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Beaumont Police search for murder suspect
Police in Beaumont are investigating a shooting a that left one man dead and another injured.
Beaumont Police Department (BPD) officers responded to the Citgo at 2050 S. Major Drive in reference to a shooting victim. Upon arrival at the scene, officers discovered two victims, one who was pronounced dead inside the vehicle and another who was transported to a local hospital with injuries that do not appear to be life-threatening.
According to BPD, officers’ preliminary investigation has revealed that the shooting occurred in the 2100 block of Willowglen Drive in Beaumont. The two victims were inside a vehicle at the time of the shooting, and then drove to the Citgo.
The deceased victim has been identified as Dexter Anderson, a 25-year-old Beaumont resident.
The investigation is ongoing and police are searching for suspects and information. Detectives are asking anyone who lives in the following areas to check their surveillance cameras between the hours of 8:30-9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 28: Wooten (South of Washington to Oak Pointe); Oak Pointe; 2100 block of Willowglen; and Oak Dale.
Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call BPD at (409) 832-1234 or submit an anonymous tip to Southeast Texas Crime Stoppers, (409) 833-TIPS (8477). They can also submit a tip through the P3 Tips app via cell phone. Those reporting a crime through Crime Stoppers will not be asked for their names and could be eligible for a cash reward.
Police arrest murder suspect in PA shooting
Port Arthur police have arrested a murder suspect following a shooting that claimed the life of a local resident on Dec. 27.
According to a news release from the Port Arthur Police Department (PAPD), officers responded to a call reporting shots fired in the 1100 block of Liberty Avenue at 12:49 p.m. Officers arrived on scene “within seconds” and located a male victim lying in the 2400 block of Thomas Boulevard. The individual was transported to a local hospital suffering from gunshot wounds to his body. He was pronounced deceased a short time later.
Police report that a second gunshot victim arrived at the hospital by personal vehicle and was found to have suffered injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening. The man was uncooperative with investigators when questioned, according to PAPD. Detectives determined that the subject was in fact a suspect in this shooting and subsequently placed him under arrest for murder. He was identified as 21-year-old Stephen Angelle. Angelle was transported to Jefferson County Jail, where he remains, at the time of this report, on a $750,000 bond.
The victim has been identified as 22-year-old Jacobi Ruben of Port Arthur.
The Criminal Investigations Division of the Port Arthur Police Department is asking that anyone with information on this murder to please call PAPD at (409) 983-8600 or Crime Stoppers at (409) 833-TIPS.
Two arrests in Vidor Flea Market burglary
Police in Vidor arrested two suspects reportedly attempting to burglarize the Vidor Flea Market on Dec. 19.
According to a police report, Sgt. Thomas Meadows responded to a call at about 2:20 p.m. in reference to a burglary in progress at 21293 Interstate 10, on the corner of the access road and West Courtland. Upon arrival, Meadows reports, he spotted one man, identified by the officer as “the lookout,” outside the rear of the building.
Unfortunately for the other would-be burglar, the lookout apparently was not able to warn his cohort that they had been caught. Sgt. Meadows found the second suspect inside the closed business and placed both under arrest for burglary.
The suspects were identified as 35-year-old Corey Dell Neie and 23-year-old Caleb Michael Puente.
Felon in possession of a firearm
Vidor police arrested a 29-year-old felon with 10 warrants and an illegal firearm on Dec. 20.
According to a police report from Vidor Police Department (VPD) Officer Dillon LaPoint, he was patrolling the area near Interstate 10 and North Main St. when he spotted a Chevy pickup that failed to signal as it turned. LaPoint pulled the truck over in the Popeye’s parking lot on Main Street and approached the driver, identified as Anthony Jase Allen.
LaPoint ran the driver’s identification and discovered the man had 10 warrants out for his arrest, some for several traffic violations and others for failing to appear in court to answer to his citations. When LaPoint asked Allen if there was anything in the truck he should not have, Allen immediately told the officer he was a felon and in possession of a .45-caliber handgun. Allen was arrested for the warrants and charged with a felon in possession of a firearm, a third-degree felony. He was taken to the Orange County Jail.
LaPoint reports that Allen has two felony convictions, one for aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury and for burglary of a habitation. He was not on the Orange County Jail roster on Dec. 28.