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Sunday, January 6, 2013
Local news
The Baytown Sun 3A
Burglaries
• At 9 p.m. Wednesday, a
burglary of a motor vehicle
was reported in the 1700
block of Bob Smith Road.
Stolen were $15 worth of per-
sonal items, including a wallet
containing a driver’s license
and social security card.
• A burglary of a motor
vehicje was reported in the
3700 block of West Baker
Road sometime between 10-
10:20 a.m. Thursday. Per-
sonal documents were al-
legedly taken from the vehi-
cle.
• Between 4 p.m. Wednes-
day and 1:51 p.m. Thursday, a
burglary occurred at a mini
storage business in the 2000
block of Ward Road. The
items taken were not reported.
• A woman reported that a
burglary of a building oc-
curred in the 900 block of
Fortune Drive between mid-
night on Dec. 24 and 4 p.m.
Dec. 31. Taken was an orange
and black gas blower, valued
at $320.
• A man reported that his
vehicle was burglarized at his
residence in the 1000 block of
Coyote Lane sometime be-
tween Wednesday night and 5
p.m. Thursday. A stereo val-
ued at $300 was allegedly
taken.
• A burglary of a habitation
was reported in the 1700
block of California Street
between 7:20 a.m. and 5:20
p.m. Thursday. A police
crime report did not list the
stolen items.
• A burglary of a coin-oper-
ated machine was reported at
a business in the 2700 block
of North State Highway 146.
The incident occurred about
4:15 p.m. Thursday and in-
volved S40frin cash being sto-
len.
• Police took a report of a
burglary of a motor vehicle in
the 500 block of North Alex-
ander Drive. It was not clear
was what stolen during the
incident, which happened
about 6 p.m, Thursday.
• A motor vehicle was bur-
glarized about 7 p.m.
Thursday at an urgent care fa-
cility in the 1600 block of
West Baker Road. Stolen
property was valued at $100.
• Police were called out to
the 800 block of East James
Avenue in reference to a bur-
glary of a motor vehicle and a
habitation. The man reported
that several items were taken
sometime between Dec. 22
and 10 p.m. Thursday. The
items stolen were valued at
over $1,200 and included
entertainment equipment and
power tools.
• An unidentified man on a
bike was seen burglarizing a
vehicle in the 300 block of
East North Street about 5:08
a.m. Friday No stolen items
were listed on the police
report.
• A residence was reported
burglarized in the 200 block
of Midway Drive between 3
p.m. Thursday and 8:15 a.m.
Friday. It was not reported if
anything was taken.
• A cell phone valued at
$250 was reported stolen from
a vehicle in a church parking
lot in the 500 block of East
James Avenue between 2 and
3:45 p.m. Friday.
POLICE BEAT
• A man was arrested for
burglary of a habitation in the
900 block of Northwood
Drive Friday evening. About
$300 worth of property was
recovered.
• A burglary of a residence
was reported in the 700 block
of East James Avenue
between 4 and 10:20 p.m.
Friday. Nothing was reported
stolen.
• Property worth $2,200
was reported stolen from a
vehicle parked at San Jacinto
Mall between 5 and 11:45
p.m. Friday.
Thefts
• A theft of a cell phone was
reported in the 2000 block of
Garth Road at noon Thursday.
• A 2007 silver Nissan
Pathfinder displaying license
plate GB8J775 was stolen
from the parking lot of San
Jacinto Mall in the 6900 block
of Garth Road. The incident
occurred between noon and 3
p.m. Thursday. The vehicle
Was valued at $17,000.
• A bottle of cologne valued
at $164 was stolen from a
department store in the San
Jacinto Mall in the 6900 block
of Garth Road, the theft hap-
pened about 3:34 p.m.
Thursday.
• A green 2004 Chevy
Silverado single cab truck dis-
playing Texas license plate
number AK1 -5572 was stolen
from a parking lot in the 5500
block of West Baker Road
between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Thursday. The vehicle was
valued at $13,000.
• A motorcycle was reported
stolen from the 200 block of
Gresham Avenue between
5:20 and 5:50 a.m. Friday. The
motorcycle was valued at
$8,700.
• Tools valued at $700 were
reported stolen from a busi-
ness in the 2100 block of
Interstate 10 about I p.m. Dec.
29.
• A 2007 Ford F350 pickup
was reported stolen from a
business parking lot in the
4900 block of Garth Road
about 10:15 Friday. The
license plate is 37LYF9. The
truck was valued at $18,000
and its contents at over
$40,000.
Arrests
• Two people were arrested
for shoplifting in the 4900
block of Garth Road at 7:17
p.m. Thursday. The two wo-
men, from Winnie, allegedly
stole $800 in consumable
goods, which were recovered.
• At 2:13 a.m. Friday, police
arrested a Baytown man and
woman for possession of a
controlled substance. During
the arrest, in the 400 block of
East Hunnicutt Avenue, police
seized 6.8 grams of marijua-
na.
• A search warrant executed
in the 300 block of East Lobit
Avenue about 2:30 p.m.
Friday resulted in the seizure
of cash and narcotics. A 33-
year-old Baytown man and a
38-year-old Houston woman
vvere arrested.
• A 29-'year-old Baytown
man was arrested on a parole
violation in the 200 block of
Sims Road about 6 p.m.
Friday. Court records indicate
he was sentenced in 2008 for
possession of child pornogra-
phy.
Handgun
offenses
• A .38 caliber pistol was
seized- in the 2700 block of
Rollingbrook Drive about
9:15 p.m. Friday. The serial
number had been removed
from the pistol.
• A 19-year-old Baytown
man was arrested in the 3400
block of North Main Street for
unlawfully carrying a hand-
gun about 3 a.m. Saturday.
Assault
• Police were called out to
the 1600 block of Garth Road
in response to a disturbance.
A woman left before police
arrived and refused to return
and a man at the scene said he
did not need police assistance.
The police report at 8:21 p.m.
Thursday stated an assault
occurred, but .involved no
weapons.
• An aggravated assault
with a deadly weapon was
reported at the intersection of
Garth Road and Rollingbrook
Drive about 9:45 p.m. Friday.
An injury was reported, but no
further details were available
Saturday.
39 offenses
Between Thursday and
Friday mornings, Baytown
police wrote 39 offense
reports and investigated inci-
dent that included three auto
thefts; seven burglaries; five
burglaries of motor vehicles;
one criminal mischief; four
thefts; and three miscella-
neous cases.
Baytown officers 'also
worked three traffic acci-
dents during that time period,
one of which had injuries.
36 offenses
Between Friday and Sat-
urday mornings. Baytown
police responded to 149
calls for service and wrote
36 offense reports, including
one assault, two auto thefts,
three burglaries, two burgla-
ries of vehicles, three cases
of criminal mischief, one
case of disorderly conduct
and five thefts. They also
made 16 other arrests and
wrote three other reports.
Baytown officers also
worked four traffic acci-
dents during (hat time peri-
od, with no reported in-
juries. »
Police Beal is compiled
from Baytown police De-
partment reports and officer
interviews. Those reports
are available on the city of
Baytown 's website at www.
baytown’.org.
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Crime Stoppers at 281 -427-
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HCAD mailing homestead
exemption confirmations
STAFF REPORTS
sunnews@baytownsun.com
The Harris County Appraisal
District has mailed a confirmation
postcard to all homeowners current-
ly on file with a homestead exemp-
tion.
Homeowners should have
received a homestead exemption
postcard in their mailbox verifying
they have a homestead exemption
on their property.
This is an annual mailing by
HCAD to homeowners confirming
their homeowner exemption is in
place.
Homeowners with an exemption
are eligible for the tax break the
exemption provides.
Homeowners do not need to do
anything if the type of homestead
exemption listed at the top of the
postcard is correct, officials said.
HCAD will automatically renew
their homestead exemption unless
the property owner informs HCAD
differently. Exemptions include res-
idence homestead, over-65, dis-
abled person exemptions and dis-
abled veteran exemptions.
If the card is returned, HCAD will
send out a letter to the owner asking
for re-qualification. If no response
is received within 30 days after that
mailing, HCAD will then remove
the homestead exemption for the
upcoming year.
“We want to make it as easy as
possible for homeowners to get the
exemptions they are entitled to,”
said Jim Robinson, chief appraiser.
“If all the information on the top of
the card is correct, the homeowner
does not have to do anything.
However, if there has been a change
of ownership or a change of primary
residence, then the homestead
exemption is no longer valid.”
A change in ownership also
includes the death of an owner or
the transfer of ownership through
divorce proceedings. If either event
has occurred during the year, the
survivor or new sole owner should
Contact the appraisal district. Not
reporting changes could mean sub-
stantial tax penalty liabilities later
on.
Homeowners who have recently
turned 65 or have qualified for dis-
ability under Social Security should
also contact the appraisal district
and apply for the additional exemp-
tions available to over-65 and total-
ly disabled individuals,
For more information on home-
stead exemptions, over-65 exemp-
tions, disabled person exemptions
and disabled veteran exemption,
call the HCAD Information Center
at 713-957-7800, or go to the dis-
trict’s website at www.hcad.org
where you can find contact informa-
tion under the Help tab on the top
tool bar.
HCAD earns perfect
score in statewide review
STAFF REPORTS
sunnews@baytownsun.com
The Harris County Appraisal
District has earned a perfect score
in a comprehensive review of the
district's compliance with state
laws, regulations, appraisal prac-
tices and operating best practices.
The Texas Comptroller of Public
Accounts is required by the Texas
Legislature to conduct a formal
Methods and Assistance Program
review on a rotating schedule for
every central appraisal district in
Texas. The comprehensive review
includes documentation and analy-
sis of a district’s compliance with
state laws, rules and regulations.
The comptroller determined that
HCAD had exceeded its standards
in the four major categories of gov-
ernance, taxpayer assistance, oper-
ating procedures, and appraisal
standards, procedures and method-
ology.
With its perfect score of 100,
HCAD exceeded every mandatory
standard of evaluation established
by the Texas comptroller.
The comptroller recently an-
nounced its findings for the district
after an extensive review of the
district’s operations.
“While HCAD exceeded stan-
dards in all four major categories
in its first MAP review in 2010,
this is the district’s first perfect
score,” said Jim Robinson, HCAD
chief appraiser. “Our employees,
taxpayers and the Harris County
taxing jurisdictions should all be
proud of the professionalism and
dedication this independent evalu-
ation reveals.”
“These reviews are an intensive
look at the major functions of our
operations,” Robinson continued.
“The comptroller reviewer makes
sufe there are written policies and
procedures in place, that statutory
requirements have been properly
documented and that we are pro-
viding superior customer service in
our taxpayer assistance functions.
This is an independent confirma-
tion that HCAD and its employees
are dedicated, to performing its
constitutional and statutory duties
in a fair and efficient manner.”
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