Crime

Half-million-dollar embezzlement halts retirement plans for victim

A Nederland business owner told a Jefferson County criminal court that his secretary stealing more than half-a-million dollars from his business not only invoked a federal audit of his finances, but also resulted in a lengthy delay in the senior citizen’s planned retirement.

Missing Jasper teen found in Indiana, man arrested

Jasper Police Department (JPD) Police Chief Gerald Hall told KJAS.com that a 27-year-old man was arrested after he traveled to Jasper and took a 15-yearold girl to Indiana. June 8, Hall reported, Tristan Kalobbe Martin was charged with online solicitation of a minor in a warrant obtained by JPD.

Suspected Chinese-manufactured counterfeits confiscated in Beaumont raid

More than $100,000 in counterfeit merchandise was seized during a warrant raid on June 8 at a boutique business in the 2300 block of North Street, the Beaumont Police Department (BPD) reported.

Looking for a looter’s logo

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) is seeking help in identifying the logo on a truck used in a burglary involving thousands of dollars’ worth of tools and machinery. June 6, around 12:40 a.m.

Cost of crime: more than $7M approved for inmate health care

While there are many contributing factors to calculating the cost of crime and its burden on the taxpayer, the $7,716,836.44 price tag on healthcare for inmates at the Jefferson County Correctional Facility, is definitely one of the most substantial figures.

Bloody burglar, theft from the dead, and assault of an officer among recently indicted

The Jefferson County grand jury handed down felony indictment charges on June 7, of which 21 individuals will soon see their day in court for their alleged crimes.

Perverted probationer reoffends

A Beaumont man has been arrested once again for invading the privacy of local women. Larry Mayfield Jr., 37, was arrested on June 8, when a Beaumont PD officer working security at Walmart was notified that the suspect had taken photos underneath a woman’s skirt.

Justice remembered 25 years after hate crime

On a Sunday morning 25 years ago, a human body was discovered on Huff Creek Road in Jasper County. The next morning, a local newspaper first reported that “Jasper authorities were investigating the death of a man in Jasper.” It was a short news story that wasn’t even printed on the front page.