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[email protected] www.southbeltleader.com Vol. 43, No. 25 Chamber to hold banquet The South Belt-Ellington Chamber of Commerce’s 34th annual banquet will take Local drug raid scares innocent resident place Thursday, July 19, at the Lone Star Flight Museum at Ellington Airport. The theme for Local electrician Johnny Gibbs of Lighthouse multiple police agencies – including the Drug I knew, guys with machine guns were running Gibbs further said he wouldn’t have expected this year’s event will be A Salute to the Heroes Electric found himself in the wrong place at the Enforcement Agency, the Harris County Sher- across the yard,” Gibbs said. “I felt like I was in such a thing from the residents whom he’d just of Harvey. See related hero stories in this issue. wrong time Tuesday, July 17, as he was swept up iff’s Offi ce, the Harris County Precinct 2 Con- the Twilight Zone.” met. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will be the featured in a drug raid at a customer’s house in the 9900 stable’s offi ce and a K-9 unit from the Pearland During the confusion, Gibbs was detained and “They seemed like real nice people,” Gibbs guest at the banquet. For more information, block of Logans Way in the Ashley Pointe subdi- Police Department – swarmed the house. An ar- placed in handcuffs. said. “They offered to pay me in advance (more contact chamber president Kay Barbour at 281- vision. mored SWAT vehicle was also used in the raid, Gibbs explained that he was merely there to than $700), but I told them to just hold off until 481-5516 or
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