Crime

Man, 66, arrested in elderly woman’s homicide

A 66-year-old Beaumont man was arrested in connection to the Sept. 14 homicide of a 74-year-old woman on French Road, according to a statement by the Beaumont Police Department (BPD). BPD reported that officers responded at 10:43 a.m.

HCSO: Juveniles arrested in robbery

Three 16-year-old suspects were arrested in connection to the Aug. 31 robbery of a business north of Silsbee, according to the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO). HCSO reported deputies responded to the Vape-N-More store, 3322 FM 92, to investigate a reported aggravated robbery.

Two arrested following ‘The Park’ alley murder

One man was arrested and another is being sought by police in the Sept. 9 fatal shooting of a 30-year-old Beaumont man.

Little Caesar’s bandit nabbed

Sept. 11, a suspect wanted in an armed robbery was located and arrested by the Special Assignment Unit, report- ed the Beaumont Police Department (BPD).

Sting targets tobacco sales to minors

Orange County Pct. 2 Constable Jeremiah Gunter organized what he coined as “a vape or e-cigarette sting operation” on Sept. 7, utilizing a “cooperating minor“ to solicit convenience stores and vape shops in Mauriceville and Vidor to purchase nicotine products, according to a press release.

Duo detained during early-morning burglary attempt

Sept. 2, the Beaumont Police Department (BPD) captured two thieves inside Tractor Supply, 8055 Eastex Freeway, at approximately 5:22 a.m., when officers responded in reference to multiple alarms sounding at the closed business.

Cock caper blocked from flight

Port Arthur cock caper Cuong Nguyen, 37, was indicted Aug. 23 on state jail felony charges of burglary of a building after causing a ruckus with a rooster on Green Avenue.

Texas Top 10 Most Wanted from Groves arrested

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced that one of the state’s Top 10 Most Wanted, charged with crimes in Southeast Texas, has been captured. Daniel Ryan Noble, 40, of Groves, was located and arrested Aug. 17 in Lexington, Kentucky, by DPS Criminal Investigation Division, U.S.

Pistol ‘in plain sight’ leads to drugs concealed out of sight

Beaumont resident Kaleb David Hill, 26, was indicted on second-degree felony possession of a controlled substance between 4 and 400 grams on Aug. 23 by a Jefferson County grand jury. Officer Logan Ishee and several other Beaumont Police Department officers were on patrol just before 2 a.m.