to roll completely over.
When police arrived, Moore and his passenger, a 30-year-old Houston resident, were out of the vehicle.
Moore’s [...]
27. August 2010
A 2008 black Hummer was stolen outside of a West U home in the 2700 block of Cason on Aug. 15.
The resident reported to police that he last saw the vehicle at 10 p.m. on Aug. 14 and found it missing in the morning of Aug. 15.
The Hummer was locked and parked on the street [...]
26. August 2010
West U police are investigating a sexual assault of a child case involving a family member.
The victim, a 17-year-old Houston resident, was allegedly sexually assaulted by her grandfather, a 59-year-old West U resident.
The assault reportedly occurred when the victim was 6 years old until she was 9 years old, police said.
West U police plan on [...]
26. August 2010
A West U resident had a GPS stolen from his vehicle in the 6600 block of Brompton on Aug. 15.
The vehicle was unlocked at the time of the burglary, police said.
On Aug. 16, an unknown person used a resident’s personal information to forge checks.
On Aug. 17, golf clubs were stolen from a garage in the [...]
23. August 2010
The Austin Police Department arrested two men on Aug. 20 for the murders of West U residents Stacey Barnett and Jonathon Goosey.
Barnett and Goosey were both University of Texas graduates who grew up in West U and attended Lamar High School. They were discovered shot to death in their apartment at 904 West 21st Street [...]
23. August 2010
A 28-year-old Houston resident was arrested on Aug. 9 for outstanding warrants with West University Place.
Desmond Portier had warrants for no driver’s license and failure to appear, police said.
He was released from jail for time served.
On Aug. 14, Christopher Spotts, a 22-year-old Houston resident, was arrested for two outstanding warrants with West U.
Spotts warrants were [...]
20. August 2010
A 17-year-old Houston resident was arrested on Aug. 14 for possession of marijuana.
The 17-year-old, whose name was not released by West U Police, was pulled over at 12 a.m. in the 6400 block of Academy for a defective license plate light.
During the traffic stop, the officer could smell a strong odor of burnt marijuana coming [...]
3. September 2010
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