Crime

Man arrested for stealing tires at Beaumont store

A Vidor man was arrested for stealing tires from a local business on Jan. 26, according to a press release by the Beaumont Police Department (BPD). BPD reported that, at 10:36 a.m. on Jan. 26, officers responded to Discount Tire on Stagg Drive in reference to a theft in progress.

Teacher indicted for improper relationship

Another teacher has been indicted by a Jefferson County grand jury for having an improper relationship with a student. Jan.

Meth pipe toss lands men in jail

A pair of Hardin County men were arrested the week of Jan. 22, according to the Tyler County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO). Sheriff Bryan Weatherford reports that deputies stopped a passenger car on FM 92, south of Fred, near the 92 Restaurant, for a traffic violation.

Search warrant nabs felon

A search warrant executed by the Beaumont Police Department (BPD) Narcotics investigators, assisted by several other division and agencies, resulted in the arrest of a convicted felon on Jan. 27.

Woman charged with running over child’s father

A Vidor woman was indicted for aggravated assault by a Jefferson County grand jury on Jan. 25, having allegedly used her vehicle to run over the father of her child. The victim reportedly survived the attack.

Silsbee PD arrests elderly man, others

The Silsbee Police Department reported an elderly man was arrested recently. Jan. 20, Norman Dean Land, 87, was arrested for criminal mischief, $2,500-$30,000, a state jail felony. Five others were also arrested on various charges recently. Jan.

Individual with high bonds released in Hardin Co.

The Hardin County Jail Report, release by Sheriff Mark Davis, shows several individuals were leased for the Hardin County Jail with high bond amounts during the period of Jan.10 – Jan. 22. Jan.

Man indicted for shooting girlfriend

A Port Arthur man, who allegedly shot his girlfriend, was indicted by a Jefferson County grand jury for aggravated assault on Jan. 18. Mark Allen Davis, 20, was arrested Dec. 13 for the first-degree felony. He remains in the Jefferson County Correctional Facility under a $500,000 bond.

CRIME SHORTS

Silsbee woman arrested after crash The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) reported a Silsbee woman was arrested in a crash that injured a pedestrian on Dec. 2. Sgt. Shana Clark, DPS spokesperson, reported the auto-pedestrian crash on FM 92, near the 426-mile marker in Hardin County.

Man arrested for indecency with child

A 28-year-old Ivanhoe man was arrested for indecency with a child (sexual contact), according to a press release from the Tyler County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO). Sheriff Bryan Weatherford reported that Elijah Alexander Stone was arrested Nov.