Crime

Alfa Romeo motorist found with 99 pounds of marijuana

Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) deputies announced the arrest of a 30-year-old woman after finding nearly 100 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop conducted on a 2019 Alfa Romeo.    According to an OCSO report, on Thursday, Sept.

McKnight earns 27 years in prison for fleeing fatal crash

More than 20 years of committing crimes in Southeast Texas coalesced Aug.

Groves investigates animal cruelty

Wednesday, July 13, at 3:23 p.m., the Groves Police Department assisted Groves Animal Control on a cruelty to animal call in the 3100 block of Taft, where a deceased puppy was discovered in a wire kennel on the side of the residence.

'Fentanyl Crisis' continues to grow

Texas police agency leaders, along with the state’s highest elected official, are blaming Mexican smuggling for the growing fentanyl inundation of Texas – as well as the fatal aftermath that accompanies the deadly drug.

murder suspect also named a child sex assault suspect

July 13, detectives with the Port Arthur Police Department were assisted by the Jefferson County Warrant Division in arrest 24-year-old Lace Skyler Christian for the murder of Russell Vernon Reado. Reado was killed May 10.

Feds target official oppressors

David Yager, 29, pleaded guilty July 12 in federal court in the Eastern District of Texas to violating a detainee’s civil rights by using excessive force against him. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division; U.S.

Orange PD arrests teen for manslaughter

Friday, July 8, at about 3:30 a.m., the Orange Police Department Detective Division arrested a 16-year-old for manslaughter in the death of a 22-year-old Orange man. Thursday, July 7, at 10:40 p.m.

LPD reports several arrests

The Lumberton Police Department reported several people were arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges recently. Daryl Dee Thatcher, 53, of Lumberton, was arrested July 11 for indecency with a child (sexual contact). He was released from jail on a $50,000 bond.

Child sex offender pleads guilty

On July 11, Port Arthur police announced that a sex offender had been sentenced to 35 years in prison for the contnuous sexual abuse of a “young child or children.” Eduardo Briones, pleaded to 35 years in prison for his invovlement in the crime of continuous sexual abuse of young child or children.

Drone drops contraband in prison, pilot arrested

Announcing federal charges against a man accused of using a drone to deliver contraband to prisoners at the Federal Correctional Complex in Beaumont, local U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston, along with FBI representatives, said it was only the third such case in the country to develop into charges.