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After impressive tenure, police dogs retire from HCSO P»|Pii
BY MIKE GUNNING
mike.gunning@baytownsun.com
The Harris County Sheriffs
Department lost two of its most prolific
deputies to retirement last week.
Make no bones about it, these cops
will be hard to replace.
Despite only five years on the force,
the two doggedly pursued to take a bite
out of crime, and succeeded paws
down.
Sheriff Adrian Garcia presented
retirement badges to deputies Kanua
and Elmo, two of the departments most
beloved and decorated dogs, at a recep-
tion at the HCSO’s District 5 patrol sub-
station last week.
Garcia praised Kanau, citing a record
that included 65 felony and 37 misde-
meanors arrests; and seizures resulting
in more than $630,000 in cash, 1,700
pounds of marijuana,
50 kilos of cocaine,
-and 2.6 pounds, of
methamphetamine.
Not to be outdone,
Elmo had an impres-
sive career that
included 82 suspect
captures and seizures
resulting in 12,000
pounds of marijuana,
350 kilos of cocaine,
13.7 kilos of metham-
phetamine, 1 kilo of
heroine, 5 vehicles,
and a whopping $5.2
million in cash.
“Kanau was my
first canine partner
and I have enjoyed having worked with
him throughout the years,” said Deputy
Larry Graves, Kanau’s handler.
KANAU
Kanau is retiring after five years of
service due to health reasons and age.
Elmo, whose partner Deputy Carl
Kowis recently left the HCSO, has
retired due to his age, too.
“It would have taken at least another
year for Elmo to bond with another han-
dler,” said Sgt. William Thomas of the
HCSO’s K-9 unit. “By then he would
have been just too old.”
According to HCSO policy, each K-9
deputy lives and works with its handler
throughout its service and remains with
them beyond retirement.
“We as handlers have our partners
live with us, where we love and care for
them until they pass,” Deputy Graves
explained. “He is a very large part of my
family and will remain with me at my
residence throughout his retirement
years, where he will continue to be
loved.”
Cops names not released in Phillips shooting
Public
intoxication
A 49-year-old woman
was arrested for public
intoxication, a class c
misdemeanor, on Mon.,
Jan. 30 around 4:30 a.m.
The woman was charged
after being observed
staggering around the
parking lot of the
Conoco gas station near
the 10400 block of I-10.
When officers
approached the woman,
they could smell a strong
odor of alcohol on her
breath. She was trans-
ported to the city jail and
later released.
Not a break-in
On Monday January 30,
2012 the owners of a con-
venience store reported
that during the night some-
one cut the wires to the
outside security cameras
and spray painted over the
lenses of the camera sys-
tem in what appears to be
the preparation of a break-
in. No break in or theft was
reported.
De-pumped
On Tuesday January 31,
2012 the owner of a well
pump station on Sun Oil
Road advised that some-
one had taken five pumps
off of the well site in Mont
Belvieu. The value of all
of the pumps is $14,500.
On Wednesday they came
back in to report several
batteries and tools were
also missing at a value of
$4600.
BY MIKE GUNNING
mike.gunning@baytownsun.com
Baytown police are keep-
ing muni on the identifica-
tions of the two officers
involved in the Tuesday
afternoon shooting of
Shane Phillips, a suspect in
an assault that took place
earlier in the day.
Phillips was shot twice in
the torso on Bob Smith Rd.
after being stopped and
questioned by Baytown
police. The officers felt he
matched the description of a
suspect in an assault that
left a Baytown woman with
serious injuries to her face
and head following a beat-
ing she received during an
argument.
According to assistant
chief Roger Clifford, the
Burglary
• Money was reported
stolen from a vehicle in
the 1600 block of Harvard
Street between 3:30 a.m.
and noon Tuesday.
• Tools and other items
were reported stolen from
a vehicle parked at the
mall between 4:15 and
4:45 p.m. Friday.
Theft
• Metal was reported
stolen from a business in
the 1400 block of Cedar
Bayou Road between 5:30
p.m. Wednesday and 8
a.m. Thursday.
• Copper was reported
stolen from a business in
the 700 block of South
Main Street Thursday.
• Copper was reported
stolen from a business in
the 2400 block of North
Main Street Thursday.
• A cell phone was
reported stolen at Horace
Mann Junior School about
2 p.m. Thursday.
• Money was reported
department is involved in a
joint investigation between
the District Attorney’s
office and the internal
affairs division of the
Baytown Police
Department.
Clifford said that should-
n’t be interpreted that the
officers involved did any-
thing wrong.
“There is nothing to make
us believe it was anything
but a justifiable use of dead-
ly force,” Clifford said.
Baytown Police policy is
for any incident involving
an officer in whom the offi-
cer’s gun was discharged be
followed by an investiga-
tion.
Both officers were put on
administrative leave, also
policy following the inci-
dent.
POLICE BEAT
stolen from a business in
the 6800 block of Garth
Road between Saturday
and Wednesday.
• A bicycle was reported
stolen from the 100 block
of Cedar Bayou Road
about 5 p.m. Friday.
31 offenses
Between Thursday
morning and Friday morn-
ing, Baytown police wrote
31 offense reports and
investigated incidents'
including one auto theft,
one burglary of a vehicle,
one case of criminal mis-
chief, one sexual assault
and six thefts. During the
same period, they also
made 13 other arrests and
wrote nine other reports.
During the same period,
police investigated five
minor crashes.
26 offenses
Between Friday morn-
ing and Saturday morning,
Baytown police wrote 26
offense reports and
Phillips was a known per-
son to the police.
In 1995 he was charged
with assault causing bodily
injury, and had several
cases of criminal mischief
disposed of in Harris
County courts.
His victim, Jodi
Honeycut, was treated for
cuts to her face after
Phillips came to her apart-
ment and assaulted her.
The two had been
involved in a relationship
that Honeycut, 41, told
police she had just ended
the night before.
Honeycut told police
Phillips came at her in a
drunken rage, and used his
fists to pursued her to make
up with him.
Clifford said Phillips
appeared to be intoxicated
responded to 142 calls for
service, including one
assault, one auto theft, one
burglary of a vehicle, two
cases of criminal mis-
chief, one DWI, one for-
gery and two thefts. They
also made seven other
arrests and wrote nine
other reports.
During the same period,
police investigated three
major crashes and 14
minor crashes.
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when he threatened the offi-
cers during questioning,
and wasn’t responding to
’ warnings to stop as he threw
a jagged piece of concrete
at an officer’s head. Phillips
then reached for a nearby
chunk of asphalt and reared
back to throw that when he
was taken down by two bul-
lets.
Clifford said the depart-
ment stands by its officers.
“We’ll provide, every
resource for the officer’s,
like counseling, if they need
it,” Clifford said. “
Phillips will be charged
with one count aggravated
assault, a felony 3 offense,
and aggravated assault on a
police officer, which counts
as a felony one offense,
when he is released from
the hospital.
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Yanelli, Adam. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 26, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 5, 2012, newspaper, February 5, 2012; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1063395/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.