CRIME & SAFETY
Beaumont Police update investigation following Port Neches pedestrian’s death
BEAUMONT — Charges have not been filed on a driver who was involved in a recent fatal auto-pedestrian crash that occurred near the county jail. “According to the investigator, it could take months to receive subpoenaed records,” Beaumont Police Officer Carol Riley said. The driver of a black Chrysler involved in the crash was arrested on […] The post Beaumont Police update investigation following Port Neches pedestrian’s death appeared first on Port Arthur News.
Police activity near campuses trigger brief lockdowns at PNG High School, Beaumont Charlton-Pollard
BEAUMONT, Texas — Port Neches-Groves High School and Beaumont Charlton-Pollard campuses were placed on lockdown this morning as a precaution while officers responded to nearby locations. A lockdown at Port Neches-Groves High School was lifted after Port Neches Police Department officers investigated a report of a possible burglary. Port...
Sheriff’s Office IDs man found dead in rollover Jeep crash
VIDOR — Deputies with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched Monday to the 1500 block of Texla Road in Vidor in reference to a vehicle accident. Upon arrival, deputies observed a Jeep rolled over onto the passenger side of the vehicle. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division, with the assistance of the […] The post Sheriff’s Office IDs man found dead in rollover Jeep crash appeared first on Port Arthur News.
POLICE — 17-year-old sentenced to 20 years following 2022 fatal shooting in Port Arthur
A local teenager has been sentenced to two decades in jail, according to authorities, following a fatal 2022 shooting. The Port Arthur Police Department announced 17-year-old Kharin Lee White was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison after he accepted a plea bargain for the Sept. 10, 2022, shooting death of Quarderious Terrell Jordan, a […] The post POLICE — 17-year-old sentenced to 20 years following 2022 fatal shooting in Port Arthur appeared first on Port Arthur News.
Beaumont Police working to identify armed robbery suspect
Beaumont Police say they’re working to identify a suspect in an early Thursday morning armed robbery. Police say it happened at about 2:30 on Wyatt Street in the South Park area. According to police, the suspect, a black male wearing a track suit, robbed a man at gunpoint and...
DPS release the name of man killed after being hit by vehicle on I-10 in Orange County
ORANGE COUNTY, Texas — Texas Department of Public Safety has released the name of the man that was killed in an auto-pedestrian crash last Thursday. DPS says that 53-year-old Larry Baxter Jones of was struck by a 2017 Toyota Camry that was traveling east, after walking into the roadway.
Groves Police Department arrests and responses: April 24-30
Groves Police Department officers made the following arrests and responded to the following calls from April 24 to April 30: April 24 Adam Simoneaux, 31, was arrested for warrants and possession of a controlled substance in the 6900 block of 32nd Street. Danny Church, 48, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance in the […] The post Groves Police Department arrests and responses: April 24-30 appeared first on Port Arthur News.
Jury selection begins in trial of Port Arthur man charged with 'injury to elderly' after 75-year-old mother dies
BEAUMONT, Texas — Jury selection began on Monday, April 29 in the trial of a Port Arthur man accused of injury to elderly in the 2020 death of his 75-year-old mother. Judge John Stevens is presiding over the trial. Alan Roy Hartzel, 50, was arrested on February 21, 2020,...
'Unethical, immoral and unfair' | Former Port Arthur Fire Chief Benson is setting the record straight on his unexpected firing
PORT ARTHUR, Texas — It's been one week since former Port Arthur Fire Chief Greg Benson was terminated and now he wants to set the record straight. Benson says City Manager Ronald Burton fired him fast and unfairly. He says he was told the city simply did not agree with the direction he was taking the fire department.
Vidor teenager injured in a wreck just northeast of Kirbyville
A Vidor teenager was injured in an early Tuesday evening wreck just northeast of Kirbyville. It happened shortly after 5:00 on Farm to Market Road 363 at the Jasper/Newton County line. DPS Sergeant Shana Clark said 18-year-old David Collier was driving a 2003 Chevrolet Blazer westbound when he went off...
Orange Mound neighbors offer crime solutions after mass shooting
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tuesday evening, over 100 people gathered at the Orange Mound Community Center for Mayor of Memphis Paul Young’s town hall. The Orange Mound community is mourning two lives lost and several lives changed forever after a mass shooting just ten days ago. At the town...
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