Police News for October 10, 2009
• Truck Hauling Heavy Machinery Hits Overpass
• Police: Man Attacked By Three Robbers
• Wanted Man Caught After Dallas Chase
Truck Hauling Heavy Machinery Hits Overpass
GALVESTON — A tractor-trailer hauling heavy machinery caused minor damage Friday after striking an interstate overpass, authorities said.
The tractor-trailer was hauling an excavator at 11:50 a.m. when it struck the Interstate 45 overpass at Teichman Road, knocking chunks of concrete to the ground, Galveston police said.
There was no severe damage to the overpass, police said.
— Chris Paschenko
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Police: Man Attacked By Three Robbers
GALVESTON — An island resident suffered minor injuries when three men attacked and him, authorities said Friday.
Sam De Zhu, 22, had his bag taken from him about 8 p.m. Thursday in the 7000 block of Lasker Drive by men described between 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall, police said.
About $100 and personal items were taken during the robbery, police said.
— Chris Paschenko
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Wanted Man Caught After Dallas Chase
DALLAS — A man accused Friday of leading police near Dallas on a two-hour, multicounty chase has outstanding warrants from two theft cases in Galveston County.
Clinton Eldon Middleton, 22, of Houston, is accused of nearly striking a police officer using spike trips to deflate Middleton’s tires.
Police eventually spun the truck into a ditch filled with rainwater, authorities said.
Middleton has two warrants in Galveston County for his arrest on theft charges, according to sheriff’s office records.
— From Staff Reports
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