WATCH: ECSO assists OPD with felony traffic stop
ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- The Ector County Sheriff's Office responded to assist the Odessa Police Department with a felony traffic stop Monday afternoon, video showed.
Sheriff Mike Griffis said the large police presence near University Boulevard and Alturas Avenue was in response to a stolen vehicle. Video on Facebook showed that at least one person was taken into custody.
Griffis said the suspect, who has not been publicly identified, was detained by ECSO deputies and then released to OPD. We've reached out to OPD for more information and will update this story as more details become available.
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